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GARDENING GUIDE FOR THE ORGANIC LIFESTYLE
THE ORGANIC ETHOS
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
LIVING THE
ORGANIC
LIFESTYLE
LIVING THE
ORGANIC
LIFESTYLE
At Dr. Earth our mission has been clear since day one in 1988 when I
conceived this radical idea of “we are what we eat, so we must grow our own
food to make sure we know what we are eating.” Living the organic lifestyle
is not a fad. It’s not a phase we go though, rather a conscious decision
we hopefully make at a young age so our body can have a longer lasting,
positive influence from the choices we start to make at a young age.
Our connection to our food is critical whether we grow it all, which is
almost impossible in modern day America, or if we simply know where it
is coming from and the people behind it. This is a concept we can practice
every day, slowly, as life happens naturally, with every step and action we take.
If you buy a food product, know where it is coming from. Ask the butcher
at the local supermarket a few questions like where does this chicken come
from? What’s the farm’s name? Is it certified organic by a non-profit agency?
Or, the hard questions you have to ask to get full transparency and the truth
about what you are about to buy and put inside of your body! Is this chicken
from a factory farm? Pumped full of GMO grains, raised in inhumane conditions,
forced to live its full life in 6 to 8 weeks? If the butcher does not know, it
means he does not care, and that’s no place to gamble with your health.
Talk to the produce manager and ask him where the produce comes
from? What’s the farm’s name? Are they using OMRI listed fertilizers, soils,
insect killers, practice recycling on their farm so their footprint is small, and
core purpose is to be profitable as well as sustainable? If he doesn’t know,
he doesn’t care. Don’t support his store until he has an answer!
The obvious is to stay away from packaged foods as often as possible. None
of us are perfect, but if we choose a raw apple more often than a bag of chips,
it will add up through the course of our life and it will make a huge impact
in our older years. Getting old is hard enough, getting old and in bad health
means you are trapped in your body, and that’s no way for anyone to live.
Best of health to you,
Milo Shammas
Founder & Formulator
why we are what we eat!
Healthy Garden,
Healthy You
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DR. EARTH® GARDENING GUIDE
Healthy Garden, Healthy You ...................2
Healthy And Beautiful Gardens .................6
Why an Organic Garden is Safer for Pets ........12
Outthink The Risk .............................14
How To Grow A Great Tomato .................16
How To Grow Healthy Kale ....................18
How To Grow Corn ...........................19
How To Grow Peppers ........................20
How To Grow Cucumbers .....................21
How To Grow Strawberries ....................22
How To Grow Peas ............................23
Fertilizing Made Easy .........................24
I6 Nutrients Plants Must Have .................30
TruBiotic® Nature's Intelligence Pure & Simple ..32
What Is Vital For Life? Your health! .............34
Final Stop® Sprays - Designed To Kill! ...........36
Global Recycling .............................38
Ethical & Fair Trade Organics ..................42
Sustainably Grown Cannabis ..................46
Feeding Schedule ............................48
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