"Organic Gardening Made Easy" workbook

Vibrant Life Educator, Author, Organic  Grower/Teacher, 

                              Joy Matwyshen, released a new book in October, 2015. 

"I just updated my book, adding new content and special 

promotions, on January 2nd, 2016 and you are the first to 

know about it". Take a look at this brief overview and order 

your printed or e-book copy  today! This book is phonominal 

and is the next best thing to being at one of Joy's live 

Organic Gardening Workshops

"I teach you how to garden successfully in your kitchen growing sprouts, raised beds in the ground, in containers and in simple and affordable hydroponic systems and kits.  We tell you where to purchase everything you need to follow our protocol.  My book is designed to act as a workshop in a full page workbook giving you step-by-step vissual and verbal instructions and information that will help you become a very successful organic gardener.  Also, you will have ongoing access by email for further questions and advice."

Take a quick peek:

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A caption from the Introduction page:

In November 2008, while taking care of my Father, I was working in my Garden one day and I whispered this prayer:  “What should I do now to supplement my income so that I can stay at home and take care of my dad and still fulfill the vision, purpose and passion that are in my heart...?”

I received the answer immediately: “You can start workshops to teach others how to grow healthy food at home and hold vibrant life seminars that will show others simple steps and actions they can take to live a more vibrant and healthy life!  

My first organic gardening workshop was held on January 23^rd, 2009, my first Vibrant Life Seminar was held on April 4^th, 2009 and my first hydroponic workshop, taught by my son, Joe Ceballos, was held the following day, April 5^th, 2009.  It has been an incredible and rewarding journey from that day until now and will continue throughout my life time.

My First Organic Gardening Workshop with 2 students on January 23, 2009.... March 21st Workshop....45 students.

My first Vibrant Life Seminar 

on April 5th, 2009 with 4 guest speakers, plus myself.  There were 50 people in Attendance!

My Son Joe taught the 
First Hydroponic Workshop 
on April 6, 2009; there were 
35 in attendance!

My son Joe, raised on organic foods grown in the ground taught hydroponic gardening in my back yard; April 7, 2009!

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 Organic Gardening Made Easy 
consist of 10 chapters, a note 
from the Author, a resource 
section, 2 pages of student 
testimonials with pictures of 
their gardens & Joy's testimonial, 
"From Almost Dead to Vibrant Life"!  
Hear is a peek at 5 of the 10 chapters.
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           Chapter 1

The ‘Organic Verses

Commercial’ Truth

Organic vs. Commercial Grown Food

Rutgers University Study Comparing Organic versus Commercially Grown Foods, submitted by Dr. Gary Farr. Take a look at the difference in the quality of conventional versus organic grown food.

Food	Percentage of   Dry Weight		Mill-equivalents per 100 grams Dry Weight				Trace Elements Parts per Million Dry Weight
	Total Ash Mineral	Phosphorus	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium		Iron	Manganese		Copper
SNAP BEANS
Organic	10.45	0.36	40.5	60	99.7		227	60		69
Commercial	4.04	0.22	15.5	14.8	29.1		10	2
CABBAGE
Organic	10.38	0.38	60	43.6	148.3		94	13
Commercial	6.12	0.18	17.5	13.6	33.7		20	2		0.4	0
LETTUCE
Organic	24.48	0.43	71	49.3	176.5		516	169		60	0.19
Commercial	7.01	0.22	16	13.1	53.7		9	1			0
TOMATOES
Organic	14.2	0.35	23	59.2	148.3		1938	68		53	0.63
Commercial	6.07	0.16	4.5	4.5	58.8		1	1		0	0
SPINACH
Organic	28.56	0.52	96	203.9	23.7		1584	117		32	0.25
Commercial	12.38	0.27	47.5	46.9	24.6		49	1		0.3	0.02

Scientists Prove Superior Nutritive Value Of Organic Food!

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Chapter 3 is full of valuable information about the importance of sprouting and incorporating sprouts into your daily meal.  My recipe book, "Vibrant Organic Salads" gives you mouth watering nutritious packed recipes that contain sprouted seeds, nuts, grains and dried fruit.  

Click Here to see my recipe book.


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Chapter 3

Gardening Should Begin

In Your Kitchen

Living Foods vs Raw Foods – What is the difference? 

Let’s talk about the difference in raw and Living Foods.  Raw Foods are those picked off trees or vines, such as apples, cucumbers, avocados, squash, tomatoes and bananas.  Living Foods are beans, grains, nuts, seeds and berries that have been soaked and sprouted.  When the sprout comes out of the grain, seed or berry it becomes a ‘Living Food’, full of life and increased nutritional value.  Ann Wigmore made the point about this being the Living Foods Lifestyle.  She believed, as do I that sprouted, Living Foods have a high nutritional value and can help restore health quickly.  The vital energy springing forth in them as they sprout provides extra, super-charged energy.

Though we use many organic, raw fruits and vegetables in our Living Foods recipes, we believe those recipes with sprouted Living Foods are the real powerhouses.  We soak and/or sprout every nut, seed and berry before we use it in a recipe.  This fresh, live nutrition brings us back in touch with nature, back to our original roots, back to the real reason we should eat – for health, nutrition and rebuilding the body.” By Brenda Cobb, Living Foods Institute. 

Sprouting For Maximum Health – Why should we grow and eat sprouts every day?

Nutritionist Dr. Frances Grba said it best: "Sprouts become sources of complete protein, able to sustain human life without recourse to other foods. They contain the most digestible vitamins available because they come wrapped with all the minerals, enzymes and still unknown factors, so necessary to the full utilization of our food. When they are added to other foods, they make the nutrients in these foods more useable to the body."

Growing Sprouts at home is easy and fun!  You should incorporate sprouts into your diet every day. The sprouter you see here is the kitchen sprout garden that I use and have available for purchase (Click Here to learn more & to order).  Growing in glass jars is an option, but not a safe method.  You run a risk of growing mold on your sprouts due to the lack of air and oxygen circulating through the sprouts. The kitchen sprout garden allows you to grow 3 trays of seed at the same time & allows for plenty of air to pass through the sprouts.

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Chapter 4

Growing Food In The

Ground Successfully

                                                                        

The Key to my Success in any Soil

FreeMart Mineralizer has become my one and only success partner for all my growing needs! It has quickly replaced what I have used for years, taking my gardening successes to levels I never thought I would see.  It has far exceeded my expectations! 

Ira Ebersole introduced me to Fertrell organic fertilizers and soil amendments in 1975.   I have always been a successful organic gardener using these great products. However, there were a few issues I ran into over the years: availability of  Fertrell  products, the prices were high, the need to repeat applications were often, and the number of different amendments needed to accomplish the level of success I was looking for.

Fertrell products are not sold commercially and are very hard for some people to get. They must be ordered and purchased through a private distributor, and you may or may not be able to find one in your area.  To become a dealer yourself is very pricy. This has made it hard for my students to follow my protocol.

However, here is the Good News!   My husband and I have been introduced to a very unique, organic product called FreeMart Mineralizer!  It is easy to get, the price is amazingly low, you only need a light dusting, repeat application once every 2 to 5 years, and it is a stand alone product! Mineralizer is the Gardner’s dream!

We had a bumper crop of summer squash from 3 plants!

  

Sugar Snap Peas...Yum, Yum!

Five Weeks of Growth From Seed...!

This bed of 12 tomato plants survived

4 nights in a row in 18 degrees weather in Central Florida!  Fertrell was the key! The plants continued to florish and produce all the way through June!

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Chapter 5

Making Raised Beds…

Method 1 and 2

“Let’s Get Started” Outline

Making raised beds – In the Making Raised Beds section of this chapter, I will show you my hands-on pictures, plus the written instructions of how to make a raised bed in 30 minutes from grass to the planting of the seed or starter plants. 

                                          

                                          

Preparing the feeding troth for seeds and/or seedlings This is my own special method and formula. You can see step by step workshop pictures in this chapter under MAKING RAISED BEDS, step 6. 

                                           

                                           

The bed is ready to plant!  To sow seed directly into the garden bed follow steps 1 through 5.  Instead of using your starter plants or seedlings you are going to sow your soaked seed directly into the ground.  
    (See chapter 10, Putting it all together.)

                                           

                                           

  

  

   

This lettuce was ready in two weeks 

from the planting of the seedings

  

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Chapter 6

Companion Planting For

Maximum Growth and Pest Control

Companion Planting

   Companion planting is not a new idea to the gardening world. There is evidence of farmers using these same techniques dating back to ancient Roman times. Many people are familiar with the idea of planting the "Three Sisters," a Native American technique that combines corn, squash, and beans. These are time-tested planting methods that some dismiss as old wives tales. They would rather plant in organized, monoculture plots that tend to have the same appearance as different color cars parked in a mall parking lot.

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 Chapter 7

Organic Mulching

            

             How Organic

       Mulching Works

Soil Conditioning and Feeding - the soil improvement from organic mulch is so amazing it has to be seen to be believed. (Images don't do justice as photo resolution limits quality.)

A layer of leaves left over your garden during the winter, will turn into the following by spring.

• ·     a light crumbly layer of worm casts
• ·     dark moist organic matter and minerals mixed and                     bound into light crumbs  

 ‘No dig’ gardeners continually mulch their plots. The earthworms drag the organic mulch down and enrich the soil with humus. The improved aeration and drainage saves hard spade and fork work.

Organic mulch slowly adds nutrients to the soil as it breaks down. Mulch is a surface covering, but some gardeners like to work it into the soil. This can leave the soil temporarily depleted in nitrogen. It's best to leave organic mulch on the surface.

Protects Soil Structure and Reduces Erosion – Some soil types are especially vulnerable to structural break down by heavy rains. This can be due to the physical pounding of rain or calcium leaching. Weakly bound sandy soils are especially vulnerable. Erosion is also a problem wherever surface water collects and runs off. Adding a protective layer of mulch before winter can help with this.

Maintains Winter Warmth - Summer Cool – Mulch can behave as a heat insulator and keep warmth in the soil over winter. This can prevent the soil beneath from freezing and protect delicate perennials. It also gives higher starting temperatures for earlier spring growth. Beware however; reducing heat transfer from soil to the surface may induce air frosts.  Plants gain most benefit from warm soils in spring when seeds germinate and new roots grow out. But in summer there’s no gain in being warmer. Indeed heat stress can be damaging. Vines for example prefer to have cool roots. Fortunately the insulating properties of organic mulch make the soil beneath feel a few degrees cooler in summer.

Protects Against Summer Drought - Improves Drainage – Cooler soil means less evaporation and most organic mulches will hold some water too. So the soil underneath is kept moist. This is ideal for surface rooting plants and fruit. Importantly your mulched plants will have better drought protection to reduce stress during hot summer days and that benefits flowers and vegetables too. As mentioned above the increase in earthworm activity and burrows helps to improve drainage and reduce water logging.

Suppresses Weeds – Like most mulch, organic mulch will exclude light and therefore prevent most annual weeds.  Perennial weeds are mostly unhindered and should be removed first. Other mulches like lawn cuttings don’t seem to support germination or tender young growth before they have not been composted. Think of the woodlands in the fall.  Dead leaves decay, release plant nutrients and form black humus. This is ideal material to hold water and nutrients, and to make fertile soil.

(Lots more to learn in this Chapter)

Here are some growing and 
thrieving raised beds:

This is only a small preview of what you will find in this amazing workbook!  Be sure to order your book Today 

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