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This Week's Email is About..
The Benefits of Planting a Vegetable Garden!
8 Reasons Why YOU Should Start a Vegetable Garden
1. GET YOUR FAMILY HEALTHIER!
Having a garden of bountiful vegetables gives you the ability to chow down all those beneficial vitamins and nutrients while thay are the strongest- straight outta the garden that is!
2. GIVE YOUR WALLET A BREAK!
As your vegetables become ripe and ready to harvest, your wallet will sigh in relief as you give him some time off by picking up FRESH produce straight from your own backyard instead of at the grocery store! If you learn how to can and dry your harvest, you will be able to feed your family even after the growing season has ended.
3. MINIMIZE YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT!
As most of us know, vegetables taste and smell good, but by growing food in your own garden, or "Organically", you can also spare our Earth from unnecessary water and air pollution. For instance, if you grow your own vegetables, you will reduce the use of fossil fuels and the resulting pollution that can come from the transportation of fresh produce from all over the world to your supermarket.
4. GET HEALTHY BY EXERCISING!
Weeding, planting, watering and harvesting all can add a pretty good amount of physical activity to your day. If you have kids, have them join you (we all need a little weeding help sometimes!). However, make sure you stretch before and after rigorous planting activity and drink plenty of water. What most people love about gardening is how it can relax and de-stress your mind. Plus, it always feels good to get a little fresh air and sunshine!
5. GROW THE GOOD STUFF!
Having fresh food to enjoy is the best! How long has the food on your supermarket shelf been there? How long did it travel from the farm to your table? If your own garden vegetables taste better, you will be more likely to eat the healthy, fresh produce that you KNOW your body NEEDS.
6. BUILD UP YOUR PRIDE!
Being able to watch a small plant mature into nutritious produce that can feed your family is not only rewarding, but it is gratifying. Growing your own food is one of the most purposeful things that a human can do- it's work that directly helps you to thrive, nourish your family, and maintain your health.
7. STOP WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF YOUR FOOD!
With so many recalls on products such as peanut butter, spinach, tomatoes and more, many people have become concerned about food safety, and for good reasons. However, when you have the responsibility to decide how you want to grow your own food, you don't have to worry about contamination.
8. REDUCE YOUR WASTE!
Americans throw away approximately $600 worth of food away every year! It's a lot easier to throw away old vegetables from the store than it is to throw away something that you have patiently nurtured to grow over the course of several weeks. When it's "yours," you will probably be less likely to take it for granted and more likely to eat or preserve it before it goes into the compost pile.
**Even if you don't have the space for a Vegetable Garden, we have vegetable and herbs especially bred for container planting. Let your deck, porch, or any outside apace bring you an abundant harvest in a pot!
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