How does your garden grow?
In tough economic times, growing your own vegetables is a good way to save money. But not everybody knows how to raise their own radishes, raspberries and radicchio.
Enter the Chelan County Master Gardeners. They’ve started the Garden for Food project to encourage both new and experienced gardeners to plant and harvest vegetables from their backyards, patios and decks. Our local experts can help you from hoeing to harvest. Gardening resources and a class list are available on the project’s Web site.
There are many good reasons for growing your own. With commercial farming, a tremendous amount of energy goes into making fertilizers and pesticides; processing, packaging and storing produce; and transportating crops to markets. These costs and environmental impacts can be reduced through home gardening, or buying produce locally through groups such as Wenatchee’s Community Farm Connection.
More information:
Cascade Harvest Coalition
The Sustainable Table: Fossil Fuel and Energy Use
Gardening = Energy Savings
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