Sunday, July 14, 2013

Eat 8 Vegetables To Lower Blood Pressure

Beets, leafy greens and other vegetables are high in nitrate and "may" help lower blood pressure naturally.  They do so by relaxing your blood vessels and improving circulation.

As a Certified Master Herbalist I recommend eating these plants RAW if you can as you will preserve the vitamin and mineral content which is often depleted or reduced when heat is applied in the form of cooking.

You can also juice some of the like beets, spinach, celery and kale.

Here's the list:


Many of these seeds are included in our Heirloom Seeds Packages and can be purchased directly from our website.  Several of them can even be grown indoors all year long as they are shade tolerant plants.


Thursday, July 11, 2013

Kitchen Scraps That will Grow In Your Garden

Here is our list of 12 simple plants that will regrow from your kitchen scraps:

Fennel, Cabbage, Scallions, Leeks, Garlic, Bok Choy, Celery, Romaine Lettuce, Sweet Potatoes, Pineapple, Ginger and Lemongrass:


Have you planted your Heirloom Seed Garden this year?  There are so many Heirloom Seeds which you can plant all year long, even indoors.    We look forward to being your new source for Heirloom Seeds and of course our Mother Nature Proof Survival Seed Capsule

Monday, July 8, 2013

Hello fellow Gardners!

If you're into Square Foot Gardening here is a simple tool (chart) that you can use to help you plant that beautiful garden.  For example this chart takes the guess work out of many heirloom green peppers, tomatoes, egg plant, squash, cucumbers etc to plant.  Now you just have to figure out the benefits of companion gardening as well.   Much Success!