Grow Your Own!

Fresh Veggies & Fruits

A growing body of research proves that fruits and vegetables are critical to promoting good health. In fact, fruits and vegetables should be the foundation of a healthy diet.

Most people to need to double the amount the amount of fruits and vegetables they eat every day.

Benefits of growing your own vegetables

There are lots of great benefits in growing your own fruit and vegetables.

• Improve your health
• Save money
• Get outdoors
• Relieve stress

Natural As It's In Nature

Eat with the seasons – this is nature’s way of making sure our bodies get a healthy mix of nutrients and plant chemicals.

Let colours guide you – get different combinations of nutrients by putting a ‘rainbow’ of colours (green, white, yellow–orange, blue–purple, red) on your plate.

Home grown

Growing your own food from home has its benefits:

• You decide what kinds of fertilizers and pesticides come in contact with your food.
• It lets you control when to harvest your food. Vegetables that ripen in the garden have more nutrients than some store-bought vegetables that must be picked early.

Alkaline Water

When this acidic rainwater reaches the soil, it helps to release micronutrients such as zinc, manganese, copper and iron that are essential to plant growth but are mostly locked up in our local soil, which typically registers a neutral to alkaline pH.

Fresh Air

An increase in vitamin D levels can help to reduce the risk of hip fractures and high blood pressure, as well as boosting the strength of your bones. The fresh air will also improve your mental well-being. Being out in the garden helps you to forget everything else that may be going on in your life.