Organic Gardening How To Blog

I know that most of the readers of this Organic Gardening How To Blog have only small organic gardens. But, if done properly, organic growing of all of your vegetables is not that difficult to do, even for feeding a family of 4-5 people. I’ve found two videos that shows you some of the key secrets to growing all kinds of vegetables on organic farms. This particular farm is in Austria, but the practices and methods used can be used anywhere.

In the first video, they make note that to feed a family of 4-5 people, you would need about 300 square meters of ground – that’s about 3,230 square feet. Or, an area slightly less than 60 feet wide x 55 feet long.

Watch this first Organic Growing: Secrets Of Organic Farming video:

It’s interesting how they use straw and grass cuttings placed on top of the ground to keep micro-organisms active in the ground all year long.

Now, watch part 2 of this video:

Amazing…once planted, they estimated that it would only take an average of 1 hour per day labor to feed a family of 4-5 people. Most people spend more time than that in grocery stores.

I hope these two videos help you in your organic growing endeavors.

Until next time…

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Organic sprouts are flavorful and full of rich nutrients. In this Organic Gardening How To, I’m going to show you how to easily grow organic sprouts all year long right from your kitchen. Sprouts have a wide variety of compounds that can improve your digestion system and are rich in antioxidants. Here are some of the benefits:

1. A natural source of fiber. Fiber improves your digestion and reduces constipation. Fiber makes you feel full and will help you reduce weight. Eating enough fiber is important for maintaining your health.

2. Sprouts are full of oxygen. Oxygen-rich food helps ward off viruses and helps to kill bacteria.

3. A source of vitamins B and C. Soaking organic sprout seeds over-night increases the amount of vitamin B.

4. Alkalizes your body. The human body needs alkaline to remain healthy. Sprouts are very alkaline.

5. A good source of protein. You need a certain amount of protein to remain healthy. In fact, you can replace the meat you eat by eating sprouts.

6. Source of healthy fats. EFAs are important fatty acids that your body needs to perform certain body functions. Sprouts contain a lot of EFAs and will help your body function better.

7. Low in calories. Sprouts have only 9 calories per ounce. So, you can eat lots of this protein rich, high fiber, healthy fat food to help you lose weight while your body functions better.

Now, watch this Organic Gardening How To video to learn how to grow organic sprouts all year long right out of your kitchen:

See how simple that is?!

If you want to try to grow your own organic sprouts and you’re missing any of the things that you need to grow them with, you can buy them by clicking on the links below:

Organic Sprouting Seeds Salad Mix

Ball Wide-Mouth Mason Canning Jars

Window Screen

That’s it for this Organic Gardening How To!

Until next time…

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One way to enjoy organic foods long into fall and winter is to pickle them. To me, pickled organic foods tastes so much better than most pickled food products. I know that I am a bit biased on this, but I believe that’s because organic food has not absorbed all of those harsh chemicals that most foods are subjected to. I have no scientific proof of that, but I believe it’s true.

Around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s, my family loves to nibble on a variety of things that we grew in our own garden over the past year. One of their favorites to nibble on is pickled organic asparagus. If you would like the recipe to this dish, check it out at Organic Foods – Pickled Organic Asparagus.

Another one of my family’s favorite, is pickled organic okra. Let me show you how we make it:

THINGS NEEDED

Canning Jars

Jar Tongs

Funnel

3-Lbs Fresh Organic Okra

3-Cups of Water

3-Cups of White Vinegar

1/3-Cup Canning Salt

2-Tsp. Dill Seed

Hot Red Peppers

Fresh Garlic Cloves

Now, for preparation instructions, watch this Organic Gardening How To video:

That’s how we make our pickled organic okra.

We do add a lot more hot peppers in ours than what they show in the movie. So, add hot peppers to your desired taste. We even have a friend who adds Tabasco.

One thing to be sure that you do that I don’t think is really clear in the movie is to do this: After filling the jars with the brine solution and placing the lids on them, re-boil the filled jars in hot water for about 5 minutes – you want to be sure to kill all of the bacteria.

Hope you enjoyed this short article on pickled organic foods and I hope you also enjoy them this Holiday Season. Until next time…

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One of my favorite things to do is to grow new things in my organic herb garden. Something I hated as a kid, but I now love, is horseradish. In this Organic Gardening How To, I’m going to show you how easy it is to grow your own organic horseradish. Buying horseradish has gotten to be so expensive. Grow your own and save lots of money!

Did you know that the horseradish plant has been around over 3,000 years? It’s believed to have originated in Central Europe as far back as 1500 B.C..

Early Greeks used it to reduce lower back pain and as an aphrodisiac. Some people still use it as a cough medicine and many people believe that it will cure almost anything from rheumatism to tuberculosis.

Horseradish is easy to grow. It’s a hardy perennial that will grow back every spring. It also spreads easily. Once planted, you’ll always have horseradish.

Typically, horseradish is grown from a root cutting. You can find horseradish roots from a nursery near you or at many supermarkets.

Horseradish can be grown in the spring, summer, or fall.

Once you have found a horseradish root, cut it into 3-4 pieces and plant these pieces in your organic soil 3″ deep. Space your plantings 2-3 feet apart to allow the plant to spread naturally.

Water thoroughly and then leave it alone. Don’t fuss over this plant – it will grow by itself.

Watch this Organic Gardening How To video to learn more about growing organic horseradish:

Now, watch this Organic Gardening How To video to learn how to prepare the horseradish root for some strong horseradish for that next prime rib dinner (Caution: This will clear your sinus and bring some tears):

And, if you don’t want that strong of horseradish, watch this Organic Gardening How To video on making a milder sauce:

One more thing, did you know that you can add grated parsnip to the grated horseradish to make it milder. Well, you can. Just grate the parsnip as equally fine as the grated horseradish. Experiment with how mild you want to make it.

That’s it from the Organic Gardening How To Blog – until next time…

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