1stop Organic Gardening

If you’ve read a few of my posts, you’ll have already worked out that I really love herbs. I mean, they are just such wonderful and versatile plants. They have so many gorgeous scents and flavours and there’s one for just about everything that ails you.

But it’s not just people that can benefit from including herbs as an integral part of our diet. Did you know that chickens will self - “medicate” if you give them herbs to pick over? That’s right… they know what to eat, for what ails them. Or maybe they choose certain herbs because they have a deficiency in something.

I heard recently that when we crave some particular food, it’s usually because that food will give us the vitamins or minerals that our body is low in. Aren’t we clever?

So whenever I’m tidying up my organic garden, or dividing herbs, or even just walking by and it occurs to me - I throw some into the chook yard. My chickens just help themselves. And whatever’s left over just breaks down over time.

I don’t limit my veggie growing area to just vegetables. I have herbs growing throughout my organic garden, even in the flower beds. In fact, some herbs are so pretty that a lot of people don’t even know they’re herbs - they compliment the flowers so well!

Happy Organic Gardening, Healthy Living…

Julie

Filed under: Herbs, chickens on July 22nd, 2008