The vegetables we see in the supermarket are quite luring, but this you can put down to the effect of LED lighting. I must let you into this — there is nothing organic about the glow. These are fruits and vegetables which are brought up on synthesised fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals. Long years of eating this very food give us various types of chronic illnesses. And add to this the harm we are causing to the soil and environment.
Growing organic food in your garden
Won’t it then be a mighty relief, both for our immune system and the environment, if we begin to grow organic food in our own garden?
I had this acquaintance who constantly complained of walking with lead-feet. He felt sluggish all the time and his metabolism was clearly failing to arrest the downward slump caused by inorganic ‘supermarket’ food. I, being an ardent admirer of growing an organic kitchen, advised him the same, and since then things have been on an upward curve. At least his motivation level suggests this!
Virtues of growing organic crop in your own garden
So, let me quickly get started on the many virtues of growing food organically in your own garden.
- As a first, it is the freshest food you can lay your hands on.
- You don’t deplete the soil strength with chemicals and pesticides; instead, you do a world of good to the toxicity level of the environment.
- Your energy levels say, “Thank you!” and immunity gets bolstered, keeping acute health symptoms and chronic illnesses at bay.
- You don’t have to spend on petrol driving to the nearest supermarket. Just hop on to your garden and enjoy nature’s bounty.
- It is clearly great education for your children. It is not without a reason that gardening is said to have therapeutic values. And here, we are taking gardening to an even higher level — producing one’s own organic crop.
Starting days can be daunting, but the journey is its own reward
Of course, the process can be daunting to begin with. You may go wrong a few times. It is advisable to seek help from local experts who know all about the soil and vegetation of your land type. They will tell you about the kinds of crops to grow and the entire paraphernalia associated with it.
Go ahead; you owe it to your digestive system and the environment!
What kind of crops do you grow in your organic garden?