Posts Tagged ‘vegetables’
Hydroponics: 90% Less Water Than Conventional Farming
As rising food costs become an increasing burden on people’s lives, more people are seeking ways to grow food for themselves in inexpensive and sustainable ways. Hydroponics is gardening without soil, where plants are placed in a growing medium and nutrients are fed to the roots directly from water. Not only can you save money…
Read MoreGreen Bronx Machine Transforms Kids Lives with Urban Agriculture
Amidst New York City’s South Bronx—a place traditionally rife with gang activity, poverty and crime— a thriving population of young urban farmers are greening and beautifying neighborhoods, growing healthy food and providing it to people in need. This is the Green Bronx Machine—led by Stephen Ritz, one very inspiring man. “We are growing ourselves into…
Read MoreCarbon Dioxide – The Essential Nutrient that Boosts Plant Growth, Size, and Yields
If you ask people about carbon dioxide, most will tell you that its a waste product that is causing Global Warming and destroying the planet. In reality, CO2 is a planet-saving nutrient that holds the power to multiply food production and feed the entire world with exceptionally nutritious food. “The benefits of carbon dioxide supplementation…
Read MoreTurmeric Alternative Cancer Treatment: Your Complete Guide
“Curcumin acts against transcription factors, which are like a master switch. Transcription factors regulate all the genes needed for tumors to form. When we turn them off, we shut down some genes that are involved in the growth and invasion of cancer cells.” – Bharat Aggarwal Turmeric is an orange-colored Indian spice that has been…
Read MoreThe Effects of Endotoxin in the Human Body
You’re about to learn how eating raw vegetables and other starchy foods produce poisons in your gut that can damage your metabolism and overall health. The human digestive system can digest many foods, but there are some foods that it cannot digest. A cow eat’s grass because it has rumen designed to digest cellulose, whereas…
Read MoreHeirloom Seeds to Create a Nutritious and Delicious Food Garden
Never before has our food supply been more contaminated with pesticides, genetically modified organisms, and other chemicals that make their way onto and into our food during the growing process. Even if we buy organic, there is no guarantee that what we are getting is actually organic. The only way to know for sure is…
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