#42. The Benefits Growing Your Own Vegetables
The option of moving house just to grow your own vegetables may seem a bit much. However, people are actually doing just that. No problem if you don't have a backyard to call your own. You can still grow your own vegetables through the container gardening method. In fact, with a little ingenuity, you can grow vegetables on a balcony, a porch or a small patio as well.
What we really want to get into is the many benefits associated with growing your own vegetables. For the diehards out there who still need convincing, here is a list of some of the benefits.
• Health is the number one benefit from growing your own vegetables. What you eat out of your own garden will be some of the freshest vegetables you can get. The handling of the vegetables is far less than the stuff bought from grocery stores, so freshness is pretty much ensured. Quality is a given because you will use the best soil, compost and fertilizers. Best part – the kids actually get to eat the recommended five servings of fruit and vegetables each day.
• Saving money is another excellent benefit and comes a very close second to health for most people. You are going to grow and harvest your own vegetables – a definite money saver when compared to what it costs for store bought produce. Further, you can store your vegetables ensuring a constant supply of produce for the kitchen.
• Get the family involved by making it a family project. Gardening provides a great family bonding project that everyone can work on. Yes, even the littlest one can help in some small way. You will be setting an example for your kids by teaching them the benefits of growing vegetables and having fun.
• Here's a benefit that will make you feel good – reducing environmental impact. Through the use of organic compost you avoid using harmful pesticides and herbicides that add to air and water pollution.
• No contamination problems with your own home grown organically produced vegetables. You get to rely on yourself to keep the family safe by using your own vegetables to prepare meals.
• Exercise is a great benefit of gardening activities required in growing your own vegetables. You will be preparing soil, digging, planting, weeding, watering and harvesting your own vegetables. Lots of ways to exercise when you have own little vegetable garden. And guess what? You can cancel that expensive gym membership to save more money!