Eco Gardeners

Organically grown produce provides our families with more nutrition than conventionally grown!

If you’re buying your food from commercial sources, such as a grocery store, take a look at the difference in the quality of conventional versus organic food.

Rutgers University Study Comparing Organic versus Commercially Grown Foods

The Happy Gardener’s Eco- Grow Kits make ‘growing your own’ organics  easy and affordable

According to the Garden Writers Association 2009 Edible Gardening Trends Report 41 million US households grew vegetable gardens last year and 19.5 million grew herb gardens. These numbers of edible gardening projects are expected to rise in 2010 and the main reason is to supplement household food supplies.

The Happy Gardener, Inc has been helping families and communities throughout North America grow healthy, organic vegetables, herbs and fruits since 2006 when they introduced their exclusive line of Happy Naturals ™ organic garden products.

“Just Add Dirt” Eco-Grow Kits are The Happy Gardener’s newest product addition. These kits offer the most eco-friendly grow kit on the market by including everything needed for growing organic, nutritious edibles in 100% compostable pots. Simple instructions make it easy for the most amateur gardener and the containers allow for small space gardening too. Also included in the kit are organic seeds, SeaResults ™ Organic Plant Food, soil conditioner and water retaining mats. Just add your own dirt and get growing.

“We wouldn’t think of having our customers pay for dirt. Doesn’t that just seem wrong?” states The Happy Gardener’s founder and product developer, Annette Pelliccio. “Get the dirt from your backyard or compost pile. Our focus is to help families grow nutritious food while saving money. Growing our own berries, salad mix and a variety of vegetables saves my family of three an average of $380 during the summer months alone.”

Saving money isn’t the only reason to grow your own organic produce. Rutgers University conducted a study comparing the nutritional values of organically grown produce with commercially grown. An example of study findings includes organically grown lettuce containing 55 more grams of calcium and 509 more grams of iron than the commercially grown variety.

Gardening is once again becoming part of our country’s daily lifestyle, creating family balance in today’s technology obsessed world. Pelliccio states, “We would love to help the 80+ million virtual gardeners on Facebook’s Farmville take their knowledge of growing animated produce and get back outside in the fresh air and play in the real dirt.”

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For more information and/or photos for “Just Add Dirt” Eco-Kits and Fundraiser Program, and The Happy Gardener, or to schedule an interview, please contact Annette Pelliccio at 877-798-9280 or annette@thehappygardener.info. The Happy Gardener website is www.thehappygardener.info

Whether you consider yourself a gardener or not, herbs are one of the easiest and most used plants to grow.

They can be grown in containers and set out on your deck or patio, grown in formal herb gardens or amongst your perennials, or even on windowsills indoors.

Herbs can be used for culinary purposes, for accents in mixed containers and also as companion plants with your roses and vegetables for effective, organic pest control.

Following are some easy steps to get your Organic Herb Garden prepared:

1. Location: Decide where you want to grow your herbs. In containers or in your garden. Choose a sunny location with at least 6 hours of sun.

2. Soil Preparation: Herbs like rich organic soil with good drainage.

For containers, make sure the pots have drainage holes. Mix equal parts compost, coir fiber (an eco-friendly alternative to peat moss for moisture retention) and potting soil. Fill container and add an organic, slow-release soil conditioner with a balanced NPK ratio. Continue Reading »