IG: Oh yeah, it’s EARTH DAY! Celebrate recycling and growing your own organic food by creating a simple milk crate veggie garden. Here’s how: Step 1: locate some unwanted, pre-loved milk crates. Ask a restaurant, Starbucks, your friends… I traded a couple beers for 5 black ones on @bunz_official, haha. Step 2: line them with 1-2 reusable shopping bags. You know, those cheap thin fabric ones you got for free and that you can rip holes in if you pull them too hard? Those are PERFECT (Not canvas or plastic lined/higher quality ones). Use 1 big one to line the whole thing or cut 2 smaller ones up. Step 3: fill your crate with good organic soil. I love @promixgardening organic vegetable and herb mix, and I combine that with some of my own rich compost, but if you don’t have compost, just the soil itself is AWESOME! Step 4: plant seeds or seedlings in the soil. Here I have Blue Scotch Curly kale babies. if you’d like, you can add a thin layer of natural cedar mulch on top to help the plants retain moisture/easily remove any weeds. But this just is an optional upgrade. And BOOM! You’ve got a sweet, recycled milk crate garden that you can easily move around, expand/contract and grow LOTS in, even in tight urban spaces #2017

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Laura Franklin, CNP, FMCHC

Laura Franklin, CNP, FMCHC

Functional Medicine Health Coach & Holistic Nutritionist at Health Upgraded
Laura Franklin is the owner of Fresh & Frank Wellness and curator of freshandfrank.com.
She is here to preach what she practices and help you to prepare amazing whole food meals from scratch, grow your own organic food and optimize your lifestyle and environment to promote the most vibrant, glowing and energetic you.
Laura is currently based in Dundas, Ontario, Canada but works remotely with people from all over the world!
Laura Franklin, CNP, FMCHC

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