An idea, that unfortunately departed when our population got refrigerators, fast foods, and prosperous.
In choosing vegetables and fruit that I could grow in my area, I researched the nutitional value of them, and found I had alot of nutritional food I could grow myself. The dark leafy greens, spinach, collards, swiss chard, and even beet greens, which have the added value of the beets, are all soooo healthy for us, with tons of Vit A, minerals and fiber. We all know the immune boosting qualities of onions, peppers and tomatoes, but tomatoes and peppers are also heart healthy and offer Vit C, and blood pressure lowering qualities. Cabbage and beets help to reduce free radicals, which cause cancer. Green beans and beets stabilize blood suger and add good fiber. Squash and pumpkins have good vit A and great fiber, and also a complex carbohydrate, stabilizing blood sugar. Apples repair the nervous system. Yellow fruits have massive Vit A and some vit C. All berries reduce free radicals and help the brain/memory. I could go on, but the point I'm making is that we can plant foods that give the maximum nutritional value for our efforts, and focus on eat to live, rather than live to eat.
