Buying organic food is a fast growing trend in the United States and all the signs that say organic is not a fad. Today, the majority of Americans (74%) purchase of organic food and drinks because they believe it is healthier and safer for themselves and their families. Recent indicate that organic crops contain high levels of vitamin C, polyphenols (antioxidants) and minerals. Equally important for many families is the fact that organic fruits and vegetables are never grown with synthetic chemical fertilizers, pesticides or growth regulators. People feel safer without these chemicals in the products consume.
Growing their own organic production has never been easier. In fact, organic farming can be as simple as planting seeds in a pot or two in the back yard or even in the kitchen windowsill. Until you know it, their own vegetables and fragrant and fresh herbs will be ready for the dinner table. Compost pile or growth experts just do some skills required seeds, soil, water and a bit of parenting.
Here are some simple tips on how to get started:
Edge of the growing window. You can start to grow their own organic food right on the kitchen windowsill. Seeds of change offers a variety of options for you to growth, including 100% certified organic seeds grown by a network of certified organic farmers family. Start with graduate salad sill kit ... then to grow other vegetables like tomatoes or delicious hot peppers.
Moisturize! Remember that water, but do not soak the pans. The water from the top, but do not wetting the foliage at its plant in minimizing the risk of plant diseases.
Seed to plate. For many gardeners, organic gardening begins with 100% organic seeds and ends with an organic part. Regardless of how you start, you can enjoy the "fruits" of his work in no time. Here is a great recipe for salad can be made from a kit salad window:
Greek salad
ingredients:
4 oz green salad Mesclun
1 cucumber; cutting discs
4 oz tomato; bites
1/2 red onion; thinly sliced
4 oz pitted Kalamata olives; halved
2 ounces feta cheese; crumbled
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Add all the ingredients in a bowl; mix with oil and vinegar or Greek dressing change as Greek Feta Dressing seeds.
