Russian Kale in the Garden

When I was in the direct mail coupon business, the most attractive coupons were the ones that were ‘Buy One, Get One Free’ or ‘Two for the Price of One’ or ‘Two For’. Now it turns how that growing renewable affordable food G.R.A.F. in a garden not only produces healthy food but “messing around in your own garden proves to be nature’s fruitful way of cultivating your health—physically and psychologically.”

This morning Tegan, the wiki gnome (web master) of this wiki web site and many others send me an amazing article in Psychology Today called Nature’s Bounty: Soil Salvation. It talks about the science of how “getting out in the garden plants us back in what now appears to be our optimal habitat. Eating fruits and vegetables — even antioxidant-rich tomatoes, melons, beets, cabbage, and berries — turns out to be only half of a newly evolving story of health. Our bodies and brains depend on the whole experience of growing our own. Our mental and physical health seem to be deeply rooted in the dirt.’’ It is fascinating and is the Featured Article of the day. Read it and find why growing food in one’s own garden is the best “Two For”.

No wonder I felt healthier today after messing with soil and plants for my sunroom growing.

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