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Organic Gardening
In 20 Minutes a Day

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Wouldn't it be great to have fresh, organic vegetables all summer long?

Organic gardening with raised beds will produce healthy, chemical and pesticide free fruits and vegetables all summer long for only 20 minutes of tending a day.

I came to organic raised beds through necessity. I have moved many times, and many times I have dug a new garden by hand.

Where I live now is high on a rock rim of pine trees. Can't dig. Just can't be done. I even tried sifting the soil from the rock. Not worth the monumental effort.

So I tried a raised bed.

organic raised bed

Enter angelic music. What a miracle. It works so well, I'll never garden the "traditional" way again.

  • Wouldn't it be great to feed your family more healthy foods without it costing a whole lot more?
  • Imagine making rich, organic compost from kitchen waste
  • Would you like to start a garden on your porch or balcony?
  • What if you could garden in just 20 minutes a day?
  • What if you could plant a garden that was weed free?
  • What if nature worked for you and your garden instead of you fighting it?

Organic Raised Bed Gardening is all about organic gardening the easy way. Just click the navigation at the left to get started and don't forget to sign up for the newsletter.

What can I expect from my organic garden?

  • Delicious, nutritious vegetables, herbs, and flowers free from harmful chemicals
  • Almost no weeds
  • No need for irrigation and very little watering
  • Creation of healthy soil, an important world resource
  • Reduction in the use of fossil fuels used to transport food
  • Reduction in water use, as compared to tilled earth farming
  • More cash in your pocket
  • The possibility of a bumper crop you can share with friends and neighbors
  • More balance in your everyday life and lives of those you love

As you browse this site, you will see that organic gardening is a philosophy and a practice. The philosophy is: Earth is an interconnected system, of which we are a part. When the system is not in balance, disease is created. Living in harmony and keeping good health is the goal. A healthy Earth is a prosperous Earth.

On this site, I strive to give you small steps you can take to create health in your small corner of the globe.



Organic Raised Bed Gardening Tips, Experiments, and Results
Tips, tricks, how to and experiments in organic raised bed gardening.

Raised Bed Garden
A raised bed garden can be created out of scrap materials you have laying around - lumber, cinder block, metal roofing, straw bales.

A Cold Frame Extends Your Season
Extend your season with a cold frame. Easy to build and install.

Square Foot Gardening
Square foot gardening is a method developed by Mel Bartholomew which produces very high yeilds with little effort.

Build a Compost Pile and Recycle Your Waste
The ways to build a compost pile are numerous, and can be confusing. Get the basics down here and you'll be on your way to great compost for your organic garden.

Container Garden
Have a small space, but still want an organic garden? A container garden could be your answer.

Organic fertilizer, not just for hippies
Organic fertilizer will save the planet. It will not burn your plants, or poison your family. It can also be cheaper, if you know what you're doing

Organic Pest Control, Fight Insect Pests
Organic pest control is easy, inexpensive, effective and best of all, safe

Garden Soil the Organic Way
Garden soil done the organic way builds soil, conserves soil, and sequesters carbon.

The Mystery of Terra Preta
Terra Preta, soil of the ancient Amazonians, is organic soil perfection. With this soil, ancient peoples were able to populate the Amazon by the hundreds of thousands.

Organic Vegetable Gardening
Organic vegetable gardening : mmm, tomatoes, zucchini, squash, oregano, bell peppers. Let me show you how.

Worm Composting
Worm composting takes the work out of the compost pile. Red wiggler worms digest your kitchen and yard waste, producing lovely nutrient rich compost.

Worm Composting Hands On
Follow me as I try worm composting hands on. Pictures and posts make it easy to do yourself.

Organic Recipes
You need organic recipes for your organic produce. Find them here.

Organic Gardening Glossary
Use the organic gardening glossary to find out what certain terms mean

Gardening Book Reviews
Organic gardening book reviews help you choose the right book for you.

Starting A Vegetable Garden
Tips for starting a vegetable garden, the easy way.

Harvesting Rainwater
Harvesting rainwater is a great way to cut the water bill, and it's not as hard as you might think.

Tomato Growing Tips
With a few tomato growing tips, your tomatoes will be happy and you'll have lots of tomatoes.

Benefits of Worm Tea
Worm tea is your garden's multivitamin and immune system booster. It will not burn plants and provides the necessary microculture to fight insects and disease.

Gardening Survey
This is where you help me to help you.

Organic Gardening Video Page
My organic gardening video collection, homemade by yours truly.

Fall Garden
A fall garden in a hot climate can save you and your vegetables a lot of stress.

Work From Home
You can earn money working from home.

About Me
Find out about me, Cassandra Truax, and how I came to organic gardening.

Contact Me
contact me

Vermicompost
Making vermicompost is an alternative to the traditional compost pile that is less work and requires less space.

How to Compost
How to compost revealed in this free e-book

Worm Towers
Worm towers add worm compost directly to your garden by creating a feeding area for composting worms.

Buy Worms
Looking to buy worms for composting? You've come to the right place.


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