In the garden with beans and a cat!
Here a few reasons why everyone is talking about Growing Your Own:
- 43 million households will do it this year.
- The Obamas already are.
- Michael Pollan said it’s the “single greenest thing you can do” on Oprah’s Earth Day Special.
- Two summer movies – Food, Inc. and Fresh The Movie — are talking about it. (Get inspired. Watch the trailers, at least!)
- You get up to 17 times return on your investment.
- It’s a fun family activity that saves you money and gets your kids off the couch.
Thankfully, American society is becoming more environmentally conscious every day and is looking for ways to eat better. Plus, the economy is forcing households to cut variable costs. Growing your own is proving to be an inexpensive way for families to spend time together outside, being active in nature and away from the distraction of cell phones, video games, and television. Families that invest a day in the garden a week save hundreds of dollars in groceries, travel and entertainment expenses a month!
In fact, the USDA estimates that every $100 spent on vegetable gardening yields $1,000-$1,700 worth of produce. Each My First Organics seed starting kit harvests up to $250 worth of produce.
Check out these carrots!
Even the most symbolic home of all – The White House – broke ground on a sustainable organic garden last month, the first since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory garden during World War II.
COME ON! What other activity can you do with your kids under $20 that is this fun, educational and delicious? (Check out our six year old’s demo on YouTube!) Grow together and eat healthier!
And take advantage of our 20% discount today! Just type in SUMMER as your Discount Code during checkout (good until August 31, 2009).
Tags: grow your own food, Michael Pollan, organic
