10 Reasons Growing Your Own Food is Badass
Growing our own food is truly one of the most badass, righteous & kind things we can do. It is an act of reverence, empowerment and connection. It helps us remember where real food really comes from and encourages us to rethink our food systems, realign our values and resolve the health of our two homes:body and planet.
Growing our own food gives us an opportunity to observe the extraordinary elemental dance of natural resources needed to create food on Earth. It brings the human experience back into the natural flow– getting outside, putting our hands in the soil, tending our gardens, observing change and growth, harvesting our crops, eating more vegetables and composting our waste. Growing organic food is beneficial on every level; purifying air, revitalizing the soil, feeding microorganisms, attracting beneficial insects, enriching our health, instilling family values, serving our communities and showing reciprocity to our beloved home.
10 Reasons Growing Your Own Food is Badass
More nutrient dense then store bought produce
Encourages us to eat more vegetables
Reduces toxic chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides from the food chain
Reduces the amount of fossil fuels used to transport food
Saves us money
Creates food security & self-reliance
Teaches us to eat with the seasons
Elevates our mood & improves mental health
Promotes physical health, exercise, vitamin D, fresh air, contact with soil
Helps us reconnect and deepen our appreciation for nature
In these uncertain times many of us are beginning to look at things through a new lense, including our food. What is in the food we are feeding ourselves and our families? Where is it coming from? How is it made? What are the ethics behind it? What impact is it having on our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health?
One way to get direct answers to these questions and increase peace of mind is to get a Peace Garden! Peace Gardens are an easy, fun, low maintenance way to get started growing organic food in your own backyard. By installing a Peace Garden we become less dependent on the often disconnected, disingenuous, destructive conventional food systems and start taking our health back into our own hands by feeding our families organic, non-GMO, real home grown food. The cost of your installed Peace Garden is much less than you would spend on organic produce at the grocery store, plus the gas to get there, plus the trash removal of your food scraps. Because with your Peace Garden you can get a Compost Tower which enables you to feed your vegan food scraps (with the exception of citrus, onions and garlic) directly back into your Peace Garden.
The idea behind Peace Gardens is to help jumpstart members of the community to grow organic food in their own backyard with ease. I come in like a little garden fairy and take care of all the heavy lifting while you sit back and learn from, eat from and grow with your Peace Garden. All you need to do is provide a 4ft. x 4ft. area that gets 8hr of direct sunlight a day and I will take care of the rest!
Check out all of the Peace Garden options here.
Peace Garden Presale Starts TODAY!!! | March 19 - April 9
There is limited availability so I advise acting fast and ordering NOW!
Last year's supply sold out in 2 weeks!
Each Peace Garden Comes With
Pre-assembled 4x4 raised bed frame hand built with locally sourced lumber
Locally sourced blend of organic topsoil & mushroom compost
Organic seedlings from Kind Earth Growers in Ottsville, PA.
Hand-Painted Peace Garden Flag
What Grows in a Peace Garden
Greens: Lettuce & Kale
Veggies: Sungold Tomato, Porch Tomato, Bell Pepper
Herbs: Basil, Parsley, Oregano
Beneficial Flowers: Nasturtium - pollinator and edible
Marigold - pollinator and natural pest repellent
Calendula - edible and medicinal flower
Please note (like all other Mesa products and services) if you would like a Peace Garden but can not currently afford one please do not hesitate to reach out. I am happy to work with you on pricing to get your family up and growing as soon as possible.