Why Organic?
Healthy Harvest Gardens is committed to the organic approach to gardening. The benefits to you, the grower and consumer, are well documented. Organically grown produce has no pesticide or herbicide residue in it or on it. That means that you can feed vegetables and fruits grown with the Healthy Harvest Gardens system to your family without worrying about chemical toxicity. After suitable washing of organically grown produce, you can eat the skins of potatoes, carrots and anything else you grow and get the full dose of nutrients that nature provides.
But there is much more to the organic picture than just the lack of pesticides and herbicides in produce. To make any fruit or vegetable into a product that maximizes health, rather than just something that fills the stomach, produce needs to have the maximum amount of nutrients in them, nutrients in the form of vitamins and minerals. We need minerals for growth and good health. Unfortunately, the mineral content of most of the major foods, produced by industrial farming methods, has decreased substantially in the last 40 years. This lack of minerals is thought, by medical experts, to be the cause of many health issues we struggle with today such as allergies and ADD in children. Organically grown fruits and vegetables have higher levels of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals than conventionally grown produce. Your Healthy Harvest Gardens kits includes a soil mineral supplement package to ensure that you grow high quality, mineralized vegetables. We call this practice "remineralizing" the soil.
Producing and supplementing your garden with compost also adds minerals and fertility to the soil. Gardening organically encourages the growth of microorganisms. These are the little guys who actually do the work of making nutrients available to your plants. Harsh chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides kill the microorganisms and destroys the ecosystem that exists in healthy soil. Like the rainforest, diversity of living things encourages a healthy living system. The more you take away, the weaker the system becomes.
Consider for a moment, where the chemicals used in conventional agriculture eventually end up. Some break down, but most go into the soil, water, air and ultimately, into our food. We drink, breathe and eat them, daily. Chemicals also kill or damage wildlife, from the smallest insects to the largest animals. Organic gardeners and farmers are concerned about the health of the soil, water and air. Organic farming practices support the health of these very important elements. This holistic approach considers and utilizes the environment so that birds, insects and animals continue to have a place in our world. It should be understood that everything is connected, and that nature works best when each part is healthy and functional.
Check out this link for more information related to the health benefits of organic produce.
organicfoodcouncil.org/benefits
Work with nature and nature will work with you!
