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Grow Your Own

Spring is a time for new beginnings.

If you've never tried growing your own food, why not start this year? No matter your amount of time, money, or outdoor space, there is a garden that can suit your lifestyle. Growing your own produce has many benefits:

• It couldn't be fresher!
• You can try heirloom varieties that most grocery stores don't offer.
• Having your children help you in the garden and feeding them homegrown produce will encourage them to have healthier diets.
• You will know how the plants were treated, for example, with or without synthetic chemicals.
• You can save money on your grocery bill and on gasoline for trips to the store.
• You will be less reliant on far away producers and the complex transportation system to feed your family.
• You will reduce emissions by lessening the energy needed for packaging, processing, and storing your food as well as the amount of miles your food travels to your plate. You can further limit emissions by using organic gardening practices and shifting your diet to contain more of your homegrown vegetables and less meat (since artificial fertilizers, pesticides, and meat production are energy intensive processes).

Ideas for Using Your Space

• Want to Garden but No Outdoor Space?
• Limited Outdoor Space?
• Do you have a Large Yard?

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