Going Green with Organic Vegetable Gardening

I have just found out that organic vegetables are sold in a bazaar near our office in Makati. The bazaar in Salcedo village is organized by residents of the subdivision. I’ll try and see what kinds of organic vegetables are sold there and if there’s a difference between organic vegetables and the mass produced vegetables I usually buy in supermarkets.

Even here in the metro, I hear a lot of mothers who turn their backyards into a vegetable garden. There are even some exclusive subdivisions that offer large tracts of land. The idea is to provide a farm for the homeowners without leaving the city.

Organic vegetable gardening is one good way of going green. If you have a backyard that is lying there, why not turn it into a garden? It is a lot of work but many people say that it is very rewarding to take care of a garden.

My grandmother used to have a vegetable garden in her backyard. It has tomatoes, squash, eggplants, cucumber, calamansi, pechay, and many other vegetables. She didn’t have to go to the market for her vegetables. She saves a lot and she also receives extra income because her neighbors buy vegetables from her.

When I grow old, I want to go into organic vegetable gardening too like my grandmother. I like to grow my own vegetables. I can be sure that there are no pesticides and not synthetic pest controls in my garden. I will be 100% sure that the vegetables that my family is eating are safe.

Right now, the only thing that I can handle is few pots of herbs in my apartment: basil, rosemary and I always have a pot of aloe vera. I think it’s a good start.

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