On Healthy Living

My husband and I enjoyed the first few salads from our backyard garden this weekend. I alwyas love this time of year, when things in the garden first bgin to produce. It’s the calm before the storm of July, when there will be (almost) more tomatoes than we know what to do with, and when we could eat something out of our own yard every day.

I really like gardening and I think of producing some of your own food as a key component of healthy living. Whether you make bread from scratch or grow herbs in a window box or have a huge backyard garden, getting your hands a little dirty and then reaping (and eating) the rewards is one of the best things you can do for yourself. It makes you feel a little self-sufficient and in tune with the Earth and the goodness of the food you are eating, even if it’s not actually planted in earth.

It is possible to grow a little something no matter where you live. If you don’t have a yard, you can garden on your balcony. (Here is a great list of vegetable plants you can grow in containers.) At the very least you have a windowsill, or a place inside you could put a lamp with a grow light so you can grow some herbs.

There’s nothing like going into the back yard (or to the ledge or the kitchen window) and picking something to eat that you’ve grown yourself. See if you can find a place to bring a little life into your life. You’ll be glad you did.

Sarah White wrote this on April 25th, 2005 and filed it under Healthy Living, Healthy Cooking, Healthy Eating, Health Foods, Vegetarian Cooking, Raw Foods |