5 great reasons to grow your own food

A healthy lifestyle includes eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, and there’s no better way to get fresh produce than from your own garden. If you’re still on the fence about trying a garden patch of your own this season, read on for just a few of the many ways you’ll benefit by growing your own food.

Your food is fresher

To start with, growing food at home means that your food is as fresh as possible. Fresh, home grown produce is chock full of nutrients and better for your family. Even the “fresh” produce in many grocery stores has been harvested days before, then shipped to your grocer. With your own vegetable and herb garden, you can pick and use your harvest the same day. It truly is a farm to table lifestyle.

You can try new varieties

Commercial growers don’t choose what they grow based on nutrient value. Instead, they develop varieties based on fast growth and high yield, as well as the ability to ship. The result is fewer choices and reduced nutrients in the produce that makes it to market. But when eating from your own garden, and especially when growing from seed, you have the opportunity to try varieties that aren’t offered at the supermarket.

There are so many lesser known varieties you can grow yourself. And after tending to your own fruits and vegetables, you’ll want to use them when they start to produce. As a bonus, if you let the kids choose a plant of their own, they can be more willing to try something they’ve helped to grow.

You have more control

If you want less chemicals in your food, the best way to do that is by growing it yourself. Growing your own food means you have full control over everything from choosing the seeds or plants you’d like to grow, to balancing the soil, watering, and choosing how you want to protect your plants from pests. There are lots of natural ways to deal with pests that won’t harm the food itself, and won’t be a danger to you or the animals in your backyard.

It’s great exercise

From digging rows to the squats of weeding, creating and maintaining a garden is a great workout. It can provide total body exercises, and if you spend 3-4 days a week maintaining your garden, by the end of the season you’ll have increased your fitness level, all while providing a healthy harvest.

It can save money

With the cost of food rising, buying fresh fruits, veggies, and herbs can really add up. If money is an issue, then try growing your own food. A small tomato plant that costs a few dollars will keep giving you tomatoes throughout the season. The same can be said for many fruits and vegetables that continue to produce even after the first harvest.

Grow your own food

Growing your own food helps you eat a wider variety of the freshest food at a lower cost, offers great exercise, and also means you can have organic fruits and vegetables without having to buy organic from the grocery store. Let’s get growing!

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This post is presented as informational entertainment and not meant to diagnose or treat any illness or disease. Always consult your medical professional before adding anything new to your diet or regimen.