As I plan which fruits and vegetables to grow in our three outdoor gardens, I wonder what has happened to this county.
There was a time when every American knew how to grow and harvest their own food supply. But in the last century we turned in our garden gear, and picked up the microwave (along with a handful a chemicals in the process). I have no problem with society changing and growing, but when it comes to the food supply industry, I think we many have all fallen for a dirty trick. The comic below by Mike Adams and Dan Berger explains this concept pretty well. To me the comic shows what happens when natural organic food goes out of style and processed toxic chemical food goes in.
It is really something to think about. Being raised in this easy as 1-2-3 pop it in the microwave lifestyle can sometimes give people the feeling that “How could their be anything wrong with processed food? We’ve been eating it forever.” Well no, NO we haven’t been eating it forever. Up until the second half of the last century most people in the United States grew their own food. Not that I’m saying we need to turn in our shopping carts for the pitch fork, but I do believe we need to become more aware of what is in our food and where it comes from.
Just a little food for thought.
Time to sow the seed…
Add one inch of compost to the growing tray…
Sprinkle a handful mineral fertilizer over the compost…
(Helps to make sure its super nutritionally packed)
Rinse the soaking seeds well…
Spread the seed evenly over the top of the compost…
Cover with a few sheets of your favorite paper towel brand…
Soak your seeds until water drips through the bottom of the tray…
Now its time to let mother nature take its course.
Now its time for seed germination……
These kits come with pre-measured bags of seed.
Open the bag…….not like this
…or this……
….like this
We then need to rinse the seed…
To germinate these babies soak in water at room temp for 12 hours
You need to cover your seed so no light gets through, your favorite Barry Manilow record will do just fine…
Ladies and Gents, wheatgrass has begun….
Q-Why would you grow grass in your home?
A-Well lil guy, wheatgrass is insanely good for your body…yes your body. If you dine on the life-giving juice from these blades of wonder you will be purifying your blood and injecting your temple with handfuls of vitamins, minerals, and protein.
-In fact wheatgrass envelopes over 100 different minerals.
-Wheatgrass detoxifies the body.
-15 pounds of wheatgrass is equivalent to 350 pounds of veggies…..yes 350 pounds
-Wheatgrass contains everything you need to stay alive; vitamins, minerals, protein, ect
-the human body can easily transform chlorophyll into haemoglobin increasing the red blood cell count as well as the blood’s capacity to deliver oxygen and other nutrients to the body’s cells (Got that info here)
