Urban agriculture is gaining more and more space in cities. More and more terraces, patios, balconies and windows are occupied by plants that provide important benefits to the families who grow and harvest them.
Creating a vegetable garden in an urban location, in your own home, is possible and you can benefit from all the great benefits it has. The following are some of the reasons that aim to give you that push to start and maintain your own vegetable garden, in your home, to cultivate your own health.
You know what you eat
Health scandals are increasingly coming to light, questioning foods that we considered safe because they were endorsed by "eminent" regulatory centres or institutes.
You have to eat healthy to maintain good health and to do so you must eat 100% healthy foods: foods free of pesticides, pesticides and chemicals that we can incorporate into our body, and also foods that are fresh.Therefore, by having your own garden, you will always know what you are eating, since it will be food grown and harvested by yourself, food that will be fresh and free of any chemicals.
High quality food
When you grow your own food, you know in advance that it is high-quality food. Certain vegetables are only available on the market at a very high price. With your own garden, you can have them available. Because it is yours, the garden will be of the highest quality, producing food of such high quality that it is difficult to buy it in a store.
Seasonal foods
Forget about eating vegetables that are in bad condition or have bad taste. If you eat fruits or vegetables that are from a place far away from you, they were harvested before their natural time to do so, since companies calculate the transportation and storage time. With your own garden you can harvest those tomatoes or any food at its optimal time for harvesting.
Save money
By growing your own crops, you will reduce the purchase of fresh vegetables and greens, or even stop buying them altogether. In small quantities, it may not be enough to eat every day, but it will reduce your financial expenses.
A very healthy new hobby
From the moment you start making your garden, you will be in contact with nature on a daily basis. The Earth, the water, the plants, the moon, the rain, etc. Being close to nature in the middle of the city is a pleasure. An oasis in the middle of the chaos of the urban world.
Reduction of energy expenditure
Have you ever thought about the energy cost of food being transported to your home from the place where it was grown? By growing your own garden you reduce the energy expenditure on transport, storage, handling and packaging materials.
Disconnection and relaxation
It is your space for meditation and relaxation. Being a relaxing and fun activity, it will reduce your stress. It is an escape valve for the daily tensions of work. Spending a little time in the garden when you get home relaxes you and takes your worries away.
A life of learning
It may seem like a joke, but some children think that tomatoes come from the supermarket and milk from a tetra pack. Learning more about nature and the cycle of life and the seasons can be a fundamental part of their education. The urban garden can teach and educate them about many foods and about the very nature of plants.
It's very easy to do
Sometimes the fear that having a garden is something difficult to do or maintain makes us stop intending to start a garden at home. It is not a problem and takes very little time. Taking care of plants is something very simple and you will also like it more and more over time.
Another color to your home
Many of us have heard that plants give life to a house, so now let's imagine that those same plants will also give us healthy and fresh food. A patio, balcony or any space with green plants is a great decorative image for the whole house.
Urban garden in community
If you have the opportunity to make an urban garden in a community, it's great. If they have a piece of land for it, it's a great idea and easy to carry out. It will help you to interact with your neighbors. Setting up a community project will improve relationships between people in the community. In addition, children will also be able to work on it, and learn all about agriculture.
An original gift
Sometimes we don't know what to give as a Christmas present, a birthday present or for any other reason. Giving a plant with its appropriate pot is a very original gift that will bring great benefits to that person. What's more, you will receive so much gratitude and happiness that it will surely not be the last time you give this type of gift.
And finally… Why not do it?
Nothing stops you. You can make a tiny vegetable garden anywhere in your house (terrace, window, balcony or patio) and get all the benefits it brings.
And now, it's time for you to try it. Start with a simple pot, and you'll soon see how you get hooked on the experience.
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