Try organic vegetable gardening for delicious fresh food by Gregg Osbourn

Organic food is produced by farmers who emphasize the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmental quality for future generations. Organic meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organically grown food is often more expensive than conventionally grown food, but if you set some priorities, it is possible to purchase organic types of food and stay within your food budget.

Organic food is good for the health of the planet, as well as people. It is the food that has been prepared sans harmful chemicals, such as herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. A complete organic food also prohibits the use of antibiotics in feeding animals. Organic food is more expensive than conventional produce primarily because of increased labor costs. Many organic farmers hire extra people to deal with weeds by hand, and the labor-intensity of organic farming processes.

Remember that organic food is a conventional food crop (genetically exactly the same plant variety as the regular version) but grown according to a different set of standards. In this sense, organic food is really the same thing as kosher food. Organic food is natural and fresh, and thus, it is tasty. Many people prefer to grow organic food in their home gardens, because, in general, it costs about 20% more than the conventional food. Consumer attitude studies show that organic food consumption in Europe is part of a certain lifestyle, which results from an ideology, connected to a particular value system.

Actually, organic vegetable gardening can be inexpensive, clean and healthy and not nearly as hard as most people would think. Start organic vegetable gardening with a tomato plant or two and a few herbs in a couple large pots/planters. Organic gardens are often havens for bees and other beneficial insects that thrive on the diversity of flowering plants that are available to them. Organic gardeners don't spray long-lasting insecticides that kill pollinators. This is an important thing not to do.

Birds love organic gardens. When we feed - and water - the garden, we feed the garden birds who return the favor by devouring slugs and aphids, scattering winter compost about the garden, and depositing their own rich manure. Organic gardening for beginners focus on gardens that produce plants and vegetables that are grown and handled naturally. There are many people who are understandably concerned about the chemicals that are sprayed on commercial fruits and vegetables and the additives they're given to keep them fresh. Starting your own organic garden is a healthy lifestyle choice and a good hobby. Getting an organic gardening books is also a good way to get started.

About the Author

I have been successful in growing my own healthy organic garden and have learned so much from professional instruction. I applied the techniques I have learned into my real life situation. I found an amazing resource that you can can use to grow your own healthy organic garden right here at www.organicgardening411.com.