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Organic Living: Eating and Gardening the Natural Way

You've heard about all the studies linking chemical pesticides and fertilizers to health and environmental problems, but what can you do about it? Organic living may be the answer for you. There are easy solutions such as organic gardening that you can try in order to live more naturally in your home. Organic gardening is gardening without the use of man-made chemical pesticides or chemical fertilizers.

Organic gardening focuses on soil building. Organic soil amendments and conditioners pay for themselves with increased plant productivity. These organically gardened, healthy plants grow more vigorously, taste better, store longer, and are more resistant to insect attacks.

You can use organic gardening practices in your backyard by using natural soil amendments such as leaf rakings, grass clippings, and compost. For natural pest control in your garden, you can use natural pest repellents, such as liquid garlic, rather than chemicals. You can also keep pests to a minimum by pairing plants with insect-repelling plants.

If you're not a gardener at heart or simply don't have the time or space to garden, don't despair; you can still live the organic life. There are plenty of options for eating organic food. Look for a natural foods store or purchase organic food from your supermarket or local farmer's market.

Organic living can also include the non-food products that you buy for everyday use. There are numerous organic products on the market that are grown using organic gardening techniques. For example, you can purchase t-shirts and bed sheets that are made from organic cotton.