{"id":3725,"date":"2015-09-04T18:19:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T18:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/?p=3725"},"modified":"2015-09-04T18:19:16","modified_gmt":"2015-09-04T18:19:16","slug":"5-foods-you-can-easily-grow-in-your-backyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/articles\/5-foods-you-can-easily-grow-in-your-backyard\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Foods You Can Easily Grow in your Backyard"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is an inspiring guest post with the effect of getting us all to start small and branch out from there.\u00a0 There is so much we can do–even 10-15 minutes a day spent growing food will save you real cash and nourish your family.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

If you want fresh and organic options for your meals, fruits and vegetables from your home garden are a good choice. Not only does growing food save you money, but it also assures you that the foods you\u2019re eating are not treated with pesticides and other chemicals. Start growing food today!<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve got space to spare, here are five foods that you can grow at home:<\/p>\n

#1\u00a0 <\/strong>Organic Sprouts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

With varieties like sunflower, pea, broccoli, and alfafa to choose from, organic sprouts can be grown inside or outside of your home, making them easy and convenient to grow year-round!<\/p>\n

Plus, don\u2019t underestimate their small size\u2026sprouts contain a HUGE amount of beneficial nutrients, including vitamins and minerals like folate, selenium, fiber, manganese, copper, and protein.<\/p>\n

Want to learn more about microgreens? Here’s an article.<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

#2 Herbs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Herbs like basil, parsley, and thyme can be grown both outside or inside your home in containers. They can be grown all-year round (especially if you practice container gardening), but do know that sunlight and warm temperatures<\/a> are important to them, so make sure they have access to it.<\/p>\n

Herbs are more than just flavorful additions to our favorite foods\u2026they contain many beneficial nutrients including: vitamins A and C, fiber, iron, copper, calcium, and volatile oils with antioxidant properties.<\/p>\n

\"Medicinal<\/a>
Click here to learn more: Medicinal Herbs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

#3 Kale<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This highly-nutritious, cruciferous vegetable is a great crop to grow in your garden. Kale contains high amounts of vitamins A, C, and K, plus iron, calcium, and protein. It also has healthy fats like omega-fatty acids, and carotenoids (antioxidants) like lutein and zeaxanthin.<\/p>\n

Kale can also help repair your DNA cells and benefit your stomach, liver, and immune system health. This vegetable can withstand colder temperatures because of its crisp leaves, so it can be grown during winter.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Sausage<\/a>
Click here for recipe: Sausage on a Bed of Kale & Cannellini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

#4 Spinach <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Why not consider growing your own spinach? This leafy green vegetable is loaded with vitamins and nutrients including fiber, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, and manganese.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s special about spinach is that it contains flavonoids that act as antioxidants to prevent cholesterol oxidation and protect your body from free radicals. Spinach can also tolerate colder temperatures, but it\u2019s best to plant it during the fall.<\/p>\n

Read more about using your spinach:<\/span><\/h5>\n
Good gravy: Spinach Meatballs with Bechamel Sauce<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n
Spinach Pesto Salad<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n
Vegetable Powders<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n

 <\/p>\n

#5 Tomatoes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The sight of juicy tomatoes growing in your garden can be quite amazing. This delicious fruit provides many nutrients including B-vitamins, vitamins A, C, E, K, and minerals like fiber, potassium, manganese, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, and copper. However, tomatoes are best known for containing the antioxidant, lycopene, which can protect cells and skin from UV damage and maintain bone density.<\/p>\n

You can plant tomatoes during summer when days are sunny and soil temperatures are warm. Just make sure they\u2019re protected well, especially when you live in an area that gets very hot during this season.<\/p>\n

Read more about preserving your tomato harvest:<\/span><\/h5>\n
Sun-dried tomatoes<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n
Tomato Paste & Sauce<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n
Tomato Soup from the Peels<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"carrots_love_tomatoes.jpg\"<\/a>Click here <\/a>to learn more about this great gardening classic.<\/em><\/h6>\n
\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ma. Josephine Unas is a writer for Mercola.com<\/a>. Looking for new ways to prepare healthy and delicious food is one of her biggest passions. At the moment, she is reading about the history and uses of true colloidal silver<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is an inspiring guest post with the effect of getting us all to start small and branch out from there.\u00a0 There is so much we can do–even 10-15 minutes a day spent growing food will save you real cash and nourish your family.\u00a0 Enjoy! If you want fresh and organic options for your meals, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[229,230],"tags":[194],"yst_prominent_words":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/5-Foods-you-can-easily-grow.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9Fvks-Y5","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3725"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3725"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=3725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}