GETTING STARTED WITH GROW
BIOINTENSIVE®!
Growing your own food can be rewarding on
many levels, and can bring benefits both to you and the planet.
It is empowering to know that you are able to provide for yourself
in such a basic way. The taste of fully-ripe food fresh from the
garden may be an eye-opening experience. Fresh air and exercise
are added benefits. And each food item that comes from your backyard
rather than the supermarket means less of the oil use, resource
use, air pollution and soil pollution that are required for commercial
growing, processing and transporting of foods.
We realize that the thought of learning
how to grow all your own food can seem overwhelming. Don’t
overdo! We recommend starting slowly and simply, with one 100- square-foot
bed. Reading How to Grow More Vegetables or The Sustainable Vegetable
Garden will show you how to double-dig the soil and become aware
of the other processes that make up the GROW BIOINTENSIVE system.
A smaller area to work in can lead to successful growing and self
confidence in the process. You will gradually learn about your own
soil, microclimate and mini-ecosystem and the plants that thrive
best there.
You will be surprised to see, when using
GROW BIOINTENSIVE, the amount of food that can be grown in such
a small space. Dig in and enjoy!
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