GARDENING
Vitamins are Cheaper than Therapy
Gardening is more important today than you might think
WHAT IS CAUSING THE NUTRITION LOSS?
Soil depletion
Breed sweet + grow fast + grow more = Less nutrition
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A broader look at nutrition loss:
UK Thoughts (take supplements)
EXPOSURE TO HERBICIDES & PESTICIDES
Pesticides and herbicides, like Roundup, have negative health effects and can cause allergic reactions in people. They are contributing to the decline of bee populations and soil contamination:
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SYSTEM DEPENDANCE
Where will you get food if the supply chain fails? What is available locally with proportion to the size of our local population?
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IMPROVED PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH
Studies have shown that gardening improves:
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Mood - Stress relief
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Physical Health - Light exercise and sunshine
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Immunity - Soil contains beneficial bacteria and microbes
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Mental Health - Reduces the risk of dementia (as much as 36%)
TASTE & RIPENESS
If you're patient enough to wait, you'll get your food picked at the peak of ripeness (higher nutritional value), unlike commercial crops that are often picked early for transport.
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DIVERSITY
Increased diversity in your diet by growing foods you can't readily find fresh in the store:
Aronia berry
Cornelian cherry
Currant
Elderberry
Goumi berry
Gooseberry
Honeyberry (Hasp)
Josta berry
Jujube
Kiwi berry
Kumquat
Lingon berry
Mulberry
Nanking cherry
Oca tuber
Pawpaw
Salmonberry
Seaberry
Rabina Mountain Ash
Shipova (Baby) Mountain Ash
Schisandra (5 flavor berry)
BEE PRESERVATION!
In southwest China, there are so few pollinating insects, some growers must pollinate their trees by hand. Giving bees a pesticide free meal can help save colonies from collapse.
GROWÂ EXPENSIVE PRODUCE
Herbs
Parsnip
Cherry, Heirloom and Hybrid tomatos
Garlic
Yellow, Orange or Red Bell Peppers
Turnip
Leek
Winter squash
Spinach and lettuce
Egg Plant