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Thyme is a popular culinary herb that is a main part of everyday cuisine not only in Guyana and the Caribbean but worldwide .

Turmeric, scientific name Curcuma longais  has been described as the most effective nutritional supplement on the planet and a herb with great medical benefits which  can be easily grown in your backyard.

If you don’t have this in your garden as yet then you should.

Culinary herbs are used in the preparation and cooking of food.

Gardeners harvest plants at different stages, depending on how the harvested plants or their parts are used.

Regardless of your age, gardening can be an activity that provides a lifetime of benefits.

Examples of integrated farming include: “pig tractor” systems where the animals are confined in crop fields well prior to planting and “plough” the field by digging for roots; poultry used in orchards or vineyards after harvest to clear rotten fruit and weeds while fertilising the soil; cattle or other livestock allowed to graze cover crops

The United Nations has designated 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming to raise the profile of unsung agricultural workers and spotlight the roles they play in the face of challenges like climate change, malnutrition, and poverty. Like Family Farming, Integrated Farming (IF) or the concept of IF, is the wave of the future.

So instead of a ‘hodge  podge’ disorderly combination of plants and flowers one can use combinations of plants with various flower colors to create  the look one wants in a garden .

Many people think of gardening or horticulture  as an activity  done with best results  outdoors.