Why don't you grow your own food?
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I am fortunate enough to have a little space in my house and outside of it to grow tomatoes, zucchinis, eggplants, garlic and lots of berries and herbs. I have enough "harvest" to go through winter with no problems. I only buy potatoes and onions at the store.
Because I live in an apartment building and I'm not allowed to disturb the landscaping. If I had money and could afford a house with a yard, I would grow some of my own food.
My apartment carpet isn't dirty enough yet.
I have a beef calf in my bathtub right now. Should make some good steaks in 3-4 years. Meanwhile I'll keep washing in the local creek!!!
Because where I live, the soil is saturated with salt.
I've tried it, it takes to long, and its frustraiting when the plant dies. Why not just go to the store and buy food? its much easier.
because its eaiser just to buy food. but if you didnt have much money it would be a cheap alternative
I'm homeless female vet cant get shelter or housing but
give me a house and a sunny yard and all manner of veggies will abound.
memorial day this week..most all planting should be done
i cant garden..it would al die and so would i. I also dont have the time to garden nor do i like to garden. I also dont know how to get rid of pests and i dont want the hassle of dealin with the bugs and animals that come with the garden, i would feel threatened that they would come into my house. that is whay i dont growm my own food.
because we just bought a house. I'm looking into growing my own food, but it tends to be hard when you don't know what you're doing. I guess after we finish moving in, I could buy some reading material or get someone from the local Home Depot to give me some pointers.
I would love to. And I'm looking into it.
it takes to long for a seed to pop and when it does, you get minimal amounts of food for your work. plus i live in an area heavily populated with deer and other green loving animals. I live near farms and buy their produce.
I am planning to build a raised bed garden this year so I can start growing a few things next year. Right now all I have is a pot of cherry tomatoes on the patio but next year I plan to have tomatoes, strawberries and sweet peppers.
I do every year but nobody eats it . I guess there use to eating it out of the can .
I plan to, once I move to my new house and I'll be able to grow my own garden. I'm so excited. :D
Right now I can't because I'm rooming with my cousins, therefore it's not my house.
I want to support our local farmers. The last thing we need is more corporations running things. Let's help the little guy.
i agree c-mon people its not that hard. all you have to do is plant in pots and set the pots near windows. water once a day depending on the type of plant. i live in the country so ive always had a garden. but i have friends who live in town. they grow vegies in pots.
I don't trust the soil where I live or else I would do it. What good is growing your own if you are ingesting a bunch of toxic substances someone dumped in the backyard 50 years ago?
we grow our own veggies yummy!
Are you the only person who does grow their own food? Why would you ask that question that way? You sound a little pompous. And do you mean all your food, half of your food? I do grow as much as I can for my small place and climate. And I'm sure that I can figure out a way to grow more, but I just don't have the time or interest.
I don't have any reason to grow my own food. I live within walking distance of 2 grocery stores - both of which have a wide variety of fresh foods.
because i don't have a car yet to drive me to the store that has plants!
but thanks!
I do, some of the vegetables, but I'll tell you what's the best. I don't grow yellow squash because I have twenty neighbors that do. I don't grow butternut squash this year because last year I did and ate five of them through the winter, they store really well and I avoided getting that wintertime starving feeling. Plus I gave away five of the squash too, in trade for tomatoes, cucumbers, okra, and jalepeno peppers. The people I gave them to, never tried them before, and was thrilled that they do taste buttery enough that they don't have to add much of any seasonings, so this year they are raising them instead, to share with me and others. I also raised an heirloom corn, planted it right out front, it is called Hickory King, it grew very tall, and everyone wanted kernals to grow, so I gave out kernals and ears of dried corn to 7 different people, each are growing them this year. I planted catnip this year, to use in tea for stomach troubles if it ever needs to be used. And Cherokee purple tomatoes for trade items this year as well as own use. It is bringing the community of people together, friends making more friends, the sharing is real. Indoors you can grow many things in little pots, or even buy a mushroom kit that only takes water. Even if you don't like mushrooms, no one else is the same as you, you can use it as an item to trade with. Try it once, it really works, especially now that everone is getting into organic foods.
I'm an apartment dweller and my lease doesn't allow window boxes.
I do buy organic and locally grown food whenever possible.
Not everyone is in a situation where they would be able to grow their own food, but if you can that is great! It will help save the environment and save you some money too.
I have a large container garden on my deck. I grow tomatoes, green peppers and jalapenos (to make salsa) and zuccini for stir-fry and spinach for salads. Also, it's a fun hobby!
I do! We love it. My husband knew nothing about it and I've taught him everything I know..how did I learn? Reading books! There are so many resources out there for organic gardening and I have to say once you go organic, you don't go back. The taste is remarkable and hey I don't care what everyone else is saying IT'S EASY!!
Apartments are easy, takes Nike's advice; "Just do it"
Tomato's are so easy to grow that last year we fed some of our left over veggies to our chickens who were freerange. Well the story goes that they can't digest seeds and they crapped them out all over our 1/4 acre and now we have tomato plants popping up everywhere and we live in the DESERT and they popped up all on their own WITHOUT WATERING! EASY! Just do it!
My tomato plants are over five feet tall, and loaded with fruit. My citrus tree is just a baby, but already has some fruit.
It would be impossible to grow all of our food requirements on our city lot, and seafood just won't grow on land.
I do grow what I can on my balcony! The rest I buy from local organic farms.
SPACE... I live in a townhouse, and all I have room for is an herb garden.
Besides, we have a farmer's market in town, and the Amish need to make a living somehow. We'll get produce from my sister's garden and my in-laws farm when we visit them, too.
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