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Chapter 9: Grow Your Own Food
Synopsis
Growing your own food is one of the things that you should learn if you want to have a healthy lifestyle. Although others don’t having time to plant foods on their backyard, having a garden of vegetables and fruits can lead you to a healthier future. That is why you should start growing your own food as soon as possible because this could be the chance for you to live a life that is much healthier and away from any health risks.
Benefits of Growing Your Own Food
One of the main benefits of growing your own food is that you will be able to improve the health of your family. If you eat more fruits and vegetables, you can stay healthy. You can get all the nutrients you need and you can be able to teach your kids about the importance of fruits and vegetables to have a healthy life.
Another benefit of growing your own food is to save money on groceries. Expect that your grocery bill will shrink once you have started growing your own food. In addition to that, you will not run out of stock as you can always pick the foods that you want for you every day meal.
Reducing environmental impact is another advantage of growing your own food. This can help you save the environment and you can conserve energy.
However, once you have started growing your own food, make sure to not use any chemicals. It is because this may affect your health and this can also have an impact to the environment.
Things to Consider When Growing Your Own Food:
Lawn. You don’t need a big lawn to grow your own food. A small lawn can do.
Plants You Want to Grow. When growing your own food, you should know the plants you want to grow. If you like fruits and vegetables, choose those that can fit to your lawn.
Gardening Tools. You should also have some gardening tools for you to grow your own food successfully.
Chapter 10: The Things to Avoid
Synopsis
Even though organic foods were proven to provide numerous health benefits, not all people consider this kind of foods because of various reasons. However, once you have considered organic foods, there are still some things to keep in mind. You need to be aware of the things that you should avoid in order for you to make the most of organic foods.
Although buying organic foods may be easy for some, there are still several things that you must avoid. Some of these things include:
Buying Foods Out of Season
One of the main things that you should avoid is to buy foods out of season. You have to keep in mind that foods which are out of season are quite expensive because there is only limited supply. However, once you buy in season, you can be assured that you can buy organic foods at their cheapest price. So, if you want to save an ample amount of money, make sure to always buy in season because this can offer you a difference especially if you are on a budget.
Buying By Piece
Organic foods are quite costly. That is the main reason why others hesitate to consider this kinds of foods. But, there’s always a way for you to save money when buying organic foods and this is by buying in bulk. This just means that you should avoid buying by piece. Aside from wasting some of your money, you will also waste your time. Therefore, if you have extra cash, buy in bulk as this can actually let you save money in the end.
Not Reading Food Labels
There are cases that some consumers don’t read food labels. If you always forget reading food labels, you should think twice and maybe you must get started with reading labels on foods you buy. The reason behind it is that there are several foods are not really hundred percent organic. You have to remember that natural is different from organic. So, read labels before you consider any food from a farmer’s market or supermarket.
Not Learning How to Preserve
The best thing about organic foods is that you can preserve them. But, there are some who don’t know how to preserve them. That is the reason why they end up wasting some of their money from ripened vegetables or fruits. Organic foods must be preserve properly for them to last. If you don’t have any idea on how to preserve these foods, you should ask for assistance from others who are already considering these foods for their daily meals. You can also seek for tools that can help you preserve organic foods. If your friends are still considering conventional foods, asking some farmers about how you can preserve is never been a bad idea. Through this, you will be able to learn the step by step process of preserving organic foods.
There are other things you should avoid once you have considered switching from conventional foods to organic foods. But, those mentioned ones above must be kept in mind always for you to reap the benefits offered by organic foods.
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