Having a home garden helps to enrich the family's diet, brings people closer to nature, and protects and beautifies the environment.
Contact with the land provides well-being for those who take care of it and contributes to the nutritional education of children, as they get to know where vegetables and fruits come from. In addition, it awakens in them an interest in eating the food that they themselves have grown.
The Pastoral Care for Children considers a home garden to be one that the family has at home and that has three or more varieties, which may include fruit. A lemon plant and a cilantro plant form a home garden.
The family vegetable garden can be planted in the backyard, in the garden, in clay pots, in plastic bottles, and in disposable milk, yogurt, and oil, among others. It can be a vegetable garden on the floor or on the wall. With a little fertilized soil, seeds, water, care, affection, creativity, and sun, a lot of food will sprout and grow.
Before starting a home garden, it is important to know which foods are naturally produced in the region where the family lives and which are best adapted to the local climate.
It is interesting to grow the foods most used in the family’s daily life so that those who cook will always have these foods within reach and will not need to buy them. A good option is seasonings such as chives, parsley, coriander, and oregano, among others.
It is important to remember that fruits and vegetables vary according to the time of year, so it is good to plant more than one type of fruit or vegetable to have at least one producing, regardless of the season. With this, it will be possible to prepare delicious, nutritious, and healthy juices and recipes.
On the appVisit
In the question, if there is a home garden that has three or more varieties of food, which may include fruits, click [Y] (yes) if there is one, or click [N] (no) if there is no vegetable garden.
In the question, if the child or family member ate something from this garden in the last two weeks, check [Y] (yes) if someone ate from the garden, or check [N] (no) if no one ate something from this garden.
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