If you've ever found yourself in your local supermarket agonizing about whether the organic apples will be a more nutritional and greener choice than the cheaper non-organic ones, you're probably not alone.

In the U.S. where -- according to the Organic Trade Association -- supermarket chains like Whole Foods have helped the organic food and beverage market grow from around $1 billion in sales in 1990 to around $20 billion in 2007. Total sales for organic food and non-food products in the U.S. are expected to surpass $25 billion this year.

There is an important aspect of organic gardening that you can very well relate to. Imagine this. You are hungry. You haven't been fed. You haven't taken a bath. You haven't pampered yourself. You've spent so...

Each year, thousands of chemicals are poured out into the environment and millions of gallons of water are needlessly wasted. How? From growing plants! Sure, most of this is done by big agricultural producers, but some of it is still made in personal gardens. And that means that you can make a difference by varying your gardening practices –by growing an organic garden. There are many agrarian producers who have done chemical-free gardening, and you can use the same techniques to help your own garden, and the planet.