Provide Safe Food for Your Family By Growing An Organic Vegetable Garden

Organic gardens are gardens that produce plants and vegetables that are grown and handled naturally - without any chemical inputs. There are many people who are understandably concerned about the chemicals that are sprayed on commercial fruits and vegetables and the additives that are used to keep them fresh.

We all know that fruits and vegetables are healthy for our mind and bodies, but what about those chemicals and additives that are placed on commercially grown food? They sometimes cancel out the benefits they provide because they cause damage to our systems.

Growing an organic vegetable garden. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Organic gardening helps to ensure that we’re consuming fresh, natural foods that provide the necessary nutrients for our bodies. Organic gardening doesn’t use any chemicals or additives, so you can enjoy an all-natural diet, without polluting the environment or your body.

Many commercially grown fruits and vegetables use chemicals to keep the insects and other pests away from the food, and additives are used to keep them fresher longer from the harvesting field to a consumer’s table.

In truth, there are other ways to produce food for the population without tainting it with chemicals and additives. In fact, if you grow your own organic garden, you have the benefit of eating the produce right away, which would eliminate the need for any additives or preservatives.

There’s also no need for chemicals to rid the plants of pests. With the proper use of plants in your garden that deter harmful insects and attract beneficial ones that will rid your garden of insects that would harm the food, you can grow vegetables without the use of chemical pesticides.

Red earthworm in soil from organic garden. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

There’s also no need to use artificial fertilizers to help the plants grow. You can use natural fertilizers that you can recycle over and over, keeping waste under control as well as feeding your garden. And it's easy - all you need is leaves, grass clippings and table scraps to be stored for composting!

One of the biggest advantages of having an organic garden is that because there are no chemicals used in your soil, there’s less danger to the plant life, wildlife, water supply, and humans.

Organic gardening allows you to put food on the table for your family and know exactly what you’re putting on the table instead of just taking a chance, and hoping that you’re not putting anything harmful into your family’s mouths.

Take control and make sure your family is safe with the food you prepare for them. Do you want to risk harming them with traces of sprayed chemicals - or do you want them to benefit from the nutrients an organic garden provides?

Be sure to check back next week, as we will be providing some helpful tips for growing an organic vegetable garden this month.