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Having a garden at hand is fabulous in many ways. It provides us with vegetables and greens with that unique flavor of what is grown at home, it allows us to save a few euros and, in addition, it is a fantastic educational resource for the little ones: respect for the environment, personal responsibility , effort rewarded with tangible fruits. ..and fun, lots of fun! Of course, if you live in a big city, the possibilities of having a garden at home are significantly reduced, although this limitation does not prevent you from enjoying a charming and very decent urban garden . Soon we will tell you how you can easily set up your own urban garden with little material, even if you have little space at home . Today, however, we suggest you take a step further and discover another great advantage that urban horticulture offers us: the organic garden , a garden cared for and fed in an organic and natural way, without using pesticides or chemical fertilizers, and that you will get, in addition to everything that a traditional garden already offers you, very healthy and environmentally friendly food .
Ecological garden © Pablo Tosco / Oxfam Intermón An organic garden in your own home What are the advantages of having an organic garden at home? Well, among others, all that an urban garden offers : Vegetables and vegetables with great flavor. A unique and completely free pedagogical resource . An inexhaustible source of Albania Mobile Number List entertainment and fun. Savings on food. Use of space. Decoration of terraces and balconies... To which are added the merits of organic farming , even if it is in a small format: Respect for the environment : also in cities, insects (the basis of the diet of birds and other small animals) feed on plants that, treated with chemical fertilizers and pesticides, transfer harmful components to the food chain. Greater educational and entertainment potential : working on respect for the environment, learning to make natural and homemade fertilizers and pest control products.
The possibilities they offer for carrying out educational and fun activities at home with boys and girls are enormous! Healthy and natural products : what better than bringing home-grown vegetables to our table, without chemicals, completely healthy and natural? How to convert an urban garden into an organic garden The change to urban organic farming can be made whenever you want: you don't have to wait if you want to enjoy healthy and environmentally friendly products. Of course, you must take into account some small details so that your garden can be considered a truly ecological garden: Use natural and organic fertilizers : the natural decomposition of organic remains results in a blackish mulch, with a very pleasant texture and smell, similar to that of moist earth. Urban composting is an ideal resource to obtain natural and ecological fertilizer for your garden, in addition to helping to reduce waste generated at home. Use natural insecticides and pest control products : you will find a lot of information on the Internet about how to make them easily and in a short time with homemade materials.