Why Every Gardener Needs to Grow Purple Vegetables
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- John from www.growingyour... shares why every gardener needs to grow purple vegetables for their health, the soil & pollinators.
In this episode, you will discover why John planted more purple-colored vegetables in his garden this cool season than any other year.
You will learn some of the science-proven health benefits of purple pigmented vegetables due to their anthocyanin content. Vegetables can be a rich source of easily digestible purple pigments in plant foods.
John will share some of the science that he has learned about how purple foods can protect you from free radicals, reduce inflammation, help with cancer prevention, improves memory, improves blood sugar, and even help you to lose weight.
You will discover how many different kinds of anthocyanin pigments exist in the world, and why John is so into purple-colored vegetables.
You will also learn why Anthocyanin pigments are said to be more complex than other pigments found in plants such as beta-carotene and others.
Next, you will learn about some anthocyanin-rich foods that John does not grow currently, but consumes to up his anthocyanin content in his diet as he feels it is important to have optimal health. You will learn how some of these foods that he eats can be used to grow foods in your garden and have even more purple-colored foods.
Next, John will take you around his garden and share with you 12 vegetables that he grows that contain anthocyanins that are super easy to grow and super nutrient-dense to eat that will fuel your body with the power of purple veggies.
Next, you will learn the specific soil amendments that have been shown to boost plant metabolites including phytonutrients, such as anthocyanin so you can even have higher levels of these pigments in your plants that growing with an N-P-K fertilizer out of a bag, that will not give the plant all the nutrients and microbiome elements required to create healthier, more disease-resistant plants that will in turn help get you healthier at the same time.
Finally, John will share the best way to keep the highest level of anthocyanins in foods that you can do free! You will also learn two of the best ways John uses to preserve the anthocyanins & extract other important plant phytonutrients out of his plants by using a slow juicer and vacuum blender. You will learn what John does not traditionally blend his purple foods like the majority of people on the plant and how by using different equipment, you can significantly increase the polyphenol content of your foods.
Finally, You will discover why John uses the Blendtec Nutrient Preserver blending his anthocyanin rich and why it is essential to retain the highest level of antioxidants and polyphenols. You will also learn about John's favorite Slow juicer that he extracts the plant phytochemicals and extracts them so he can include more vegetables in his diet.
After watching this episode, you will learn why every gardener needs to grow and eat purple vegetables, how to increase plant phytonutrients, and process the purple vegetables best when consuming to get the maximum health benefits.
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Only John could make a one hour video on purple vegetables and keep it interesting all the way to the end.
I wish I had a BF that gave a darn about the Earth and growing organic veggies. You're a FINE and rare catch John!! Keep on keeping on!!
put that lipstick color on 💋💄and send him a pic😂 maybe u 2 could meet up😂❤❤
John is passionate, intelligent , dedicated, healthy and family oriented as well as being an entrepreneur. He loves traveling and is fit and good looking, as well as being an EXCELLENT gardener, what more could a girl ask for.
I’m the odd one out in my house because I don’t want to cook meat, slather everything in oil or eat animal products 3 times a day.
Ok
Same
@Meg E aren't we all a little crazy?? :) instead of enjoying the information and what the show is about people are sizing the poor guy up! LOL
Im not a vegan, I love me a good steak. I do however LOVE your videos. You do not get pushy or obnoxious about being vegan, you stick to the topic of growing, gardening and health benefits of the veggies you are discussing. BONUS: you are in my area, so your weather and climate struggles are mine. I really appreciate you.
QUESTION: Can you do an episode discussing edible flowers and when they can grow? For instance, for our region, calendula and borage grows all winter, do the pansies and violas? What else is edible?
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Omg! Thats why my finger is stained purple!😂🤦♀️ I've ate purple beets and blueberries in my smoothies the past few days!😆❤
To me you are the long-term participant of your own one-man study. You are not only focused on improving nutrient density with outstanding results so far. Furthermore you are teaching in a caring and also pragmatic way that anyone can choose to do the same. I'm very grateful for your hard work and admire your passion.
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I randomly stumbled upon your videos almost 10 years ago when I was in college eating the standard american diet. It took me a long time to come around but I've been 99% vegan for a few years now and just started my first garden :) I'm planting red kale, red lettuce, red peas, and red beans among many others
That's awesome I wish everyone could do that!
Well tom
Someone up there is looking for a boyfriend who likes organic gardening lol
I'm going to start my dating app
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I absolutely LOVE how crowded and wild, yet organized your beautiful garden is 😍 GOALS.❤🌿
John is a man of great heart and charity.
You have hit it spot on John. Paying it forward is the hero's way, keep being that person John.
I was cured from diabetes by nature i thank God every day for helping me by giving me this information about what u eat and vegetables
I'm starting a real garden this year & I really couldn't have been as ready as I am now without You. You are a true inspiration to me & my family. Thanks & Zillion!
I had no idea there was an aftermarket vacuum mod for the vitamix but I have seen vacuum blenders. SWEET!
i haven't seen you pop up in my notifications. your just tryna brainwash us into growing our own food...
im here for that. ima hit the 🔔
Yeah, you put a lot of work in this video specifically and it shows. Thanks.
This guy is the greatest! I have learned so much from all of his lengthy videos. Keep up the awesome content John! It is appreciated by more people than you think! P.S. - Any advice on what to eat to help improve eyesight? Thanks ! :)
Lutein, Zeaxanthin = marigold flowers. Lots of petals. Also juicing carrots and other greens :)
Good Job bro! :) You are doing the right thing by eating healthy, growing good food and spreading the knowledge. You help me to STAY focused and to STAY healthy. God bless.
I recently discovered Kenyan purple tea 💜 🍵 I understand it has anthocynins and more antioxidants than all other teas
This was great information. Thank you so much for what you. My husband had learned he is pre-diabetic and I firmly believe it is due to his poor diet over the years. I will incorporate more purple vegetables into his/ our diet. He says if I cook it, he will eat it.
This is the best video I have ever watched in my life. Standing applause
Thank you John for all your amazing work!
I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos and I have been gardening for years. Great job on educating people on what we should be eating!
John is great. I purchased a Tribest Slowstar cold press juicer from him. He practices what he preaches. Juicing saved my life. I have learned and continue to learn from John. Keep fighting the good fight, John. You've made a difference in my life and the lives of others.
We love you, sweetie. I’ve learned so very much from you. YOU were the one that got me gardening again. I do get happy when I’m with my plants. Purple is my favorite color as well. You are awesome!
Love you John., keep up the charisma brother. Love purple figs and mulberry.
That's some good information! Thanks, I love beets! on a nice fresh salad!!! Love the cat at 36:46
I really love and appreciate all your info here. Please keep doing these. Aris Latham is one of my heros & his poeticism over raw food is entrancing yet not even Aris goes into the depths of medicinal value as you do. You, too, are one of my heros
I agree..!!🥰
Love your passion, my man. Thank you very much for great info.
I love beets, red peppers, strawberries, so much more!!!
I grow purple foods because of John Kholer! Thank you John. I have a better diet because of you and I had a good diet before. Thanks again!
Thank you for sharing so much vitally important knowledge and caring about the greater good!
I have caught on to juicing. I accidentally found you in regards to the juicers, then today - wow - I discovered your webpage about growing the greens. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your personality is charming!
Beautiful soul thank you for your channel💜
Thank you for your passion and sharing your knowledge and honesty in how you share it for all to benefit.
Love, Light and Blessings
You ARE making a difference John ❤ I bought the Omega juicer from you 😊 (best juicer EVER!) and I will be getting a Blendtec Vacuum blender attachment for my Vitamix blender base once they come back in stock 💯 Thank you for sharing your journey and your wealth of knowledge with us all 🤗
Wow! What a selection of purple foods to eat! I have a few, I’m going to have to step it up I can see.
I’m cancelling my Amazon order of bone meal, blood meal and a few other things and am taking my soil in the direction that John teaches.
I DID invest in worms last year and still have worms this year - they survived! I released a lot into my yard, worms multiply quick. I will be planting in the soil this year - I’m PRAYING! Last summer was high temps over 110 almost all summer long in Northern California last summer. Between that and the fires I was happy to survive with my life and half of a garden. It was just too hot for some things to flower up. Tomatoes - yikes!
Thank you so much for all this most informatiin!!! I have mostbm of my seeds already, but need to get some purple!!!
Thank you for all you do John! You’re making a difference!
You are so inspirational. Thank you for all of the information that you share
Absolutely GREAT video.....so much info and ideas on all fronts. Thanks for all your work!!!!
Awesome video. I needed this going into winter. Feeling a bit crappy about growing my food after not having a job for a bit. I'm going to get back into it. Thankyou for that.
My mom used to preach this to me for years! Thanks for the reminder. :)
your mom is smart af! My mom fed me nothing but hot pockets and top Ramen and all the processed food!😬The experimental 90s was not a good time for well being in regards to food lol...trying to reverse all the damage the garbage food did, it catches up to ya! 🥴😵😅 FOOD MATTERS 💯❤
THAN K YOU you have inspired me to return to gardening after i became very sick with gullian barre' syndrom it took 10 yrs to get back i now garden from my powerchair
I am so sorry about you health in younger days. Look at where are you today. Happy for you. I am learning from you 😊
God bless you and ur passion and sincerity to help others and in turns others are able to help others. God bless and preserve you.. u are a walking wealth of knowledge
Your awesome John!! Thank you for another awesome video.. I’ve been following you for couple years and I’ve heard you talk about how your health problems lead you to this lifestyle. I hope all is still well and many years of great health!!
Good to see you put out new video.
Thanks, John. You are most definitely making a significant impact by sharing your knowledge! Keep doing the good work!
Loved every minute! I hope you don't mind, but I shared your video with my friends. Thank you so much! I am a gardener, but not so great with vegetables for some reason. Still trying to get it right. My father was an excellent vegetable grower and knew everything about the soil and compost. If he was still here, I'd be asking his advice. Thank you again.
Your enthusiasm is so contagious!
Out of resistance to cooking during a tough time in life I changed my eating habits to what you ccx suggest... I ate only raw(mostly) fruits and veggies, tuna, meats with cheese with crackers (one of the few processed foods I ate). I ate ccx what I call solid dairy, but actually drank minimal milk. I ate 3-4 full home cooked meals a week when my mom cooked other wise I ate from the above list. I would make blueberry smoothies, with frozen blue berrys and milk... snacking on blueberrys is one of my favorite snacks... I lost 100lbs... 1 pound week average for 2 years when my body hit what was my bbn idea body weight for my body... I stopped loosing weight. My body regulated its self and when it was was right it stabilized with no ad jug adjustments in my intake. In fact I. Was eating WAY more food... just constant all day snacking on nuts and fruits. I ate sweets... my one requirement, had to be home made, no preservatives.....
My story supports everything you said about weight.... I'm going to revisit my diet choices and add in more purple. I still have a lot of health issues, but I've really been slacking on the quality of food I'm eating.... thank you
Great video. Inspired to eat more purple. Thank you. You are so funny. Purple lipstick half way through the video :D hahaha!!
So real and awesome!! Thank you John, huge pat on the back!!!
First time viewer, you have won me over! Thank you for your efforts.
Huckleberries are wonderful!
They are evergreen and also make great landscape, edibles!
Red huckleberries are deciduous and grow in forested areas
Awesome video. Well worth watching.
Heard of purple potatoes ?
Got some growing here in New Zealand.
Not just purple skins, but the inside too.
Very yummy too.
Thanks for sharing your research and the long video!
Love and appreciate all your hard work you've put into your video. I would like if you would have your editor add text to name some of the plants etc. While you are showing and explaining them to us. Like the attractive dark veined leafy one in with the flowers. Luv your passion .. Very obviously heartfelt 😊
I love your videos thank you for all that you do keep up the good work you inspire me to try harder and to be better
I love black rice (forbidden rice)!
I agree that we need more purple, but I'm a firm believer in eating the rainbow because each color has different vitamins and minerals.
You said you didn't have a girlfriend. What happened to your sweet Texas school teacher girlfriend. I thought you two were engaged. I wasn't getting your video for some time. Just once in awhile some old ones I yrs old. Glad I am getting your recent videos again. I don't even know where you are living now. You are awesome and a blessing to anyone who comes across your videos. Happy for you your parents are close to you now. I am a huge fan of your expertise and sense of humor.💜👍🏼
Thank you so much John! We love how passionate you are and appreciate you providing all the info you share for free to anyone willing to stop and listen. You have without a doubt made a difference in my family’s life 💚💚💚💚keep spreading the message of improving health and gardening.
I ordered purple (pink) celery yesterday.
New to your channel! It's so nice to meet you. Thank you 💕. Happy Growing in life and the garden! 🐛🐞❤️🪱🐌🦋🌱☘️🌻
Particularly great video John. Much appreciated. Love your work. Thanks mate. Cheers.
I Love red orach! And so beautiful it can go in a flower border. Thank you for such a heart felt and informative video.
Red orach has been my favorite, been trying to order it online with no success . It’s best used in soups but not boiled too much, it boils fast and can lose it’s healthy properties. Besides an amazing taste and smell that gives to soups, it also leaves a beautiful reddish color.
You are making a difference! Definitely.
I am very happy that I watched this!!! I am growing purple potatoes and the leaves are so pretty.. I did not know I could eat them!! Im on it! Thank you John!!
Very helpful, thanks. Saved your video so I can go back and watch the ones on the products and learn from you. Thank you.
Thanks for the great informational video! I am definitely adding more purple into my diet!
Your passion is amazing. I am sharing your channel with my Facebook garden group
Love your videos! Thank you for all you time and passion to educate yourself and sharing with us...
Great content. Thank you for your time and dedication to sharing your wealth of knowledge. I really appreciate all i learn from your videos. Especially on learning to grow in the las vegas area. Lived here my whole life and hadn't had much gardening success until i started watching your videos and videos like yours. God bless your path!
Awesome video !!
Keep em coming.
you can consume blue corn like a probiotic veberage.., just add water and pineaple skin let it ferment for a couple of days (could add star anise and cloves just a few for the fermentation).. Chicha morada its called in Peru. Nice work youre doing!! cheers. Regards fron Cúcuta, Colombia.
Thank you for your research,passion, and time. Eat Purple!
I have been plant based for a long time. I love red sails lettuce and red kale. I have many reds..I have the red veined sorel it is so pretty in the garden.. I just bought purple flowers, Violas and Phlox. I didn't know violas are edible, I must try them.... thanks
Thank you! You are awesome! Appreciate you so much.
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Thanks! This was really informative and fun
Very inspirational and educational. THANK YOU.
Oh yeah!..Purple Haze and Purple Passion! ....I just ordered from Rareseeds:purple peas , peppers, kohlrabi, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, radish ,carrots, kale ,malabar spinach, mustard, and a lot of purple flowers......not to mention whatever was available in black....I feel fed by these plants before I eat them......also there is the purple pot....
Love you John! Keep it up, you've really inspired me to grow more, I'm ordering more purple plants today while watching your videos! 💜🌻😃👍❣️🙏🦋🥀🌱❣️
Dear John I wish you would start making babies 👶because they would be so cute love your channel 💕keep on going
Love the purple vegetables✌
The antioxidants from the purple veg hits me so much quicker.
John, you are the best!
I've been watching your videos for a while now. I am new at this gardening stuff but am trying a lot of the stuff you are teaching us. I have purple violas that I am grazing on now. Love what you are doing.
I love purple bell peppers. they're so pretty. just wish they'd stay purple when cooked... they go clear kind of like how onions do lol
I got a recipe which changed my health life >> Put these in blender, Makes 2 servings >> 7 oak leaves ; 4 or 10 acorns ; small grab of pine needles ; 2 big orange leaves ; 1 large fig leaf ; 17 leaves of the heavenly tree . 1 oz of cashew ; 1 oz of quinoa ; 1 full glass of water for the blending to work.. All of those need to be raw and fresh picked. I also add random herbs & flowers sometimes, but the core recipe is the tree leaves. TBH I have an herb only recipe for that time of year tho... Whatever is in the tree leaves vary throughout the year & whether or not it's producing fruit. The acorns neutralize in the blender water.
Also, u gotta try Amaranth. Don't worry about the seeds. just grab the whole fluffy green bud & that one you cook with normal meals. the seeds come with the bud.
Eating typical leafy greens is cool an all, but it hardly feeds you & is a constant struggle to win against the bugs & deer. I have literally lived on these recipe's as my soul/only food source for extended times. 2 complete years once, but I have to go back to the city sometimes. (Just being honest) . i've been doing this for at least a decade, now I loathe going back to city food. Now, City food makes me Feel starved with a bellyful & it tastes like salty cardboard with added drugs.
Tread light with this recipe it is powerful and is typically able to feed me for 1.5 days. All while working in the wilderness where I probably hike at least 5 miles a day & pull tree's for fire clearing.
You inspire me ❤💜💖
I like your overall message. Can you do more citrus plz?
I like wood sorrel or aka purple shamrock. My 5 year old granddaughter likes them and she is a picky eater. I am trying purple Brussel sprouts this year. I also like purple tomatillos. They make a good salsa.
The magnolia peas are fun and pretty. They taste good too.
Some pods were green last year.
They also grow in the summer
Amazing energies John!
I'm growing American black nightshade berries. They are dark purple. I hear once ripen they can be very beneficial also can be poisonous if not ripen. John is the plant genius 🌱🌼🌻
This grows as a weed in Chicago area. I also use the leaves and along with the ripe berries. It reseeds every year.
THanks so much for this information!! Hope to buy that machine soon!
John have you seen the sweet potatos that are white on the outside and blue to almost black on the inside? I used to get them at an oriental food shop. I made a purple sweet potato pie for snigs and grins one time. I'll bet they would blend up with some excelent antioxidants being released.
SERIOUSLY K-MAN!!!!! YOUR CHANNEL ROCKS SO HARDCORE!!!!!!!! FEED THE PLANET BUDDY!!!!!!
Do you have any videos on pigeon peas? Medicinal leaves, really high iron -- kind of seems like the type of thing that you might be interested in.
You are the best. Blessings to you too.