How To Prevent Malnutrition, Diabetes, Obesity, and Heart Disease in Belize

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Eat Your Greens, Belize! This is a salad  from a garden I started from scratch last September. And by "scratch," I mean "jungle." I started making compost, and by December I was eating salads and pesto. I got a late start this year due to travel, so most of these plants were started June 13. This photo was taken August 12. Magic? No; compost!

So we got yer Bok Choi, Katsuma, Red Garnett Amaranth (Calaloo), Red Valentine Lettuce, Georgia Southern Collard Greens, Golden Giant Amaranth, Mesculun Lettuce Mix, Early Wonder Beet, French Breakfast Radish, Thai Basil, Genovese Basil, Mexican Marigolds, Red Velvet Okra Flower, and Red Velvet Okra leaves. Good, and good for you!

These are all open-pollinated heirloom varieties. This means you can save the seeds and the same plant will grow from them. This will not happen with hybrids/GMO's.