Follow the money

Well, the news is out.freezes down south, a Chilean earthquake, and our prices have skyrocketed.
So what can you do?

Grow yourself or
Buy locally.

these things are not mutually exclusve!

it is perhaps time to relearn the simple things-eating in season ( or frozen/canned from your own garden) instead of the luxury of fruits from all over the world, every day of the year.

if not the price, the fear of unknown sprays, etc should be enough to scare anyone into buying locally.
buying locally keeps your money local, usually costs less, and is better for you.

growing your own when you can control exactly what the plants "eat" is even more ideal.

so what;s a garden really worth? if lettuce is $3 a bag and you grow your own say, 20 weeks a year, that;s $60. tomatoes are so expensive-but you can have an endless supply with about 6 plants,which would cost you on average $4 a week. even if only for 2 months, 8 weeks, that's $48. A bag of potatoes is usually $5 now. if you use them a lot, you could save big bucks. Corn at the farmer;s market is often a $1 per ear.a small patch -say 50 ears....are you getting the point?

Herbs are expensive when you need them, throw a few into various sunny spots, and you have all you could use.

one estimate is that a small garden, even plants worked into a suburban backyard, could net $700 in veggies a season. Now we are talking!

if you have to buy pots, potting soil, etc, the first year won;t save as much as it could. but start that compost pile...save some seeds..and you are on your way to helping meet your family's needs.

just  try it.....