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The Sustainable

Garden

Grow Your Own Food Using

Kitchen Scraps

By Michelle Fouchi Esneault

he price of produce rises each year. misting often. Once they sprout, plant and harvest in
Do your wallet and the Earth a favor by just a few weeks.
recycling your kitchen scraps to grow a  Carrots, Turnips, Beets and Parsnips are grown by
Tgarden that will provide you with food rooting tops in an inch of water. Once you see roots,
for many seasons. plant directly into your garden and harvest in about
 Spring Onions, Scallions, Onions, Leeks and two and a half months.
Fennel can all be regrown by placing 1 inch of their  Sweet Potatoes can be planted whole. When the
roots cut side up in an inch of water. Place in a sun- shoots grow 4 inches, remove and replant them. They
ny window and you will see sprouts in three to five will be ready to harvest in four months.
days. Transplant into the garden a few weeks later. Start with the best quality vegetables you can and
 Romaine and Leaf Lettuces, Celery you’ll be rewarded with great tasting food from your
and Cabbage can be grown similarly. Keep moist by own garden.