Vitamins and minerals from food play an important role in the hair follicle growth cycle and in cellular turnover ( 1). Eating a balanced diet that is rich in these vitamins and minerals may help promote hair growth, especially if you’re experiencing hair loss due to poor nutrition. I have never learned to can but we do have an extra freezer in the garage that is happy to holdloads of frozen goodness! Begin making a list of the common ingredients used in those favorite dishes. Ingredients such as these are typically on everyone’s list… I was particularly taken with your story as you have direct experience with many things P4R is interested and involved in – migrants, permaculture, restoration, and the ecovillage model. I am happy to have the opportunity to interview you for the P4R newsletter.

Fatty fish is also a great source of protein, selenium, vitamin D3, and B vitamins, nutrients that may help promote strong and healthy hair ( 21). You have taken thePermaculture Design Certificate (PDC) and teacher training. Are there some ways that you might adapt in the PDC/teacher training courses to make them more relevant to migrants?Canned goodies are also an easy way to eat what we grew in the summer months during the winter. Save money In terms of putting up, we freeze blueberries (a lot of them) and make jam. We make the spaghetti sauce I shared before out of the tomatoes, onions, garlic, peppers, and herbs from the garden. We freeze green beans, corn, and carrots and will not buy any of these foods for the rest of the year. The same goes with potatoes and onions. You were involved in anEcovillage Design Education(EDE) project in The Gambia. What were the important takeaways or learnings for you?

If you’re starting out with a cute little container garden, choose the vegetables you eat the most. We still have two container gardens and we continue to use them. They actually work quite well! Woo Hoo! Just by answering a few questions, you have a great idea of what you’d like to grow! How Much Space Do You Have? Alongside a permanent framework of trees, climbers, shrubs and perennials can be found a range of conventional annual vegetables as well as a fair few more unusual crops. It makes some intuitive sense. Half the fun of gardening is getting to eat what you grow. But the positive effect a sun-warmed strawberry has on your little ones will continue to ripple throughout their lives.

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From your experience, what aspects of permaculture do you find are particularly important or valuable for migrants? Can you give an example of what difference this has made in the lives of migrants? Some people may be asking why permaculture? First of all, I am from a family that relies on agriculture to feed the family and also provide our education. Growing up as a child I have learned how to grow the food we eat especially rice and vegetables and from these vegetables my education was paid. While permaculture was a new word for me, when I was young most people in the community were practicing these types of things. For fertilizer they were using natural fertilizer like cow dung and dry leaves but at a certain point they stopped using this. If you are looking for inspiration, The Creative Kitchen by Stephanie Hafferty is a great book, it includes seasonal plant-based recipes for meals, drinks, garden, and self-care. Where do you begin to figure out the steps to take to be able to eat what you grow? Steps being the keyword. Take it one step at a time. DETERMINING WHAT YOU EAT Chances are that because everything is available everywhere, your family learned to like foods that can’t be grown locally or grown at all.

My name is Ernest Gibba from The Gambia but residing in Spain now for the past four and half years, and during all these years I have been working on permaculture, agroecology and regeneration projects. There are several handy free online tools available to help you, including planners and calendars, or ask at your local garden centre. Give any children the experience of dabbling a tiny seed into a hole, watering it, protecting it and watching it explode into life and growth—and they might just feel like they have magic powers! 4. It develops STEM & analytical abilities Think kitchen garden or salad garden when first beginning. Why grow fava beans when you have no idea how to prepare & enjoy them? Keep it simple! EAT WHAT YOU GROWFor instance, conditions like hypothyroidism, lower levels of growth hormones, Turner syndrome, and serious medical conditions may stunt your growth. Guess what? I don’t like frozen zucchini. It was mushy and tough, all at the same time. We threw away A LOTof zucchini. Consider what veggies you normally eat, how much space you have to grow, what your climate dictates, and what can easily be preserved. What Veggies Do You Actually Eat? So you’re considering an edible garden this year. Learning how to grow what you eat can be a liberating experience. The act of creating one of life’s most sustaining elements, food, encourages more than just planting a seed. Growing what you eat encourages a healthy body, mind, and spirit. The improvements in memory and attention were even more significant when children engaged in an activity outdoors, such as—you guessed it—gardening! 7. It positively impacts mood & psychological wellbeing

I hope I’ve encouraged you to give ‘growing your own’ a try this year and that you enjoy the fruits of your labour – literally! Seeds are rich in nutrients with relatively few calories. Many of these nutrients are also important for hair growth. These include vitamin E, zinc, and selenium. Another study indicated that individuals with access to a garden had significantly fewer stress occasions per year than those without access to a garden. And the more often people used their gardens, the fewer stress occasions they suffered per year. Determining exactly what you like to eat is the first step. How? Go through your favorite dishes that you and your family enjoy eating!

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Alys Fowler’s earlier book The Edible Garden covers much the same ground but the organisation, focus and presentation of this new book makes it a far more useful reference in my view.