Watching “Little House on the Prairie” gave us a sense of what life use to be like a long time ago when there was no grocery store to stop in at on your way home from work in the evening.
We would see Charles breaking the soil with a plow and his team of horses and almost fall asleep while eating his dinner.
Working hard to produce their food was necessary. If they didn’t work to produce their own garden they may not have enough food to get them through for the winter.
Over the years, as times changed, it has become possible for grocery stores to offer foods to consumers for less money than what it would cost to grow it themselves.
Because of that most people do not have to grow their own garden for food because of the affordable prices. There are some that find that growing a garden is still necessary for their own personal reasons.
Growing a garden may be a way of. If you grow up producing a garden every year you soon learn all the tips and tricks that you can pass down to your children.
Raising a garden for your main source of food requires a lot of work and some expense involved as well. In the end you can enjoy everything from your garden all year long by preserving them.
When you harvest your food you can save seeds from your vegetables so you can use them next year to plant with. This will save you money in the long run because purchasing seeds and plants can be a big expense
June 25th, 2008 at 2:01 am
I think everyone should raise their own food.
For one, helth costs would be decreased because of organic growing methods.
July 7th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
my dad has an allotment and he grows his own food, he only really had to purchase seeds, as a lot of the tools he got from my grandad who himself used to grow vegatables!
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
I think its great to grow your own, we grow alot ourselves and make alot such as bread, soya milk, its so much cheaper than the shops
October 27th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Raise our own food can be more expensive than buy it on a market, obviously, it is more healty, but if you want to be healty, better go outside from city and leave in peace whit no computers @_@.
November 21st, 2008 at 11:59 pm
I was so thrilled this summer that I grew some peppers and basil in a flower pot and actually mixed them one evening late in the summer with pasta.
I usually end up killing most anything I attempt to grow, so this small success was a thrill.
November 28th, 2008 at 3:25 am
gardening for food is nice idea. Beside we can create our own healthy food, its save living cost too
April 7th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Interesting direction. Now, I’m searching some information about it. Searching for my small gardering shop.
Thanks!
April 27th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Iv always steered away from growing my own grub because I was mis-informed in my youth. I was told it was incredibly difficult however after speaking with my neighbor and trying some of his soup im going to give it a shot.
Nice article iv been inspired!
June 20th, 2009 at 7:07 am
My friend’s uncle used to say…
everyone will go back to farming after this rising boost of technology.
I guess he was right. Though not everyone; but the world has become aware that organic food is better and far better than the manufactured and preserved ones.
July 18th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
I was so thrilled this summer that I grew some peppers and basil in a flower pot and actually mixed them one evening late in the summer with pasta.
July 21st, 2009 at 4:37 pm
I couldn’t agree more with the value of growing your own food. What do you suggest for new home owners in multifamily communities where their gardens may be really small? (In planters for example?)
September 17th, 2009 at 11:05 am
I recommend using heirloom seeds or plants for the best experience.
October 4th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
gardening not only gives you pesticides free food but helps to save you hard earned dollars.
Go Green Living !!!
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Yesterday I saw this program about how much pesticides which is being sprayed on the imported vegetabables, I thing the only way forward is to eat organic food. We should also be better eating local goods that are typical for the country, town or area and by legal regulations get the level of pesticides used in farming illegal or kept to a minimum.
November 7th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Have you heard of square-foot gardening? It’s gardening in a box for food. You can use small crates and things like that to grow your veggies, lettuce, etc, and move them about, etc. Great for people who live in small houses, apartments, etc.
Worth a Google, check it out
November 8th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
It’s a funny thing. Now that I have raised fruits and vegetables myself, I no longer balk at the high price of fresh produce. I know now how much goes into it and feel that it’s worth every cent.
November 13th, 2009 at 10:30 am
I think you should try tomato growing for growing organic fruit.
December 1st, 2009 at 2:53 pm
My dad is a keen gardener, and used to take me with him to his allotment plot to help him out, and I guess, to get these kind of values installed early into my mind. I was probably more of a hindrance than a help at that age lol, but it set me in good pace, and gave me a lifelong interest in growing my own food.
I had my first ‘allotment’ at the age of 19, and I couldn’t believe how half of my friends never even knew where potatoes come from – you should of seen the look on some of their faces when I explained exactly how potatoes are grown! One of my friend exclaimed “ewwww, spuds come out of the soil? That’s gross”.
To me, it’s a little disturbing that some kids are growing up and not even knowing where the food on their plate comes from.
But other this – you just can’t beat the flavour of fresh home grown food eaten moments after picking… you just can’t buy *that* flavour.