Be a Superhero! Grow your own Victory Garden.

You've probably heard the phrase; "You too, can be a Superhero!"

Well... Its true. You can!

Perhaps not the type you read in comic books, or in the image above, but with the increased price of food and the lack of information regarding labeling of the foods we buy from the grocery store; it makes sense to grow your own food naturally, from Non GMO, Heirloom Seeds.

The Hero aspect comes from the fact that; if you have a lawn, you can convert it to grow food and be able to provide healthy food for yourself, your family and share what you grow with your friends and neighbors.

They will Love you for it, and you will feel healthier too.

It also means you have more Independence, because when you grow your own food, you are taking action to become more self-sufficient.

I understand this wont work for everyone due to one's available time, location, or year round climate. But don't give up before you start. Even if you live in an area that is colder. You can still grow your own food year round, but you will have to build a greenhouse to accommodate the plants and provide your garden with shelter from the cold and snow. 

The video shown here is a bit of a flashback from the 40's and was used by the U.S. Government to promote the planting of Victory Gardens.

Despite the videos age, the information it contains is still relevant and if you're wanting to grow your own Victory Garden, it offers some helpful tips. Some of these tips include when to plant seeds, how to plant the seeds, types of crops to grow and shows you how to fend off pests from eating your plants and spoiling your harvest.

The image below is from the same era as the video above; but, the information is still helpful and rotating your crops every year is the best way to grow healthy food without stripping the soil of its healthy minerals.

Another helpful tip that isn't in the video above, is to build a small compost area in the far corner of your garden. Composting your food scraps and spoiled food will allow you to fertilize your soil and give your gardens fruits and vegetables even more healthy nutrients.

If you're inspired to grow your own garden, Go for it!

Gather the information you need to start your own Victory Garden from the library, or from a good online source. Ask people in your community that garden for their help or advice, order heirloom seeds from a reputable source and give it a try!

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Ban Pop from Your Diet!

Why You should Ban Pop from Your Diet: 

1) Pop is sweetened by either Aspartame; which is a toxic, poisonous chemical that is known to cause Cancer: or sweetened with High Fructose Corn Syrup. High Fructose Corn Syrup is now created in mass mainly from GMO corn. This is also extremely bad for your health and is also extremely toxic. By not supporting the pop industry also means you are taking a stand against Monsanto's GMO corn.

2) Each Can of Pop has on average 10-15 teaspoons of High Fructose Corn Syrup. This massive amount of sugar leads to numerous health problems including: Obesity and Diabetes - So banning pop from your diet also means that you are taking a stand against Pharmaceutical companies that profit from the problems that drinking pop helps create.

3) The brown chemical food coloring in “Coca Cola” and “Pepsi” is a carcinogen that can cause lung cancer, liver cancer, thyroid cancer, and leukemia.

4) The United States government gives Coke and Pepsi multi Billion Dollar Subsidies each year. It is immoral for our government to support an unhealthy industry that doesn't need our money and earns Trillions of dollars a year. This means that when you buy a pop from the store you are buying that can of pop twice. Once with your tax money because the government gave Coke and Pepsi money to produce it, and again when you purchase it from the store. 

5) Banning Pop from your diet will help shed light on the subject that GMO seeds and their internal Pesticides, Fungicides and Herbicides, kill Bees. This GMO Corn by Monsanto & Dow Agrosciences; also contains Clothianidine, which was created by Bayer Crop Science; Clothianidine, poisons bees as they pollinate and is also responsible for colony collapse disorder. Saving the bees from extinction, can be done, and it can start with you making a decision not to buy Pop. 

Supporting Links:  

Soda subsidy gives your Tax Dollars to Beverage Companies! 

Colorant Included into Coke and Pepsi Causes Cancer.

Info on: High-fructose Corn Syrup. 

5 Health Dangers of High-fructose corn syrup. 

No GMO Guide.  

Aspartame Causes Cancer in Rats at Levels Currently Approved for Humans! 

Can you get Hooked on Diet Soda? 

Corporate War on Bees! 

EPA Ignored own Scientists’ Warnings about Bee-Killing Pesticide. 

Honey Bees Problem Nearing a Critical Point. 

The bottom line is that Pop is extremely unhealthy, addictive, and the sugar high and caffeine in Pop keeps You Hooked. The chemical & GMO sources of the ingredients used are seriously harming our health, our environment and contaminating our food supply. Despite the evidence from scientists whose findings prove this. Canada, the United States, and the EPA still allow poisonous seeds to be grown, and toxic food to be produced and sold. It is time for You, to take action and say enough is enough.  

You can help Create Positive Change in several ways:

1) The simplest of these ways is to Vote with Your Dollar! Voting with Your Dollar Works because: No demand, means No profits! No profits, means No business! 

So; If companies like Coke and Pepsi see that they are losing money and Investors see that their investment is loosing money. Both the Investors and the Companies will take notice and research why and demand positive changes to how they produce their products. They will then look for solutions, and they will see that their market is demanding healthy products from natural ingredients. They will want to keep your business, so they will want to change to meet the needs of their customers. This in effect then makes investors happy and helps restore people's trust, this trust makes or breaks a product and companies know that. Businesses big and small must have your trust if they want to continue to do business and sell their products.

This will send Coke, Pepsi, Monsanto, Dow, Bayer, their Investors as well as the EPA and all other Government representatives. That these toxic, unhealthy, genetically modified products are not wanted, and it will force them to make the ethical, responsible and essential changes needed if they want to continue to do business and or keep their jobs, because they are responsible and they should be held accountable.

This means you as a person, can make a powerful statement by Voting with Your Dollar. 

2) If you are a Farmer, Refuse to Plant GMO Seeds, and Refuse to Grow GMO Corn and all other GMO Products! 

3) If you are a Company (Ex: Coke & Pepsi) Refuse to use GMO and Cancer causing chemical Ingredients. 

4) Look at the ingredients and make a conscious, informed, and educated decision. If food and drinks are not labeled in your country, Demand your government representatives to lobby for you and help you make labeling and warnings mandatory. Do your research and show them the evidence supporting it. 

5) My new years resolution was to eliminate pop from my diet, especially Coke and Pepsi!

As of January. 13th/2012! I am now 13 days pop free and the sugar cravings are gone.

I have lost 10 lbs of body fat, I feel healthier and my energy level has increased. I replaced the pop with real, unsweetened fruit juice, tea or water; and I eat more small meals through the day to keep my blood sugar and energy level steady.

I strongly encourage you to take on the challenge of eliminating pop from your diet too.

Join me and "Ban Pop from Your Diet!"

Please share your Reasons why you decided to "Ban Pop from Your Diet!" and ask your friends and family to do so as well.

Y-Green