John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the best way to get kids to eat more vegetables: to have a family organic garden and get your kids involved with all aspects including planting, harvesting and tasting. In this episode, Nico, Johns nephew visits John's garden and tries many of the different edible fruits, vegetables and herbs growing in the organic garden. You will get a mini-tour of John's summer garden in October as well as Nico's opinion of many of the different fruits, vegetables and herbs John is growing. You will discover how Nico actually enjoys vegetables that he never liked before when he picks them fresh and gets to taste high quality, organic fruits and vegetables grown in some of the most nutrient dense soil including rock dust, worm castings, fungal dominated compost and much more. After watching this episode, you will know how to get kids to eat and enjoy more fresh fruits and vegetables. You will also get a mini tour of John's garden and learn some growing techniques that may better your personal garden. Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens for more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Follow John on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/growingyourgreens/ Watch all 1200+ Episodes from GrowingYourGreens at https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos Referenced Videos: Easiest to Grow Cucumber - Bolivian Cucumber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq-uzC3QW44 Purchase Bolivian Cucumber seeds: http://growingyourgreens.ecwid.com/

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your organic gardening questions. In this episode, John answers the following questions: 1. What are the starter veggies I should grow in my first garden? 2. Do you have any videos for first time gardeners? 3. How deep should I build my elevated raised bed? 4. Have you been to the Annual Heirloom Expo in Santa Rosa? 5. How do I get to your blog? 6. Why haven't you written a gardening book yet? 7. How can I make a hot compost pile that will heat my hoophouse / greenhouse? 8. Should I prune my indoor tomato , pepper and tomatillo plants? 9. Can I grow my greens in Dairy compost with a ph of 7.9?? 10. Is the soil found in the woods be good to grow vegetables? 11. What greens would do best under natural soil / guerilla growing conditions? 12. Why don't you like to use spaghetti irrigation tubing? 13. What are your thoughts on Back to Eden Style Growing? 14. Should I put wood chips on the top of my garden to help keep in the moisture? 15. Should we rotatill our weeds so we can grow a garden? 16. How can I deter Iguanas from eating my pepper plants? 17. Do you know what to grow that can help with migranes? 18. Is it safe to sift thru cement/soil to use in the garden? 19. What is the best way to use wood chips and manures to make compost? After watching this episode you will learn the answers to these questions and a whole lot more.

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida to share with you a urban farm who grows food in 100% containers. In this episode, you will learn about Fort Lauderdale Vegetables who grow food in the city and teach about decentralized farming. You will learn some of the techniques they use to grow in a tropical environment that gets lots of rain. You will also discover why smoking is not a good idea around your garden and much, much more. Learn more about Fort Lauderdale Vegetables at http://www.fortlauderdalevegetables.com/

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you some of his favorite vendors at the 2nd annual National Heirloom Expo that took place in Santa Rosa, California. In this episode you will learn about 1. The Real Cuban Oregano vs Menthol Plant http://www.carmensnursery.com 2. California Native Edible Plants - Peppermint Candy Flower and Red Maids http://www.larnerseeds.com 3. Self Watering Ceramic Seed Pots - Hand made in the USA http://www.ortakitchengarden.com 4. Vote YES on Prop 37 to LABEL GMOs http://www.carighttoknow.org 5. Gardening by the moon for healthier plants and higher yields http://www.gardeningbythemoon.com 6. Best online app for gardeners lets you plan your garden and get reminder emails http://www.smartgardener.com 7. Phytol an organic fungicite, milticide and insecticide to knock out bugs and their eggs. Insect Frass which will make your plants immune to insects from the inside out. Ocean Grown Fish Hydrolsate is a low temperature produced fish fertilizer that provides amino acids to your plants to feed them exactly what they need. http://www.onfrass.com