Whether you are a commercial grower
looking to expand or a flower
and plant enthusiast who
would like to bring your summer
garden indoors – The Root
in Brookfield, Illinois can help!
Benefits of Organic Gardening
Organics
is nothing new. In fact, until the early 20th century all
gardening was organic. It was not until the the
introduction of chemicals into gardening that the rules
changed. With the introduction of those chemicals,
gardeners switched to them as a better and more effective
way of growing, not realizing that they really were
neither. What it did do was cause serious health risks and
environmental safety.
The benefits of organic produce are clear to many more
people today. The success of local farmers markets and the
availability of organic produce demonstrate the growing
popularity of this healthy way to grow what we eat. Here
are some of the reasons to switch to organic gardening for
you and your family.
Benefits and Enjoyment
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Health:
In recent years, it has become very clear that ingesting
chemical fertilizers, insecticides, and herbicides is just
plain bad for our health. These chemicals, even in trace
amounts, especially harm children. Organic fruits and
vegetable eliminate these chemicals from our diets.
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Nutrition:
Organic fruits and vegetables are significantly higher in
the essential vitamins and nutrients we all need to
maintain robust good health.
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Taste:
There is no denying that picking fruits, herbs, and
vegetables at the peak of ripeness and serving them right
away assures us of maximum flavor for our tables. Fresh
herbs from the garden also enhance the food we eat, far
more than wilted or dried herbs from elsewhere.
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Freshness:
Food grown organically on our own property is always at
the peak of freshness. Fruits and vegetables begin losing
their nutritive value from the moment they are picked.
Assure maximum nutrition and taste by growing your own.
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Variety:
By growing a wide variety of organic fruits, vegetables,
and herbs in our gardens, we can take advantage of a more
balanced, varied diet. Including heirloom varieties of our
favorite fruits and veggies in our gardens also adds
variety to our diet.
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Savings:
If you buy organic produce for yourself and your family,
you know that you pay more for it at your local
supermarket or farmers markets. Growing your own food is a
natural way to stretch your budget, and growing it in an
organic garden means saving on costly chemical additives.
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Family Hobby and Sharing:
Involving the entire family in organic gardening projects
helps to promote togetherness, and also provides many
hours of enjoyable and healthful activity. As an
additional benefit, children tend to eat more healthful
fruits and vegetables if they have a hand in growing them.
You can start enjoying the healthy benefits of indoor and
outdoor organic gardening on any scale, today. From a
small herb garden for your kitchen, grown in an attractive
compact garden system, to a basement dedicated to plant
propagation or production gardening, there's a system to
match every budget and need.
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