1000 Flowers for the Planet - #16 Grow Vegetables
If you have the space to do so, consider growing your own vegetables. The advantages of doing so are great and many:
organic food - food grown without poisons can only be a good thing for your health. And you'll prevent urban run-off whereby poisons would otherwise leach into the soil and eventually be washed into our drainage systems and into water systems (rivers and oceans)
no food miles for transportation
quality control
quantity control - grow only what you need or can reasonably share
fresh food - can't get any fresher
convenient food - walk into the back yard and pick what you'll eat for dinner
cheaper
family bonding - the whole family can be involved, spend time together, children can learn how things grow - all healthy emotional stuff
satisfaction from self-sufficiency
sustainable
You can probably think of more reasons for yourself.
I found a terrific sight for major English speaking countries at: www.gardenate.com where you can find out what to plant at any given time of the year.
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