John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the 2012 Chicago Flower and Garden Show. In this episode, you will see some of John's favorite display gardens that have to do with edible landcaping and vegetable gardening at home. In addition, John will share some of his favorite exhibitors at the garden show that offers you products so you can grow food at home. After watching this episode you will be sure to learn a few things about growing food that you didn't already know.

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how you can claim a seed packet out of $2500+ in Heirloom and Open Pollinated Fruit and Vegetable Seeds that were donated by Baker Creek Seed Company http://www.rareseeds.com/. In this episode, John first shares about his #1 gardening event of the year- the 3rd annual Heirloom Expo http://www.theheirloomexpo.com/ taking place in Santa Rosa, California September 10,11 and 12th. as well as some other events he will be speaking at this summer. Finally, you will learn about all the varieties of seeds that YOU get to choose from if you are chosen for this FREE giveaway. So have a pen and some paper ready to write down your top 3 picks. Learn more about the 3rd Annual Heirloom Expo (Sept 10-12) in Santa Rosa, CA at: http://www.theheirloomexpo.com/ To Learn more about John speaking in New Jersey (Aug 13): http://www.meetup.com/New-Jersey-Raw-Food-Support/events/132663012/ To Learn more about the Woodstock Fruit Festival (Aug 18-25) http://www.thewoodstockfruitfestival.com/ To Claim Your FREE PACKET of Baker Creek Heirloom seeds, join the email list at: http://eepurl.com/g1YgD Learn more about Baker Creek Seeds at http://www.rareseeds.com/

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ interviews special Guest, Jeffrey Smith in his garden. In this episode, you will learn the answers to many questions you may have about Genetically Modified Organisms and how they can affect you and your family. You will discover if GMO Foods are safe as well as if GMO crops can feed the world. You will also find out if they actually SAVE water in these times of drought and much, much more. After watching this episode, you will be more educated on the GMO issue and be better able to determine if you would like to include GMO foods in you and your families diet. In this episode, John asks Jeffrey the following questions: 03:05 What is your background and why do you know so much about GMOs? 04:50 What is a GMO? and what does G M O Stand for? 07:44 Haven't humans been modifying plants for hundreds of years? 08:10 Are GMOs really different than Hybrid seeds or Heirloom Seeds? 10:00 How are GMOs different than traditional breeding techniques? 11:07 What are some of the different GMO crosses that have been done? 11:45 Did they Genetically Modify Tomatoes with Fish Genes? 12:04 What are the common foods in the Supermarket that are GMO? 14:39 Are there any studies on what happens to animals when they eat GMO foods? 16:45 What are some of the problems with glyphosate and RoundUp? 20:58 What are the problems associated with eating meat and GMOs? 21:38 GMOs are not poison. You have been eating GMOs all your life. 25:29 GMOs are not bad. We need GMOs to solve the World Problems? 30:31 Prestigious organizations as well as 1800 studies say GMOs are safe? 33:09 We have been modifying plants for 10,000 years, GMOs are no different. 33:41 Why are GMOs allowed in the USA but not in many other countries? 34:41 What about GMO Golden Rice - Can it help save children? 39:00 Are vegetable plant starts you buy at a big box store or nursery GMO? 44:11 Is it true that that USDA just came out with an official NON GMO label? Learn more about Jeffrey Smith and his organization at: http://www.responsibletechnology.org/ Watch the Genetic Roulette Documentary Movie at: http://www.geneticroulettemovie.com/ Help you to avoid GMO's in food you buy at the store: http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/ Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your organic gardening questions. Help John to close caption his videos and get your questions answered with the links below: http://fiverr.com/groworganic/be-your-organic-gardening-coach-for-10-minutes In this episode, John will answer the following questions: 1:58 Are banana peels poisonous to the earth? 3:25 How can I grow food crops without using alot of water? 8:37 Do you recommend watering your garden in the AM or PM? 12:07 Can I get worms from Walmart for my garden? 14:21 If I add yogurt to my compost will there be more beneficial microbes in my compost pile? 16:03 Will the everglades tomato grow as a perennial in the Bay Area? 17:37 Do you know where to get galangal and tumeric tubers? After watching this episode, you will learn John's answers to these questions, and probably learn a few things along the way as well. I have used: http://www.hawaiianorganicginger.com/ highly fresh, ready to grow tumeric in the past. Original Everglades Tomato Episode: (one of John's favorites) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxAi3CfD6rE