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Concerning organic gardening, have you looked into practice called permaculture? It's a style of gardening based on natural principles, cultivating soil, using organic fertilisers and growing complementary plants together so that they benefit each other, minimizing the need for pesticides. People in the permaculture community are also interested in less common veggies and herbs that can be used in cooking.