Jeannine Davidoff

Jeannine Davidoff is a mother, artist, writer, organic gardener, permaculture consultant, yoga teacher, freelance journalist living in Scottburgh, South Africa. My 21st century focus is on communicating knowledge on how to live organically and sharing my art. I have a blog that shows my collection of growing art, poetry and writings. I have a companion planting blog that describes individual plants, how they grow, their companion plants and antagonists, their herbal uses and nutiritional value. In a series of articles, I'll explain How to Start an Organic Garden in 5 Important Steps. and how to intergrate an Organic approach with Companion Planting.

There are five basic steps to follow when starting an organic garden using companion planting. The terms may be new to you, but they are really easy to learn and understand. Creating an organic garden using companion planting is challenging, but once you apply the principles you learn and get it right, you will be so inspired to always eat organic......[click to continue reading]

When you wake up in the morning, and stumble out of bed, you head into the kitchen and look out the window. You wonder about how to make a garden that is filled with nutritious vegetables, a range of fresh, health-giving herbs and flowers to embellish your life. You can choose to either plan a garden or just plunge outside, armed with your fork and shovel and start turning up ....[click to continue reading]

Successful organic vegetable gardening depends on good quality seed and seedlings. Good quality seeds mean that they are free from chemical treatment or that they are not GMO (Genetically Modified Seed). If given a chose, buy Organic Vegetable Garden Seed from companies like Aimers Organics and Burpee® to name a few. Decide what vegetables you love to eat? .....[click to continue reading]

Soil is the foundation of wellness that influences the success of the crops that are being grown and how much it can yield for the summer in the organic vegetable garden with companion planting.....[click to continue reading]

Water is an important feature to a healthy crop in the garden. If you can choose where your garden is going to be, have the water source close-by for easy usability and efficiency. An outside tap is the perfect solution but if you don't one available, it's easy enough to fix. Yes, a hose connected to a tap is a faster way to water the garden but not always available. Using a watering can .....[click to continue reading]

The art and science of applying companion planting to your vegetable garden pays off in so many ways. Companion Planting is also known as Intercropping. Companion plants work to assist each other to repel insects and neutralize unwanted bacteria, naturally......[click to continue reading]

Sweet potato nutritional benefits decrease the risk of a weakened immune system when added to ones diet. Sweet Potato is a fall vegetable and is high in fiber and rich in minerals. The Sweet Potato has a thin outer skin and comes in a couple of varieties: white, yellow, orange, red or purple. ...[click to continue reading]

Swiss Chard's nutritional benefits contribute to good health and are a versatile vegetable to cook with. It's botanical name is Beta vulgaris (Crassa group) and is a member of the beetroot family. This fall vegetable comes in amazing varieties of colors, solid green, green and white, green and red and bright red. ...[click to continue reading]

Pumpkin nutritional benefits make this fall vegetable important to our diet. They grow in all shapes, sizes and colors. Pumpkins have earned a category of their own when using them traditionally for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Carving the Halloween pumpkin can be great fun, make sure to save the seeds for planting in the spring. The Cucurbita family has many relatives, which include..... [click to continue reading]

Breath is the cornerstone of all beginner yoga positions. Yoga breathing is a simple and natural process. Most people don't think or notice how they breathe. Learning to breath properly is the most important process in getting the most potential out of your lungs. ......[click to continue reading]

It seems that a lot of people who try to eat well and check the amount of calories of every meal are still stuck with those pounds inadvertently accumulated that resist any kind of sacrifice we endure to make them go away. Diet Pills and quick fix diets promise to but they never mention the bill, for both your health and your wallet. After years of experience in nutrition...[click to continue reading]

The sunflower can be identified by their sunshine yellow petals. A mature sunflower seed is either black or striped gray and white. The amazing phenomenon of the sunflower is that Helianthus annuus is the botanical name for the sunflower. The sunflower can be identified by their sunshine yellow petals...[click to continue reading]