7 Benefits of Growing a Victory Garden

Reader Contribution by Meredith Skyer
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From the more practical, money-saving side of things, to controlling your own destiny, the benefits of a victory garden are many.

Gardening for Personal Gratification

There is nothing, nothing so gratifying as walking out your back door to cut some lettuce, pick a tomato, and dig up some carrots to throw together a salad.

You know that the food was grown in sustainable conditions. You know that the laborer was treated fairly. You know you’re not eating poison in the form of pesticides and herbicides. You know that it took zero fossil fuel energy resources (no gas and no oil are used in transport) to get your food to your plate. It just takes the energy you spent walking into your backyard!

Save Money: Grow Your Food

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