1. It’s insanely good for you. Garlic is not only packed with vitamins to maintain good health...
1. It’s insanely good for you.
Garlic is not only packed with vitamins to maintain good health, it
also has several natural antibiotics that can cure your sicknesses. It
can be used to treat the common cold, the flu, athsma, bronchitis,
bacterial infections, diabetes and various other conditions. With winter
on the way, and cold and flu season beginning, adding more garlic to
your diet can keep you healthy.
2. It tastes way better than imported asian garlic.
If you’ve never tried locally grown organic garlic, you’re really
missing out. It packs way more flavour per clove (you’ll probably use
half as much as usual) and the flavour is a lot richer. The cloves tend
to be a lot jucier too so it’s great for spreading the flavour through
sauces and rubs.
3. It’s that time of year.
Planting garlic
is super easy and harvesting is even easier. Bury the cloves in loose
soil now and you don’t have to think about them again until spring. Even
in harsh winter climates, the bulbs will survive and ripen around June.
4. It makes boring food delicious.
Instead of snacking on potato chips, make garlic zucchini chips
for a heathy alternative. Adding roasted garlic to baked veggies,
legumes and salads gives them extra vitamins and extra flavour. Cut your
sodium intake by dropping salt and drizzling garlic olive oil
for an extra punch instead. This is one of the few plants that can be
used as a flavouring agent, or used as a dish in its own right. Try
baking it in the oven, or making garlic confit for a vitamin-rich snack.
5. It’s pretty.
Garlic can be planted close together and survive in most climates. It
can be grown in a window box garden, an indoor herb garden or simply in
loose ground soil. It also yields purple flowers that can add a
colourful pop to your otherwise green herbs. Get involved.
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