Grow Food for Free: The easy, sustainable, zero-cost way to a plentiful harvest

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It is also worthwhile looking around your neighborhood and asking around to see if anyone you know would be willing to give you plants or plant cuttings to populate your garden. Pinggang Pinoy 1 is a good representation of how your plate should look. It is an easy-to-understand food plate model of Go, Grow, and Glow foods. Developed in 2014 2 by the Department of Science and Technology – Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) in partnership with the Department of Health and with the help of the World Health Organization, Pinggang Pinoy aims to combat malnutrition and nutrient deficiency among Filipinos.

But the good news is, you don’t necessarily have to spend much on tools at all. You may even be able to get everything you need for free. Huw Richards set himself a challenge - to be self-sufficient by growing his own fruit and veg for free for a year. He succeeded, and now wants to help you do the same. Grow them in the ground if you have space, or in a window box if you have a loose-leaf variety. To spice up your salads, you can also grow spring onions and radishes in plant pots. If you are new to gardening, getting to know some more experienced gardeners can often pay dividends – not only in terms of seeds and free plants, but also in terms of their invaluable knowledge and expertise.But before you head out and buy your seeds, it could be worthwhile trying to source seeds and plants for free. Making the Most of What You Already Have Huw Richards' 52-week journal of how he grew his own food for free for a year without spending a penny Glow foods are fruits and vegetables that are good for your health. They have vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that help you feel healthy and strong. Glow foods also help make your skin look beautiful so you can enjoy your glowing complexion! Whether you prefer them roasted, boiled or mashed, potatoes are ideal for loads of tasty dishes, like our cheese and onion rosti recipe. Better yet, you can easily grow them in an old garden dustbin.

Eating food items that belong to the same food group in one sitting may lead to nutrient toxicity, nutrient deficiencies, or digestive problems. Pinggang Pinoy and other tools recommended by DOST-FNRI, such as the food pyramid, may help you achieve healthier eating habits. 4. What is the Food Pyramid, and how is it different from Pinggang Pinoy? Water the container and gently firm the compost down. Then sprinkle over your seed, don’t worry too much about spacing as they are easy to thin out (remove any weaker seedlings) as they germinate. Once you start to see the green shoots emerge above the soil, cover them with a bit more compost, wait until they emerge again and then repeat. When the leaves are young but big enough to eat, harvest just what you need, ideally with a pair of scissors to make a clean cut of the outer leaves. The stems will grow new leaves, hence the name ‘cut-and-come-again’. As the leaves get older they will start to get bitter or attempt to flower - if you spot this happening now is the time to compost them.

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Small cardboard boxes, and recycled paper made into papier machépots with flour paste, are other interesting (and zero cost) options. Lasagna beds are garden beds that are built in much the same way as you would layer a lasagna in your kitchen. But rather than making up layers of pasta sheets, tomato sauce etc. you are building up layers of organic materials. The first thing to remember when planting a zero cost or low cost vegetable garden is that less is generally more when it comes to tools.

Grow your own food in your home garden, acreage or container, and look forward to a bountiful harvest year-round. You can plant fruit and veggies at home without spending a penny, and Huw Richard's shows you how.When speaking to people who don’t already grow their own, one of the main factors that comes up is cost. People worry that it will be expensive to get started with the process of growing their own food. Finding a space to grow — in the yard or on a terrace or balcony — and sourcing the materials you need If you want to make a simple cold compost heap or compost bin – you can just make a heap in a corner of your property. But to contain the compost and make things neater, use materials you already have, or which can be sourced for free. There are a number of things you can use to make the structure to contain the compost. For example – make a compost bin from old wood pallets or other scrap wood or scrap fencing. Or use reclaimed barrels or drumsfor the purpose. The sale of customised goods or perishable goods, sealed audio or video recordings, or software, which has been opened.