Many garden owners choose the organic approach as a more healthful way to provide food for themselves and their families. Most conventional gardening techniques rely heavily on chemical fertilizers, insecticides, and herbicides. Some of these chemicals are so strong that their active ingredients are often used in cancer research to generate tumors. Growing fruits and vegetables organically means you use traditional methods which do not include chemicals of any kind. Most opponents of organic gardening argue that crop yields are substantially less due to pest damage and lack of fertilization. The truth is, if done properly and with some diligence, organic gardening can outproduce conventional gardening through a model of sustainability.

Important key points in an organic approach:

· Plant growth requires commitment, care and the proper methods.
· Gardening can be practiced by anyone armed with the right knowledge
· Sustainable organic gardening techniques can supply fresh vegetables for your family literally year-round and for years to come

So where do we start?

Knowledge is power!

We will be posting an ongoing series analyzing all aspects of organic gardening, it’s methods, the tools involved, and hear from a few people who are doing it successfully.