What is organic gardening?

I am Barbara Ellingson of the Nutritional Foundation for Well Being. Having been so long interested in nutrition, it is natural for me to be interested in Organic Gardening.

First, to introduce the subject, let's start with what is "organic gardening."

According to encyclopedia searches, the basic concept is that organic gardening is a way of growing plants (such as fruits, vegetables and flowers), which uses natural methods in a sustainable and holistic way. Attention is paid to good, healthy soil conditions, not only as a way of minimizing pests, but in order to produce the best quality plants for the consumer-even if that consumer is you or me, planting our own gardens, in order to have produce we can be proud of!

The idea of gardening organically proceeds "from the understanding that all organisms in nature are interdependent, and in order to have healthy plants we must foster the health of their entire ecosystem. These practices go beyond integrated pest management, beyond the use of so-called organic fertilizers and pesticides. They acknowledge the concept of intrinsic health, and seek to create environments that cater to the well-being of all their inhabitants." (Wikipedia)

Gardening as defined here has been turned into a fine art.

OK, that having been said, ways and systems abound for how to garden organically. There will be several articles I will write in this series, including some gardening tips and personal anecdotes, soon to follow.

Luscious organic tomatoes for the picking!

You can grow abundant organic tomatoes in your organic garden that taste better, don't cost you $3.50 a pound and require very little start-up effort & almost no maintenance. The person who knows all about this is a 20 year horticulturist and scientist. He talks about site selection and breaking every rule in the book (that says you have to find an ideal spot, dig the soil, fertilize it rigorously, weed it – all of which add up to a huge effort and would discourage me).
There are many varieties of tomatoes but you will find they all have smaller seeds; you may wish to start them in a basket. Most of the labor can be left at the door however, using Jonathan's methods.
Tomatoes love warm weather and will ripen easily and taste great, during a warm/hot spell.
There is a strategy to keep the weeding at a minimum and leave the soil alone. My summary: weed it and you will have weeds. To get the real technique (could it be that simple?), this very caring horticulturist has a thorough yet simple e-book and 12 detailed demonstration videos priced as a give-away bargain basement set.
… another installment on another day.
What would you like to hear about, to do with organic vegetable gardening? Spring will soon be upon us, in the northern hemisphere. Don't miss out!

Why plant a renewable self-perpetuating organic garden?

Let's keep our eye on the objective here! Organic gardening requires a bit of determination and persistence to start but your organic garden will perpetuate itself many times over (if you follow the advice given at www.OrganicFoodForLess.info) from the work you do once. While embarking on this path with planning the garden and PLANTING the garden, I found myself reminiscing a bit - about the taste of a raw mild onion! Has this ever happened to you? ...perhaps with a trowel in hand - suddenly many miles away and many years ago - in this case being transported by a taste of a mild onion - a wild grown shallot I discovered while walking home at about age 10. At that time I wanted the whole world to know how ecstatic and transporting this experience was and at the same time I made a firm agreement with the small patch of onions: I will go on home now (after only two of these transcendental onions) but you (the onions remaining in the patch) will be here the next time I walk home this way and we will continue this relationship.
There were a few times while growing up and leaving home that I wondered where these magical onions went to, but mostly I left this experience behind.
Now - with the gardening tips of this horticulturist, I can re-unite myself with this wonderful world! And on the raw food diet, I can enjoy the essence of each vegetable. Organic vegetable gardening allows us to transfer plant life and survival value to those of us who nurture these wonderful organic vegetables and bring them to our table. Perhaps you (my fellow organic gardening friend) and I will meet and talk of famous celery stalks or the radish hall of fame...
Blog entries are invited here, whether or not you are taking this guru's extremely detailed and well laid out advice (at almost no cost to you right now before he starts pricing it according to its true value) as described in www.organicfoodforless.info. I do invite you to use his wisdom and experience and love for organic gardening. Click here to get the flavor...