Small Scale Organic gardening

Benefits of Organic Gardening
* Chemical free food + exercise
*Awareness of wider environmental issues
*Practical recycling of materials
*Wildlife conservation
*Reduction of pollution
*Working with nature rather than against it
Cost cutting tips
*always recycle or reuse materials
*use locally available organic matter
*prevention of pests/diseases cheaper than the cure
*Use mulches green manures, &continuous cropping to conserve soil fertility& moisture
*Save seed
* Encourage wildlife
*Work with nature & natural cycles
*Strive to improve and pass your knowledge to minimise costly mistakes
*Keep records & learn from past experience
principles of Organic Gardening
*Working with natural systems to produce a well balanced fertile soil
* Feed soil not the plant build up soil organic matter
*Avoid chemical fertillisers & pestisides
*Maintainence of biodiversity
*Encouragement of natural predators
Avoidance of genetically modified organisms