This week on the show we talk with Regan Barnes who is the "Chairmom"
of Successful Mothering, a convention for moms. Listen to her talk
about this interesting event at www.NaturalMomsTalkRadio.com
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Spring has sprung and it's time to plant your garden! I've been
doing a lot of reading lately about gardening because I really want
to plant some vegetables. It's not as hard as I thought. We've
even added a gardening section to the website with some easy beginning
gardener tips at: www.natural-moms.com/organic_gardening_tips.html
One of the best reasons to plant a garden, and the reason I'm going to
do it this year, is to feed your family more organic veggies at a
greatly reduced price.
Plant Your Garden with Healthy Foods
You try to feed your family healthy foods, but often it's cheaper
and more convenient just to reach for the closest sugary snack.
While it requires a little bit of work, growing your garden is a
great way to have healthy food available right at your fingertips.
Plus you get the satisfaction of knowing that you grew them all by
yourself and that you're providing for your family.
The most common healthy foods grown in gardens are fruits and
vegetables. When planting these foods, choose carefully, especially
if you have limited space. You want to be able to choose crops that
will grow well in your area, but you should also consider what you have
time and space to grow, and what your family will eat. You may have
perfect soil and space for tomatoes, but it your family won't eat them,
there's not much point in growing them. A garden is a great way to get
inexpensive fruits and veggies that you know are fresh and healthy.
You can grow fruits and vegetables in your garden as a way to eat
healthier, but don't forget about herbs as well. You're probably
not eating just stuff you can grow on your own, but you can make the
other food more flavorful without a lot of fat and calories by adding
different herbs and seasonings. This way you can have great tasting
food that isn't so bad for you either.
Foods you buy at the grocery store have been grown using tons of
pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. These chemicals may make
fruits and veggies look more appealing and will increase farmer yields,
but they can also be dangerous to your health. You can buy from an
organic food store, but you'll end up paying a whole lot more.
Growing your own garden is a great way to know your food is safe
without having to pay a pretty penny. Start a compost pile to
fertilize naturally and research other methods of safe fertilization
and pest control, like companion planting.
When we consider how healthy our foods are for us, we usually just
consider the calorie content, but what about taking into account what
it takes to get them. We all know it takes more work to grow your
own veggies than to buy them at the store, but we usually don't take
into account all the calories that work is burning. Gardening is a
great workout. Growing your own fruits, veggies, and herbs can
actually help you stay in shape. That's a lot healthier than
picking something up off a shelf.
Gardening isn't just for pretty flowers anymore. You can grow a
great garden to feed your family tasty, nutritious foods.
