Truth about GMO

There are endless reasons that you should start your own organic garden. Vegetables grown in organic gardens are grown just the way nature intended them to be, rather than genetically modified and covered in poisons. Growing these fruits and vegetables organically has more benefits than most people care to realize. I've come up with five for this article, but I could really go on for days. See if any of these advantages interest you.

1.Great tasting food - The fresh food you grow in your organic garden will taste better than any of the pesticide-covered GMOs that you've been buying from the supermarket, and certainly better than any canned or frozen veggies you might be buying. Your strawberries will be sweeter and your tomatoes will be juicier. The fruits and vegetables in your grocery store are harvested and dying for days before you get them. The food you grow will be alive and kicking right up until you decide to pluck it and add it to dinner and you will taste the difference.

2.Healthy food rich in antioxidants - We've all heard the recent buzz about antioxidants and their role in preventing cancer. Studies have shown that organic fruits and vegetables contain more antioxidants than their supermarket counterparts. Not only that, but they will also be void of all the harmful pesticides and chemicals used in the the growth of those other foods. This means you'll be ingesting less toxins and more powerful antioxidants just by eating from your own organic garden.

3.Saving money - As I write this article we are in the midst of a recession. Food prices are rising and eating healthy has become more costly than ever. There are some start-up costs to setting up your garden, but the money you save at the grocery store will offset these costs possibly in your first season of gardening! From then on, your garden is set up and ready for each year, your vegetables are providing you with free seeds, and a lot of the substances used as organic fertilizer can be found for free or extremely cheap.

4.Composting - In the United States, food scraps and yard trimmings make up 24% of all municipal solid waste that ends up in landfills. By composting these scraps and trimmings you will not only be reducing pollution, saving landfill space and reducing rubbish costs, but you'll also be saving money that you might spend on organic fertilizers. When you begin composting your food scraps you will be absolutely amazed at how much lighter your trash bags become.

5.Exercise - No one said it would be easy! Organic gardening does take a fair bit of work. It is true that many gardens can be almost left alone completely, but once you being working on your own private organic garden you will develop a sense of pride and ownership over it. Your garden will become your "baby" and you will want to spend your time perfecting it and getting everything just right. I personally see this as a benefit to owning a garden. I spend more time outside in the fresh air getting exercise and being productive and at the end of it all the food that I am responsible for just tastes that much better. Not to mention that all the vegetables and exercise have helped me drop a few pounds!

If any of these benefits to organic gardening that I've listed seem interesting to you, I suggest that you check out this site that got me introduced to organic gardening and start your own garden today!