Why Growing Food is Better for Your Health

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Homegrown foods have been proven to be higher in vitamins and nutrients than foods sold at conventional grocery stores.
Homegrown foods have been proven to be higher in vitamins and nutrients than foods sold at conventional grocery stores.
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A guide to the servings of certain foods that people should eat throughout life. Also refer to the USDA's guidelines.
A guide to the servings of certain foods that people should eat throughout life. Also refer to the USDA's guidelines.

Why do we put so much emphasis on home food production? In the first place, the health of millions of Americans would be far better if every family raised part of the food it eats.

And when we say every family, we really mean every family. No man, no matter who he is, can break the rules of health and escape suffering the consequences. Even the presidents of the United States, we honestly believe, would be healthier individuals if they tended their own gardens and milked a family cow. Let us explain.

There are two basic reasons for raising part of your own food. First, only by so doing can you be perfectly fed. Secondly, physical contact with the good earth and livestock are the best known antidotes to the mad, hustle and bustle of our present work-a-day world.

There are many lesser reasons for owning your own home and raising part of your own food. There is the basic security of this way of life, an opportunity for the productive use of your spare time, cooperation of the family and the greater enjoyment of family life, the benefits of fresh air, sunshine, outdoor exercise, an opportunity to be creative, the independence and responsibility of land ownership, all in addition to the direct economic benefits.

Cultural Vitamin Deficiency

  • Published on Mar 1, 1970
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