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Making your life greener - one bite at a time.

So what follows is a compilation of organic growing tips and some of our favorite ways of preparing and enjoying that large, orange / yellow, tasty and most prolific vegetable. They are offfered in the hope that more people will enjoy their pumpkin even more as a result of trying something different.

Imagine the pungent glorious smell of  organic lavender – that’s the flavor of lavender jelly or lavender scones.Add Nasturtium flowers to salads, garnish fruit salads, stuff with cream cheese....

Add to ice cubes and freeze to garnish fruit drinks. Combine with flower petals - marigold, borage, dandelion, violets and freeze in ice cube trays.

This can result in unnecessary waste of money and time. There are also a number of fruit trees that make effective windbreaks, are of ornamental value and possess nitrogen fixing abilities. With so many fruits to choose

Loofah is a fast-growing, long-season, warm-climate vine plant that can climb up to 15 feet high.The Loofah plant itself is similiar to a cucumber and produces sprawling vines up to 15 to 20 feet in length.