Why Garden at Home?
Having a vegetable patch right outside your door has many benefits. Most notably, growing your own vegetables is an easy way to save money on groceries. A small investment in seeds and supplies combined with just a little sweat equity can reap pounds of fruits and vegetables over one season. Canning or jarring the surplus from each crop allows you to enjoy the bounty of your harvest throughout the year.
In addition to the economic benefit, home-grown vegetables are fresher and often more flavorful than grocery store produce. By taking charge of your own greens, you needn’t be concerned about unknown chemical pesticides affecting the vegetables you eat.
Gardening can have intangible benefits as well. Many amateur horticulturists use time in the garden as a stress reliever – a chance for alone time and peaceful reflection. Gardening doesn’t have to be a solitary activity, however: growing vegetables can be a great outdoor activity for families and a fun way for children to help the household. Local gardens also help fight global warming, as eliminate the fuel needed to transport food thousands of miles from farm to table.