Why should we be growing an Organic Garden?

During the last decades, there has been a change towards mechanization and homogenization of farming, which uses pesticides, additives, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers and mass-production techniques. All this is clearly affecting mankind's health, and new diseases are spreading rapidly among humans and animals.

The World Health Organization produces reports to show how the use of chemicals and other products on food, coupled with the manufacturing processes involved, are actually a threat for our health.

If you have space for a few pots or even a small area in your garden, you can grow your own organic vegetable and fruit garden. The advantages are numerous, here are a couple of them:

1. You will have no additives in your vegetables and fruit. Research by organic food associations has shown that additives in our food can cause heart diseases, osteoporosis, migraines and hyperactivity.

2. There will be no pesticides or synthetic fertilizers used. These chemical products are applied to obtain crops all year round regardless of plagues or weather conditions, and affect the quality of the vegetables. Besides, pesticides are usually poisonous to humans.

3. Your vegetables will not be genetically modified (GM). Antibiotics, drugs and hormones are used on vegetables to grow more and larger ones and to make them beautiful and appealing in the supermarket. One of the consequences of this practice are vegetables which look all similar but are usually tasteless. Besides, we end up consuming the hormones that have been used on the vegetables, with the potential risks for our health.

4. Eating your own organic vegetables or fruit will be much healthier for you. They will not contain any of the products or chemicals named above, and they will be more natural than any ones you would find at the supermarket. Your health will not be at risk because you will then know that nothing has been added to your vegetables.

5. Your own organic vegetables will also be tastier. The use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, hormones and antibiotics make vegetables grow unnaturally and take the taste away from them. With organic vegetables, your cooking will be enhanced as their flavor will show fully.

6. Organic farming is friendly to the environment. Because you won't use pesticides or other equally harming products on your vegetables, you will not damage the soil or the air with the chemical components.

7. When you grow your own organic vegetables and fruits you are contributing to your own self-sustainability and the sustainability of the planet.

8. Working in the garden is proven to bring moments of relaxation, so not only you are working on your nutrition but also on your inner peace and wellness!

With spring approaching, I would say, it’s time to start and get our hands dirty!

And don’t forget to tag me on your socials when you are starting or picking up your first fresh herbs, strawberries or tomatoes, looking forward to seeing it!