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Get Your Kids Involved In Organic Gardening

cathi — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:54:21 +0000

As soon as that school bell rings on the last day of classes, kids just rush out of their rooms, excited of the freedom they experience once more and the new lessons they will learn in the summer months. But what activity should they spend time on in these three warm months?

Why not introduce them to the world of gardening? From preparing the soil, planting seeds, selecting the plants and finally watching them grow it is entertaining and educational for children because their curiosity is piqued and the wonders of nature revealed.

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Growing Vegetables Organically

cathi — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:21:22 +0000

The rising prices today ranging from food to appliances, all due to the oil price hike, have taken a toll on the contemporary middle-class family. There’s a simple yet cost effective way to cut costs: create a simple vegetable garden. It may seem absurd, but with a vegetable garden, it will cut some costs in the long run and give you healthier eating.

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Beautiful and successful vegetable gardens don’t take a jiffy to complete. It takes a lot of perseverance and ingenuity not to mention weeks of planning, constant care and the sincere desire to make it happen. The thing about this is that it pays off given that it offers a lot more than simply some extra food on the table. You will experience a fresh atmosphere in your home and not to mention could bring in some supplemental income.

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The Importance of Gardening In The Global Warming Era

cathi — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:06:28 +0000

You have heard about global warming. You have heard the debates about buying local and buying organic and you have probably tried not to give it too much thought. The truth is that every solution that is provided to you seems to be flawed one way or another: organic is expensive, local is expensive and sometimes neither is very fresh when a new shipment of apples just arrived from Chile. So what is a concerned citizen of the world to do when faced with such a dilemma? Plant your own garden of course! It may seem to be a bit of an overreaction to the threat of global warming, but the fact is that it is the simplest and most direct way to make an impact.

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Pest Control For Organic Gardens

cathi — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:13:05 +0000

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Man-made pesticides have been thoroughly disrupting our environment since World War II. While it may be true that the concept did succeed in its first few decades, in time their chemicals not only made tougher and more resistant bugs, it has also poisoned a lot of plants that fell victim to the chemical-enriched sprays that hogged the plants air.

Nowadays, people are finally making it a point to consider alternatives, especially organic pesticides, in order to curb this recurring problem. There are a few countries in the world that put a step forward in the elimination of synthetic pesticides by outlawing them, an example of which is The Virgin Islands, and have promoted incessantly the hidden advantages and new techniques of organic gardening.

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