If you are looking for ways to produce healthy fruits, vegetables, herbs, and other plants, organic gardening may be just the thing for you. There are several different organic gardening methods, each of which utilizes plant-derived materials to control unwanted pests and help keep your garden in full production.
The concept of organic gardening was first introduced in 1940, which theorized that adding chemicals to the soil was destructive to the environment. It wasn't until 1962, however, that organic gardening was put into practice by farmers and local gardeners.
Today, between 15 and 20 million home gardeners use organic growing methods in the United States. While organic produce used to be found solely in health food stores, it now makes up a large portion of what is available in commercial grocery stores.