You are here: Home / Home Grown Vegetables

What Everyone Should Know About Home-Grown Fruits And Vegetables

May 24, 2011 By sseasyga Leave a Comment

What Everyone Should Know About Home-Grown Fruits And Vegetables

Free Online Articles Directory

Why Submit Articles?
Top Authors
Top Articles
FAQ
ABAnswers

Publish Article

0 && $ .browser.msie ) {
var ie_version = parseInt($ .browser.version);
if(ie_version Login

Login via

Register
Hello
My Home
Sign Out

Email

Password


Remember me?
Lost Password?

Home Page > Home Improvement > Gardening > What Everyone Should Know About Home-Grown Fruits And Vegetables

Categories
AdvertisingArts & EntertainmentAutomotiveBeautyBusinessCareersComputersEducationFinanceFood and BeverageHealthHobbiesHome and FamilyHome ImprovementInternetLawMarketingNews and SocietyRelationshipsSelf ImprovementShoppingSpiritualitySports and FitnessTechnologyTravelWriting

What Everyone Should Know About Home-Grown Fruits And Vegetables

By: Ronald Porkshner
Posted: Nov 11, 2010

]]>

In today’s busy world it’s entirely too easy to make excuses, even when there are a hundred reasons why you should do something and perhaps only 1 or 2 why you can’t. Growing you own produce at home is a prime example.

Many believe that to successfully reap the rewards of home grown produce, it requires a huge amount of space and hours of back breaking work. In reality, growing your own produce can be as large or small scale as you want or can manage. Even growing just a 3 or 4 tomato plants and herbs in window boxes or patio pots can be hugely rewarding and help to reduce the cost of your weekly shopping bill.

If you have a garden, a small plot of just 4 feet square divided into four 2 X 2 square sections can produce a reasonable amount of edible delights throughout the year.

In terms of time commitment and effort, this is largely dependent on the size of the plot and the type of produce you wish to grow. While some crops may require regular watering and a little care and attention, other crops are happy to be left in the ground to fend for themselves.

Read more articles
Why Are Vegetables Losing Their Nutrition? Find out now and save your health!
Bristol Garden Services
Fantastic Garden Tips
Organic Food Delivery Services On High Demand

So what are the benefits of growing your own produce? Well apart from the obvious cost savings of having to buy things from the shops and supermarkets, and being hugely rewarding, you’ll never beat the taste of something that has gone from ground to pot to plate in minutes or hours.

With zero air miles and organically grown you know exactly where your fruit and vegetables have come from and that they have had no chemical treatments, preservatives or pesticides, making it by far the most environmentally friendly food you’re likely to ever eat.

**************************************************************************************************************

Paul’s Restaurant uses locally produced ingredients and is recognised as one of the top restaurants in Folkestone. With a focus on fine food and a friendly atmosphere, Paul and his staff have set their sights on becoming the best restaurant in Kent.

Ronald Porkshner – About the Author:

Ronald Porkshner is always on the lookout for new recipes and new ways of preparing old favourites.  He enjoys foraging for wild mushrooms and other edible fungi.

Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/gardening-articles/what-everyone-should-know-about-home-grown-fruits-and-vegetables-3649632.html

]]>

Increase your traffic today just by submitting articles with us, click here to get started.

Liked this article? Click here to publish it on your website or blog, it’s free and easy!

Rate this Article

1
2
3
4
5

vote(s)
1 vote(s)

Feedback
Print

0) {
ch_selected = Math.floor(Math.random()*ch_queries.length);
if(ch_selected == ch_queries.length) ch_selected–;
ch_query = ch_queries[ch_selected];
}
}catch(e){
ch_query = document.title;
}
]]>

Article Tags:
gardening, vegetables, vegetable garden, home grown vegetables, fruit and vegetables, food and drink, home gardening

Latest Gardening Articles
More from Ronald Porkshner

Water-Saving Tips for Your Lawn and Garden

In the summer months, municipal water use doubles. This is the season when Canadians are outdoors watering lawns and gardens, filling swimming pools and washing cars. Summer peak demand places stress on municipal water systems and increases costs for tax payers and water users.

By: knock-knock

Home Improvement >
Gardening
May 23, 2011

Flower Box Gardening – Best Alternative to Traditional Methods

Gardening is often said to be a way of killing time especially when boredom strikes. But it is not actually the real thing. Gardening is one best way of relaxing and making planting as a profitable and worthwhile fun – the reasons why we consider it as a hobby, a leisure and a passion for many.

By: Romeo Dolor

Home Improvement >
Gardening
May 23, 2011

Choosing the Perfect Flowers for Your Window Boxes

The basic idea of having window boxes designed and introduced in the market is the purpose of adding life and color to our homes. Having these window boxes installed in our homes, the next step would be your choice of flowers of ornamental plants that best compliments them. Choosing the flowers that are perfect to your window boxes and the best means to raise them productively are no-easy. You have to consider ample things before deciding to spend bucks buying them.

By: Romeo Dolor

Home Improvement >
Gardening
May 23, 2011

5 of the best shrubs to use in order to create a great hedge around your garden

Although for ease of maintenance I personally prefer to have fencing rather than hedging around my plot, but for those who don’t mind a little trimming and cleaning up a hedge will provide an excellent living natural barrier if maintained in the correct manner. As well as a haven for wildlife a hedge will likely outlive many a fence if looked after properly.

By: Pete Etheridge

Home Improvement >
Gardening
May 23, 2011

Neoteric Indoor Fountains

An indoor water fountain is a living work of art, a dynamic visual display that is never the same from moment to the next. The soothing sounds of a waterfall help focus the mind, & bring the tranquility of a mountain stream in to any room in your home.

By: Ratul

Home Improvement >
Gardening
May 23, 2011

The Best Beef Stew Recipe For Winter

Looking for the perfect beef stew recipe this winter? Look no further…try this quick and simple recipe to warm up the family and put smiles on their faces.

By: Ronald Porkshner

Food and Beverage >
Recipes
Dec 06, 2010

The Essential Mulled Wine Recipe For Christmas

Looking to spread holiday cheer this Christmas? Treat your guests to this delicious homemade mulled wine and get the party started right.

By: Ronald Porkshner

Food and Beverage >
Recipes
Nov 16, 2010

How To Make Delicious And Healthy Homemade Cereal Bars

If you’re tired of spending outrageous amounts on store-bought cereal bars for the family, try this delicious homemade version!

By: Ronald Porkshner

Food and Beverage >
Cooking Tips
Nov 11, 2010

Homemade Muesli – A Tasty And Inexpensive Breakfast Treat

Tired of paying through the nose for store-bought muesli? Here are some cheap and cheerful ideas for making your own version of the deliciously healthy breakfast treat.

By: Ronald Porkshner

Food and Beverage >
Recipes
Nov 10, 2010

Comments on this article [0]
Add new Comment

Related Videos

Vegetable Garden Irrigation

How to Plant a Vegetable Garden Using Garden Soxx

Growing Zucchini

Ask a question

Ask our experts your Gardening related questions here…

200 Characters left

Related Questions

Does the fruit and vegetable diet work ?
How many fruits and vegetables should you eat daily ?
How many fruits and vegetables a day for kids ?

]]>

Related Articles
Lima’s Organic Food Scene
Mauritian Food: an Overview
Healthy Food Choices Now Verses Then
Growing Organic Plants
A Guide to Allotment Services

Need Help?
Contact Us
FAQ
Submit Articles
Editorial Guidelines
Blog

Site Links
Recent Articles
Top Authors
Top Articles
Find Articles
Site Map
Mobile Version

Webmasters
RSS Builder
RSS
Link to Us

Business Info
Advertising

Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the Terms Of Use and Privacy Policy | User published content is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Copyright © 2005-2011 Free Articles by ArticlesBase.com, All rights reserved.


Article from articlesbase.com

More Home Grown Vegetables Articles

Filed Under: Home Grown Vegetables Tagged With: , , , , , ,

How To Avoid Salmonella Contamination With A Home Grown Organic Small Gardenn

May 24, 2011 By sseasyga Leave a Comment

Article by AnneMarie Berukoff

What can you do about the headlines dealing with the many food recalls in recent months? How often do you feel that the regulatory agencies may not be doing their jobs and adequately following the outbreak of different bacteria when they eventually get reported?

Salmonella is a group of bacteria that live in the intestinal tracts of humans, animals and even birds. Food that is contaminated has no visible signs of pollution and looks and smells normal.

It is always a good idea to review these two tips about avoiding different contaminations:

1. Do not eat raw unwashed foods which can spread the bacteria or raw or undercooked eggs, poultry, or meat. This includes some unintentional foods, even in restaurants, such as garlic butter, Hollandaise sauce, Caesar dressing, tiramisu, homemade ice cream and cookie dough.

2. Cross-contamination is the usual way to spread the bacteria. Do not handle uncooked meats or poultry beside any raw vegetables and fruit. When cutting any meat, use a separate cutting board from the one used to chop vegetables. Wash utensils as they are used. Wash hands often. Do not wipe off the counter with traces of meat juices with a towel and then later wipe fruits or dry dishes.

Now here is a very interesting question. Have you ever thought of adopting a strategy of growing your own food to combat the problem? What if, you could do this in a time efficient, minimal space garden based on natural ecological principles?

Of course, there are many benefits of growing your own natural organic garden. It will help in saving money toward sky rocketing food costs. It will hopefully lessen the overall health and safety issues which are becoming forefront concerns in our daily lives.

For example, the FDA has made several recalls over the past two years that seem to question the safety of our national food supplies.Salmonella has been found in peanuts or pistachios, botulism in canned green beans and E-coli in spinach are among the many questions that people ask about the regulatory agencies and their ability to ensure food safety. Individuals are becoming more aware of this growing problem and the long-term effect of potentially dangerous foods on their families. They are interested in discovering more sustainable methods to reduce the dependence on external food sources and their risk of food poisoning from these very real threats.

The good news is that even without large plots of land, you can start to plan your home garden based on smaller, more creative alternatives.

You can set up hanging gardens without flowers and fill up containers with tomatoes, peppers and strawberries and fill pots and tubs on the back patio with sources of fresh vegetables and herbs.

For the more curious home gardener, you can also investigate special units specifically designed to provide artificial sunlight and hydroponic technologies.

Perhaps the most probable way to grow your own fresh organic vegetables is to learn more about ecological gardening and how to integrate this easy method into a healthy diet and lifestyle.

Even if you live in a unit or townhouse with no soft ground you could create a mini-ecological garden using a series of containers. Polystyrafoam boxes with drainage holes are ideal. Fill them with good potting mixture and arrange them side by side using as many as you can fit onto your verandah or patio. Rather than developing a large composting system, you could purchase a worm farm and add the worm casts to the soil surface as fertilizer. Once the boxes are set up, simply adopt the ecological gardening method.

The Ecological Gardening Method is based on 5 key principles explained in an ebook and video package.

1. Plant densely.

2. Plant a diversity of plants within a given area.

3. Get a good composting system set up and use the compost as a surface mulch on bare patches.

4. Allow some plants to go to seed.

5. Only interfere with the system when a single species of plant over-dominates and simply scratch out excess plants when they are small.

In summary, if you have different serious concerns which you feel may be threatening the health of your family, definitely explore your options in growing your own organic food in a small space, if necessary. Your backyard will never look more beautiful…and delicious.

It will be well worth your health to learn more how 8 hours of effort a year can produce fresh organic foods and save thousands of dollars in fresh grocery bills?

About the Author

Annemarie Berukoff is a retired teacher and networker who researches, writes and strongly advocates for Mother Nature in order to give her a voice on natural health, natural diets, wholefood supplements, organic gardening, the wellness revolution and more. http://www.healthyfamilydiets.wordpress.com

Direct ecological gardening link is http://bit.ly/grEAT4

Filed Under: Home Grown Vegetables Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Locavores Love Home Grown Food

May 24, 2011 By sseasyga Leave a Comment

Article by Diana Walker

No it’s not a recently discovered species of dinosaurs. The term “locavore” describes someone that likes to eat locally grown food. It’s a trend that is not only good for the environment but good for small farmers and local agricultural industries.

The “eat local” trend is all about eating foods that do not need to be shipped thousands of miles before landing on your grocery shelf. It’s about eating food that does not have to be laden with artificial substances to ensure that it lasts way beyond its natural period of freshness. Most importantly it’s about adjusting our diets to eat food that is in season for the regions we live in and it’s this last point that can be difficult for some.

Many of us have become accustomed to being able to purchase popular produce like strawberries and asparagus during times of the year when they are out of season for our region. That convenience has a significant impact on the environment when that strawberry has to be shipped via air or roadway from California to Ohio. According to the Washington non-profit group, Worldwatch, food sold in American supermarkets travels on average about 1,500 miles from the farm to the consumer. This represents a 25% increase from 1980.

That’s a lot of fuel consumption and pollution creation all to satisfy our penchant for out of season and out of region foods. The challenge for supporters of the local food movement is to discover tasty and interesting diets that can be grown within a 100-300 mile radius of communities.

Do you know what kinds of local produce are available at different times of the year in your community? One of the best places to start this research is at your local farmers’ market, food co-op or organic food store. In fact any local food shop that is focused on carrying healthy locally and ethically grown food should be able to give you some advice.

Community Supported Agriculture or CSAs are another new development in the local food movement that is helping to make the locavore lifestyle more sustainable. CSAs are an agricultural business model that helps to connect local organic growers directly with customers. They help struggling farmers to connect with a steady customer base.

Certain seasons are more difficult than others for locavores. It’s no surprise that wintertime CSA distributions may have less variety than summertime distributions – but with come creativity and wonderful winter recipes eating local can be very tasty. Winter CSA distributions tend to include root vegetables that the farms have stored in cellars in addition to freshly harvested produce. Choices of produce for those of us in northern climates may include potatoes, kale, carrots, parsnips, leeks, beets and rutabagas.

The popularity of the locavore as a movement is helping to educate consumers about the nutritional and ecological benefits of eating locally. The more consumers know the more they’ll demand the choice and availability of home grown food. This is great news for small farmers and entrepreneurs who all contribute to the home grown food we’ve all come to love and to re-discover with great enthusiasm.

About the Author

For over 20 years, Diana Walker has assisted people like you in using natural, safe options for creating vibrant health and well-being. Get her gems of wisdom and healthy recipes mini- e-book via her free newsletter at: www.diana2.com

Filed Under: Home Grown Vegetables Tagged With: , , , ,