Today we are exposed to a great deal of toxins and harmful chemicals, and beacuse of that growing organic food is becoming more and more important by the day.

Fungi, bugs and micro organisms cause diverse kinds of plant deseases. To protect the crop from these, food grown in a non organic manner is regularly sprayed with various toxins.

Although these toxins are designed to harm the living organisms they are used against, they also harm humans as well as many other living creatures.

The chemicals used to combat plant pests mainly reach us in three different ways. First, the chemicals reside in the plants that are being sprayed and thus when we eat the food we also eat the toxins. Second, they trickle down through the soil and into the ground water, which we use for drinking, cooking and perhaps to water our crops. Third, some chemicals wull spread through the air as the farmer sprays the crops when it is not completely windless.

All these chemicals might cause cancer, depression and make you feel enervated. I believe these reasons alone make it important to avoid the chemicals. Moreover they have an environmentally harmful impact, slowly (or perhaps not so slowly) destroying the wildlife on our planet.

Pretty nifty, this growing organic food idea, don’t you think?

It is not a difficult task to grow your own food, but you do need to be willing to acquire some of the basic knowledge in order to get it right. It is so discouraging to fail becuase you didn’t bother to learn. It also helps if you think it is an enjoyable task to work in your garden.

Take all the help you can get, and encourage your children if they show even the slightest interest. They don’t need to be a part of everything you do in the garden, but perhaps they can do the sowing (usually quite popular), and water once in a while, which can be quite fun if you also water mom or dad, or even better, your little brother or sister!

To be able to serve your near and dear ones healthy, fresh food from your own backyard makes all your efforts worth while, don’t you think?