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Do you buy supermarket vegetables? Are you aware of the benefits of growing your own? It’s easy. There’s more to having fresh garden peas to add to your salad, sourced from your own veggie patch . Growing veggies can offer so many rewards, and you don’t need to be Alan Titchmarsh. Grow what is easy, like carrots , then up your game with more tricky types. To spur you on, here are 5 top reasons for growing your own: 1. Wholesome food guaranteed. You can produce your own tasty, organic food cheaply, packed with proper nutrients for your family. Keep it interesting by growing rare or heritage varieties you can’t find in the stores. 2. Eco-friendly. Growing your own, you limit all the ‘nasties’ involved in transporting vegetables to stores – cutting pollution and fuel usage. Best of all, you will do your bit towards saving our planet. 3. It’s a great way of involving your kids. Youngsters can learn so much, from growing the veg to harvesting, even tur...

Causes of xenophobia The causes of the violence, which injure and even in extreme cases lead to the loss of life, are multi- layered and complex. They operate at a macro, societal level as well as at a more micro, local level. At a macro level, forces, such as socio-economic reasons, pervasive inequalities, poverty, and disillusionment with government, a self-hate syndrome and the emergence of a tribal identity, play a role in exacerbating tensions between different communities. The legacy of apartheid has left many people suffering under the weight of growing unemployment and poverty. Khamango (2010) reports on the link between lack of development and xenophobia by referring to growing economic inequalities among South Africans and the lack of access to employment.2 Government has failed to implement policies that create jobs and grow the South African economy. There is also widespread disillusionment with a government that is unable to significantly change the lives of the...