Dave can do it!

It you have been reading my blog in it's infancy, you can see the direction I am going with this. You can eat healthier, and you can even grow some of your own food no matter where you live. We've already established that processed food is full of chemicals that I can't pronounce and that we have no idea what chemicals and pesticides are on the produce in the grocery store. I want to encourage you to grow some of your own food. It's better for you, and it can be very enjoyable.

Dave stands next to his pole beans. Behind him are Blueberries.

Meet my friend Dave. Dave lives in town on a regular size lot. I was at his house today and you should see all the fruits and vegetables he has growing and all in a kinda small space. I saw green beans, yellow beans, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, blue berries, peaches, oranges, and even pineapples. I probably missed some too.

These blueberries are delicious!

All of his plants look better than mine and he attributes that to his compost pile. He even had tomatoes growing out of the compost pile that looked better than mine. Now he has been at it longer than I have and he soil is in much better condition, but mine will get there.  Dave and his wife Nellie put all of their kitchen scraps in the pile. I took a peek at the bottom. Dark rich compost is waiting to be added to his garden.

Dave's secret, compost!

 Dave can probably disconnect from the grocery store as far as fruits and vegetables are concerned. In a very small space he is raising enough food to feed a family. All of his vegetable beds look very neat and compliment his yard nicely. Every thing is trimmed and well taken care of.

In this small space, Dave has onions, cucumbers, green beans and tomatoes. All that food in a small attractive bed.

You really have no excuse for not taking charge of the food your family is eating, even if it is just growing one tomato plant. It would be a good start and when you taste the difference between a store bought tomato and a home grown one, I think you'll try more vegetables.

This is the first time that I have ever seen pineapples growing. I was stoked!