Vertical gardening, the best choice for cities

Vertical gardening-the best choice for today.

Land is limited in cities. Same is the case with most populated areas. Kerala is not an exception. Like the buildings are growing upwards, gardening too has to grow vertically to reap the sunshine and utilize the limited land. Growing upward is a good choice when you don't have room to grow outward. You get more yield per square feet when doing vertical gardening. 




Vertical gardening on fence rail

Vertical gardening on fence

Tomatoes grow on fence rail- no need of support

The above pictures show how I made use of the space. Plant where you got soil, take the vine or branch to where you got the sunlight. Plant koval, pole beans, bitter gourd etc. on the ground and take the branch to your terrace. Make use of the fence, trellis, terrace etc.   to creep the plants. This is the ideal way in cities and most populated places. This is ideal for Kerala, where land is limited. I used my fence to grow tomatoes especially cherry tomatoes and pole beans. 

Vertical gardening.

Are you ready to start one? If I can, you too can. Learn & Enjoy. Do you want to know much? I will be more than happy to help you. 

Other Garden photos

Swiss chard- grows everywhere



"Though I am small I will do what I can" Apple tree- with 45 apples

The sunflower is the same size of a dinner plate

 



Happiness of growing a kitchen garden

Happiness of growing a vegetable kitchen garden!

Beatutiful Njali poovan- from  K.S.Abraham's  garden,
 Kurathikadu, Mavelikara.

Kerala imports more than 80 % of the vegetables from other States, creating jobs for others. What we get is vegetable   infested with pesticide which contains poison more than the human body can handle. You may remember there are few occasions in last year   Saudi Arabia banned the curry leaves exported from Kochi which was coming from Andhra and Tamil Nadu. The reason was that it contains more insecticide than the allowed limit. The poison content in vegetables leads to frequent illness and high rate of diseases like diabetes, kidney failures, cancer etc. Kerala is the world capital of diabetes now.  Moreover research has shown vegetable we buy from supermarket  loses up to 57%  of nutrients on its ways  from the farm to kitchen. It is high time that we have to do something to change our life style.  We are left with a choice: our life or our present lifestyle?
To quote Nikhil Swami Nathan in a recent article in "Psychology today" Nov 2012. published from US, " the U.S uses 22 percent of the world's pesticides to produce 4 percent of world's agricultural output."  The EPA sets safe levels.  "in reality we are exposed to multiple pesticide residue at one time. They lower IQ in kids and may cause ADHD".  In India the case  may be  worse.

Why do we grow a Kitchen garden? Look at the expressions of garden owners: “there is an intense flavor in my home grown vegetables” “They are fresh and delicious” “No pesticides”” Organic” “Self-reliant” “satisfaction of eating your own produce is immense” “I love peace and solitude in my garden” “Look at the miracle of a tiny seed growing to big plant” “It revitalize the energy, be with nature, what a privilege!”  “bye-bye to frequent illness, and avoid diabetes, and cancer” "I am happier and healthier now" How happy they are. Do you want to be?



Swiss chard- George Joseph , Thoppans garden,
 Kanthalloor, Munnar



Apple- George Joseph , Thoppans garden,
 Kanthalloor, Munnar, Kerala India.

If there is a will there is a way. Most of us like to give a lame excuses: ‘we don’t have time, or land, or expertise’ etc. All those big kitchen garden growers have started from a small way. Every day experiences  added up to their expertise and knowledge. The same will be your case too. There are people who are ready to help. Teachers are there when the student is ready to ask. Ask to learn.


Kale, George Joseph's Thoppans garden, Kanthalloor, Munnar

Look at the small gardens set up by a few, mostly retired Engineers in Kerala. If you cannot grow them, at least grow a few papaya fruit tree in your yard. It will give green papaya as a vegetable and an exotic riped papaya as fruit. It will make you happier and  healthier.

 ^"The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.  Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this." 2 Timothy 2,6-7, Bible.


Malabar spinach , Sethu's garden, Ayswarya,Pettah Trivandrum.

Tomatoes & red spinach, Sethu's garden,Ayswaria, Pettah Trivandrum.

Kale- in plastic bag on terrace- Anish, BSNL, Trichur.

Avocado tree at the back of banana , in
Verghese Kankalil 's garden,Kurathicadu Mavelikara.



Cauli flower , Mathunny's garden, Kattanam.Kayamkulam, Kerala.

The secret in tastes and colors of healthy Food.

The secret in tastes and colors of healthy food. 

There is wisdom in the old saying “You are what you eat”. The nutritious the food we eat the better the health will be.

Six tastes of healthy food.

It is a paradox; we Indians don't give much importance to Ayurveda, which is originated in India. Around 1500 BC, Ayurveda's fundamental principles got organized and enunciated. People from various countries came to Indian Ayurvedic schools to study. Learned men from Rome, Greece, China, Egypt, Tibet, Persia travelled to India to learn the wisdom and taken that knowledge back to their countries.

 
Most of us know Ayurveda as means of healing. But more than  that, it is a way of living to prevent illness. Prevention is better than cure. Ayurveda is the art of daily living in harmony with the laws of nature. It is the ancient wisdom on health and healing: a science of life. It deals with both prevention and healing. According to Ayurveda all food can be categorized in to six basic tastes. All six tastes have to be consumed daily to get a balanced diet for a healthy living. Six different tastes represent all the nutritious food for healthy living.

	Tastes	Food that contain the tastes
1	Sweet	Tubers and grains. Potatoes, yam, Sweet potatoes, tapioca, carrots, rice, wheat ,barley, peaches, melon
2	Salty	Salt- table salt, sea  salt, rock salt
3	Sour	Yoghurt, tomato, vinegar, cheese, green grapes, lemon and citrus fruits, tamarind, fermented soybean paste, wine.
4	Bitter	Fenugreek, bitter gourd, turmeric root, greens such as romaine lettuce, chard, kale, amla (gooseberry)etc.
5	Pungent- hot	Chilly, pepper, radish
6	Astringent	Unripe banana, cranberries, pomegranate, okra, beans, parsley, saffron, basil

The problem of today is that we mainly eat food with the first three tastes only- sweet, salty and sour; mainly sweet. This makes an imbalance in the nutrient content and body's requirements.  All grains like  rice,  wheat,  tubers like potatoes, tapioca  sugar contains starch, which is categorized as sweet. We get more of carbohydrates and less of other nutrients, vitamins and minerals.  We encourage our children not to try bitter, hot and astringent tastes. So they don’t get enough nutrients and at the same time they eat more  starch. Our parents and grandparents ate all the six tastes. Most of them lived long without much diseases. We are overfed, undernourished and over stressed. Our body cells are starving for nutrients leading to a shocking increase in the incidence of degenerative diseases especially diabetes and cancer. The present generation  starts treatment for the common multiple illness like diabetes, BP etc. around the age of 50. Our next generation if not properly taken care of, may start regular medicines at the age of 35. Is it progression or regression?




All the colours in vegetables.

Chinese scholar Hu Sihui, in his book “Principles of Correct diet” suggests five tastes.

“What determines human life is mind, which is the master of the body. If the body is at ease and in harmony with its environment, the mind will be able to deal with all changes of life. Thus it is important to keep the body in good repair and maintenance, the essence of which is to keep the golden mean. This is not to be deficient in nutrition and not indulge in excesses. Use the five tastes (saltiness, sweetness, sourness, bitterness, pungency) to temper the five vital organs. If these are at peace, the vital fluid in us will flow smoothly, then our mind will find its equilibrium, and the whole person will find himself in a state of supreme well-being.”

Hu Sihui, Principles of correct Diet- 1330



Tomatoes- different colors-different tastes.and nutrients.

Is our food naturally colourful or artificially coloured?

The modern nutritionists suggest a diet program that contains food rich in natural colors: the rainbow food. This is the same wisdom of Ayurveda.
The greater the naturally colorful  food we eat, greater the likelihood that  we will receive a rich diversity of nutrients.  The world’s healthiest foods are naturally colorful. The rich phytonutrients provide them with the colors. These phytonutrients are anti-oxidants and, anti-inflammatory that helps to reduce aging and increase immunity.

These phytonutrients give carrots and squash their rich orange- red color, make orange the orange color, make beets a red and provide green to  leafy vegetables like kale and chard green. Imagine the different colors of fruits. Enjoy the food in colors enjoy the life in a healthy way.

Radiant red- tomatoes, papaya, watermelon,  pink grape fruit, pink and red guava etc. are rich in lycopene, a carotenoid, with powerful antioxidants properties that may help your heart healthy and may protect against cancer. To absorb lycopene from tomatoes add little oil with it.

Vivid yellow & orange- pumpkin, carrot, orange, mangoes, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe, peach, squash, apricot etc contains beta carotene that is coveted to vitamin A . Vitamin A is an antioxidant, essential for your skin, bones and teeth.

Bright purple- red cabbage, blueberries, raspberries, blackberry, black currants, plums, red cranberries, concord grapes which contains anthocyanin, which acts like antioxidants to protect cells from damage.  It may help brain function and protect your heart.

Green- Kale, Swiss chard, broccoli, spinach, collard greens, Malabar spinach, cabbage etc. contain chlorophyll which may detoxify the body. They are rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals such as iron, calcium, potassium and magnesium.

The processed food is added with artificial colors, processed by mechanical processing, and genetically engineered that have very less nutritional value.

 Do you like to have a naturally colorful vibrant food or artificially colored food? Your choice determines your health. Be your own light.

Different colours -rice
Rice- #1US style parboiled,# 2 &3  is rice with full bran ,# 4 Palakadan Matta boiled #5 Basmati. #3 Is Wild rice, most expensive rice. The best rice is one with full bran. Bran contains vitamins and minerals.




Rice- all with bran

 

Calm sutra in Burnaby backyard garden

 ‘Calm Sutra’ in Burnaby backyard garden!

 What is meant by ‘Sutra’in sanskrit? It means a collection of rules.

Tomatoe




Kale- King of leafy vegetables, the super food of tomorrow. 

Do you feel stressed ? Do you want to know there is a way out? Stress means lack of calmness, or relaxation. Do you know there is relaxation at your own backyard? Do you think your backyard garden is something you can ignore? No, your backyard is the place where you can learn the realities of life, relax your mind, and make you stress free. It is here that you can transform yourself to a happy and healthy human being. Gardening is an anti-dot for ageing. It makes you sweat and detoxify. It keeps you physically, mentally and spiritually healthy. It connects you to the nature and God.  It is the place where God has told you to grow your healthy, delicious, nutritious, and diversified organic food. It is the best supermarket to get the finest vegetables and fruits without pesticides on earth. It is the place where you can grow healthy kids and families with team spirit. It is the place where you learn basics of micro-economics of saving.

According to Bible God created first the ‘Garden of Eden’ then Adam, the first man on earth.

Tomato on electric post!. One bucket .
2 plants-one on top, another at bottom
Vertical gardening best suited for
cities where ther is  no much place to grow.

32 tomatoes

 The Garden of Eden was created for mankind. “God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food” Genesis 2.9, Bible.

Onion flower



Grapes-  'Vitis Vinefera' variety - in our backyard, Burnaby, Vancouver, Canada

Land is limited to modern urbanites. Why are the villagers healthy, when the urbanites are quite often sick? There are many reasons. One of the reasons is that the vegetables urbanites get from faraway places or countries are pesticide and preservative infested and vitamin depleted. Do you know the vegetables available in supermarket coming from far away countries lose almost 50 % of the nutrients on its way from the farm to your kitchen?  Do you know frozen vegetables are better than the fresh we found in supermarket? What is the solution for this? Start your own vegetable garden in your backyard. Grow your own food.God meant your backyard like ‘Garden of Eden’.  God intends it to do physical exercise, love nature, relax your mind and to grow food. Look at your backyard for organic food not at the supermarket.

 I started this in a small way. I researched many plants, books, videos, observed the plants growing for years to learn how to grow them. I tried, failed at times and reached success. When I failed my inspiration was Thomas Alva Edison who failed 10,000 times. I found that if I can grow a good garden anyone can grow a few vegetables at their backyard easily anywhere on the planet.

Our cat Yohan certifies the crop.

It is not only a place to grow food.  It teaches me the universal truth of living. It teaches the lessons to remain calm. This is what the universities won't teach you. 
What did I learn from my backyard?

 1.        What I sow is what I will harvest. I am the creator of my destiny. I cannot expect tomatoes when I plant watermelon. I planted tomatoes. I got them in abundance.

 2.            Life is an Echo. When I give love, I get love in abundance. When I take care of my lovely plants they greet me with its beauty and yield. Is it an answer for the increasing divorce rates, unhappiness, and depression in our society.  Give first, then take. Find happiness in giving rather than take or show the attitude of  let others give. 

When blueberry is filled with fruits it bows its head "Nameste""I bow you".
Humility comes when one is full and great.

 3.            Our life will be successful when we create all the positive ingredients for it.  When sun shines and temperature is warm my pole beans grow 4 to 6 inches a day. They open themselves to greatness and absorb the energy of the universe. Are we open to absorb greatness and energy from this universe? 

4.            When one is filled with greatness he/she becomes tolerant, humble and simple. My blueberry, when it ripens with plenty of fruits it will bend its branches to say “I bow you.” “Namaste”

Garlic- flower & seed. The wonder drug!

5.            Inner strength is better than outer protection and decoration. I give my plants self-made diluted enzymes, green tea rather than protecting by spraying insecticides. They don’t have much pest attacks.Their inner strength resists pests and diseases.

6.            Silence is better than argument, criticism, judgments, blame and quarrel. When weather turns harsh, my plants remain silent. When heavy wind blows, or sun gets hotter it remains silent. It always dreams of a better day. When the water gets dry the roots go silently deeper searching for water. 

7.            Be thankful to others. My plants give me fruits and vegetables for the care I give. When you see an 'iphone' think of the hardships Steve Jobs has undergone to produce  a super product and be thankful to him. Think of the days he has waited for a good meal in front of Hare Krishna temple, the days he had been pushed out from Apple Board of Directors, think of his sleepless nights and dedication and finally fall under the grips of cancer. What we enjoy today is the result of sacrifice of our parents and those who contributed to this world. Be grateful.

Currant

 8.            We are all born for a purpose. Plants give happiness from the day they shoot from the seeds. When it ripens it rewards with its fruits. When they die they fertilize the earth for the next generation. They say “I am born to make others happy, not to give any troubles”. We are the ones who make a brighter day.

Pole Beans, Leaf size - 12 inch

9. Give to others rather than take everything for you. My backyard is filled with different plants. Some of them I keep mainly for bees, some for birds and some produce for my friends. Imagine a world there is no bees. Then there is no pollination, no fruits, no reproduction and no food for mankind.  Help other creatures on earth which helps us in its own way. We are part of this uni-verse. A single song. Let us sing the song of life together in this planet.

10. Imagine a universe of unity, divine power and peace. That is the way to God. We got different vegetables, fruit trees and herbs in our garden.  They all live and grow together in harmony, no difference based on species, gene, colour, creed, religion or nationality. Sometimes the creepers climb on trees. They kiss each other, embrace each other, lean each other and hold each other. When they breath oxygen, when they photosynthesize with sunlight, when they get fertilizer and water from the soil, they feel the holy presence of God. They enjoy the divine power. Our backyard garden has a gift to share. It is the essence of collectiveness and harmony between creatures: earthworms, bees, plants, birds and humans. "I am; because of you". All our garden plants have a prayer for the whole humanity.

Fig tree with fruits riped

Om asatho ma  sath gamaya

Tamaso ma jyothir gamaya

Mrithyor ma amrtham gamaya

Om Santhi, Santhi, Santhi

O Lord! Lead me,

From untruth to Truth

From darkness to Light

From death to Immortality

Peace, Peace, Peace be with you

Juicy fig

When you realize the realities of life, you will learn the art of calming yourself, and the art of reducing stress. You won't react, but pro-act. You won't get angry fast. You won't show ego, pride, rudeness and arrogance. Instead you create a sense of universal love, patience, sacrifice and simplicity. There lies basics of calmness and godliness. Only in calmness lies the power of relaxation, health, creativity, and happiness. Jesus, Gandhi, Buddha, Vivekananda, Albert  Einstein, Thomas Alva Edison etc. shown that through their life. Let us learn from them. This is the way to relax your body, mind and spirit. This is the sutra to calm down in your busy life. This is the mantra of life. This is the way to inner peace and happiness. Look at your backyard garden. Explore peace and happiness there.

Om Shante . (Peace be with you.)

'Namaste'  "I bow You"

Gold plum 5 years old  plenty fruits shared with others.



Gold plum fully riped





Kale the king of leafy vegetables, the superfood of tomorrow

Kale- The King of leafy vegetables, the super food of tomorrow!

Kale is called as " king of leafy vegetables" "queen of greens", and "a nutritional powerhouse"

Kerala is going to be diabetes capital of the world due to lack of nutrients in the food we eat. We eat more food rich in starch and trans-fats, less in nutrients required for the body. We are overfed, but under nourished. Kale can do a lot in controlling and preventing diabetes, cancer and frequent illness.

This blog is made for the public on public’s demand. I am getting a lot of queries on Kale : how to grow and how to use kale?  So I thought it is better to make a blog and upload it.

Why Kale?

Our mission is to educate people on healthy living, to save people from illness: losing vision, diabetes, asthmatic problems, cardiac problems, stress and cancer, caused by deficiencies of nutrients in the food. Currently our life is controlled by market economies and corporates, where reality is far away. We can live more happily if we aim for a  sustainable living.

Kale is the easy-to-grow super food. Kale can be grown easily, organically, anywhere in the world. It has got a lot nutrients, which is easily absorbed by the body. Our body cannot absorb full nutrients of certain leafy vegetables like spinach. They are called 'selfish'. But Kale is different . Kale is the 'Mother Teresa' among the leafy vegetables. Mother Terasa did not keep anything for her. She has given everything for others. Our body can absorb full nutrients of Kale.  

Kale is nutritious, anti-cancerous, delays,prevents diabetes and cataract.

Kale leaf - ready to eat

 It contains lutein, which improves vision, delays cataract especially among people after the age of 50. It contains many other nutrients such as beta carotene, that promotes healthy cell, Quercetin, that inhibits bad cholesterol (LDL), Kaempferol, that prevents cancer, Sulforaphane and indole-3 carbinol that repair cells and block growth of cancer,  Vitamin K, C, zeaxanthin and calcium which are easily absorbed by the body.

Kale contains  maximum lutein body can absorb among all leafy vegetables followed by Spinach, Swiss chard, collard greens, peas etc. Kale is known as the KING of all leafy vegetables due to its nutrient content. Eat Kale, protect your eyes and body.

It is the future food, easy to grow, survives in winter in cold countries like US and Canada, and summer in hot countries like India , contains so many nutrients that will be absorbed by body. It attracts bees to its flowers in spring that will help pollination of other fruit trees like apple, pears, plum, currents, and berries. If there is no pollination you won’t get fruits.

A friend of mine, Canadian lady was almost blind. She started eating kale as per the doctor’s order to add leafy vegetable in daily diet. She improved her eyesight within nine months. Her story inspired me to start growing Kale. Another occasion I met a lady in garden shop, who survived cancer, and was searching for cheap kale leaves (super market charges $2.50 for 5 leaves) and wants to know how to grow kale at backyard. I was giving free supply of leaves till she setup her own garden. Two years I have done some research. I have visited the Native Indians garden in San Diego U.S.A. I have seen Kale there.  From farmers to nutrition experts, Native Americans to Europeans, North Americans to South Americans, magazines like 'Readers Digest', 'Nutrition action' all hail kale as super food. Now I am inspiring others to grow. It is a super food, used for centuries by Europeans, North Americans, South Americans and Native Indians in US, but mostly unknown to Asians.

Where do you get Kale?

5 year old Kale in Kerala. started in 2008



Kale flower-edible too

Kale flower -  Edible - use flower as leaf. You can eat it

A 5 year old kale ( started 2008) in KS Abraham's terrace, Kurathicadu,
Mavelikara, Kerala, gives full year leaves.



You can get fresh Kale green leaves from the super market. Moreover canned kale –(see the sites below) exported from Germany and Holland- are also available in supermarkets. Germany exports not only BMW, Audi and Mercedes Benz, but also the super food Kale too.

 How to grow?

 The seeds are like mustard seeds. Grow in pots or ground.  Pick the leaves as it grows. After one year it flowers, but not in India. When the beans are matured, dry them and collect seeds.


How to propagate in India
In India our three year research  and experience shows it won't get flowers. One plant is surviving for the last four years, and is healthy too. It is found that best way to propagate is by cutting branches and plant it on the ground. It is taking so long to flower and get seeds.



Kale- in Munnar, Kerala in 2010
George Joseph's ,Thopan gardens, Kanthalloor.
We are encouraging people to be healthy. We serve that way.

 

Where does it grow?
There are mainly three types of Kale: Red Russian, Tuscan, and curly  green Kale. It grows anywhere on the planet earth. It is grown in  Europe, North America, Canada, South America. Recently we encouraged to grow this in Kerala, India,  like Kattanam and Kurathicadu, in Alleppey,  Trivandrum, Trichur, Kanthalloor in Munnar,  Idukki.  It grows well in Asia. Look at the picture left.

We were giving free seeds before. Now plants are available in Anju mathews farm in  Kattappana,  Idukki Dist, Kerala

Plants are available in Anju Mathews farm.

Please try online. This people are selling red Kale seed.

http://www.greenmylife.in/


Best way to eat
The best way to eat is fresh in salad. When you boil or bake it loses its nutrients as per the nutritionist.  For the kale recipe, goggle Kale  or search at the sites shown at the bottom of this page.

Kale seeds-like mustard-click to enlarge

For Further Reading. Click the URL for You tube videos

Karshakan face book URL

https://www.facebook.com/groups/603613809690378/

How to make potting soil- micro gardener

http://themicrogardener.com/easy-diy-potting-mix-recipe/

How to make potting soil for container gardening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djY37c-juRk


How to make DIY potting mix

http://themicrogardener.com/easy-diy-potting-mix-recipe


Grow Kale in containers.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Grow+Kale+and+Collards+in+Containers&Form=VQFRVP&view=detail&mid=2F1D923191340BC4B1692F1D923191340BC4B169

How to grow veg in pots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXJNWdn78so

Container gardening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn6IWlvMuJE

Delicious recipes you can make with kale.

1.       Add one or two leaves to soup to enrich with nutrients.

2.       Make Kale chips. (Note: half of certain vitamins will be lost while cooking.  Eat fresh as much as possible.)

3.       Add to muffins- Kale muffins.

4.       Add one or two leaves to vegetable curries.

5.       Prepare delicious Kale salad. Fantastic, delicious, highly nutritious and organic.

6.       Make vegetable Thoran ( a south Indian recipe with coconut, turmeric, cumin seed, onion  and chilly)

7.       Make Kale chutney- Add few leaves to your coconut chutney like coriander leaf chutney.

8.       Add  one or two leaves to your fruit juice to enrich with nutrients. Non citric may be good.

9.       Add one or two leaves to smoothies- frozen blueberries, banana or apple, strawberries, Kale

10.    Add one or two leaves in your morning cereals

12.    Sandwich. Replace lettuce with Kale. It is more nutritious, organic and pesticide free.

Kale Salad

Ingredients

1. 5 to 7 leaves of Kale
2. 5 tablespoon nut or nuts)
1. 2 table spoons of peanuts
2. 2 table spoons of pumpkin seeds
3. 1 table spoon of sunflower seeds
3. ½ teaspoon of mustard seeds ( grind it before putting in blender)
4. 1 table spoon of raisins
5. 1 Medium sized tomato
6. ¼ red Onion
7. 2 Table spoons of Cooking oil-(Coconut, corn, sesame, Sunflower etc). Preferably Olive oil
8. 2 Table spoons of vinegar  (Preferably apple vinegar)
9. Salt to taste

Preparation

1. Cut kale leaves in to small pieces.
2. Blend all the ingredients from 2 to 6 in a food processor to make the dressing.
3. Add the leaves and the dressing into a large bowl.  Add olive oil, vinegar and salt to the bowl and mix well.  
4. Peanuts and pumpkin seeds can be substituted with other nuts like cashews, sunflower seeds, walnuts or almonds.
5. Enjoy the nutritious Kale and say “Good bye” to frequent illness.

If you are in India, if all the above nuts are not available use roasted peanuts in place of other nuts .

52 recipes from kale.  Please click the following
http://www.dailybitesblog.com/2012/02/27/52-ways-to-eat-kale/

Related sites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutein
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kale

http://www.cspinet.org/nah/10foods_bad.html

Canned kale  sites

http://www.germancart.com/german-foods/kuehne/kuehne-gruenkohl-oldenburger-art-kale-660g.html

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=378960578833190
http://www.germandeli.com/lipgreenkalg.html







Kale- in Munnar, Kerala
George Joseph's ,Thopan gardens, Kanthalloor.
We are encouraging people to be healthy. We serve that way.








Trivandrum, Mr Pathrose's terrace garden,  Aswathy garden