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Start a pesticide-free kitchen garden

From a small empty spot to the first vegetables you can pick, step by step, without synthetic pesticides.

2 lessons · about 9 min in total

  1. 1 Start a small pesticide-free vegetable bed: sun, soil, water, first cropsNo big plot needed: one raised bed is enough. Find a spot with enough sun, mix your own soil, pick easy crops and handle pests without pesticides. 5 min read
  2. 2 Compost kitchen scraps at home: greens, browns, moisture and turningKitchen scraps can become good soil once you know the green-to-brown ratio, keep the moisture right and turn the pile for air. Plus fixes for smells and flies. 4 min read