Natural Living in the US

Many people are interested in finding an organic gardening guide, these days. And these are not people who want to go back to the 1800′s either. These are modern day, computer literate, mini-van families who simply want to live a healthier life.  And, they have seen the value in growing organic vegetables.

Much of this happens to be because they have heard of facts such as this: “40% more antioxidants are found in organic fruit and vegetables than in non-organic.”  Today, people are simply becoming more health conscious. Some of that might be driven by the US Department of Agriculture.  The word is out that mineral levels in fruits, and vegetables have declined in commercially produced foods since the 1940′s.  That’s enough to cause a lot of families to think more critically about what goes into their bodies.

So now, little gardens are springing up behind people’s homes all over the world. All in the interest of better health. What exactly is this type of gardening? Well, basically it is gardening that is not dependent on chemicals, but instead, things that come from living matter.  It is making a garden that is not helped from synthetic (man made) products.  It is a garden that does not depend on you purchasing fertilizer or pesticides, which can be harmful.

In fact, if you are looking for an organic gardening guide, then you would be wise to make sure it teaches about the two critical aspects of gardening: Not having chemically based fertilizers and not having chemically based pesticides.

You need to replace the fertilizer with organic gardening compost.  And, you need to replace the pesticides with a new concept: organic gardening pest control.

I will plan to write about each of these in future articles.  For now, be sure any natural gardening guide contains information about these two important areas.