{"id":208,"date":"2009-03-29T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-29T22:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.budgex.net\/blog\/?p=208"},"modified":"2011-05-14T10:23:13","modified_gmt":"2011-05-14T18:23:13","slug":"grow-your-own-produce-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.budgex.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/grow-your-own-produce-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Your Own Produce from Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a backyard where you live, it&#8217;s never too late to start producing your own fresh produce there.\u00a0 Even the Presidential family has started creating their own <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/blog\/outgoing\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/POLITICS\/03\/20\/white.house.garden\/index.html');\" title=\"Presidential Kitchen Garden\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/POLITICS\/03\/20\/white.house.garden\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Kitchen Garden&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0 By growing your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs, not only are you decreasing your dependency on grocery produce, but you are also ensuring that you always get the freshest ingredients for your meals.<\/p>\n<h3>Growing Your own Food Saves More than Just Money<\/h3>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/blog\/outgoing\/www.irishtimes.com\/newspaper\/opinion\/2009\/0326\/1224243442353.html');\" title=\"Growing Your Own Food\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/newspaper\/opinion\/2009\/0326\/1224243442353.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Mongey Garden\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gardeningblog.net\/pictures\/money.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn addition to providing you with a sustainable supply of sustenance, according to <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/blog\/outgoing\/www.irishtimes.com\/newspaper\/opinion\/2009\/0326\/1224243442353.html');\" title=\"Growing Your Own Food\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/newspaper\/opinion\/2009\/0326\/1224243442353.html\" target=\"_blank\">this Irish Times article<\/a>, growing your own food also has these added benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cuts down on food miles driven<\/li>\n<li>Shrinks your carbon footprint<\/li>\n<li>Cuts down your food bills<\/li>\n<li>Provides you with regular exercise in fresh air<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s no wonder that during tough economic times, people are <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/blog\/outgoing\/blog.oregonlive.com\/nwheadlines\/2009\/03\/latest_food_trend_growing_your.html');\" title=\"Growing food during tough times\"  href=\"http:\/\/blog.oregonlive.com\/nwheadlines\/2009\/03\/latest_food_trend_growing_your.html\" target=\"_blank\">turning back to their yard for nourishment<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<p>Here are a couple good websites that will help you get started on planting your own personal garden:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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