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FAQs

What is organic farming?

A holistic production management system that promote and enhance agri-ecosystems, health including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. Refrains the use of synthetic chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides. It also allows the powerful laws of nature to increase both agricultural yields and disease resistance.

 

What are Antioxidants?

They are natural substances that can neutralize free radicals. Free radicals are toxic chemicals that can do serious damage to one's health by destroying cells and tissues which can eventually lead to cancer. So antioxidants remove these dangerous free radicals from the body

 

What is a "Raised Bed"?

A “raised bed garden” is exactly what it sounds like, a garden that is raised up above the ground. Planning an organic raised bed vegetable, fruit or herb garden is similar to planning a regular garden that you would normally plant into the existing soil. You first need to find a location in your yard that gets a good amount of sun and has relatively good drainage. An area with a slight slope is ideal.

Raised beds are flexible to the space you have available and can be created to take up very little space, if that is all you have or can manage. They can even be built right over a concrete patio.

One of the benefits of planting in a raised bed garden includes the ability to get a head start on the growing season. As the soil in raised beds warm up more quickly in spring, you can put your plants or seeds in earlier. read more...