Grow A Garden
There are few things more rewarding than consuming home grown vegetables from your own garden. Starting your own garden is fun, inexpensive, and can provide more food than you probably realize. Why would it be good for the environment? Normally food travels an average of 1,500 to 2,500 miles before it reaches your plate. That’s a lot of CO2 released into the atmosphere, not to mention the fossil fuel consumption on pesticides, farming, processing, cold storage, and packaging.
Having your own garden can save you a lot of money on food as well. A pack of tomato seeds costs around $3, the same as a pound of tomatoes at the grocery store. The difference is the seeds will provide you with tomatoes all summer long. Sure it might not be possible to grow all your own produce year round, but even if its just for the summer then every little bit of that will help.
THE FACTS
On average, produce travels 1,500 to 2,500 miles before it reaches your plate.