Why You Should Start Your Own Garden

Have you ever thought of starting your own garden? With temperatures warming, spring is a great time to start. If you’re looking for motivation, read below for a few reasons why we recommend having a garden.

Fewer Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Because you would be growing the food yourself, there wouldn’t be any transportation required to get it to you. This eliminates significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions that would normally come from flying and/or driving your food to you.

Fewer Pesticides and Harmful Fertilizers

You would have control over what is used in the food growing process, which means that you could choose to eliminate pesticides and environmentally harmful fertilizers. This would be beneficial from both an environmental standpoint and a health standpoint.

Good Exercise Opportunity

If you’ve ever gardened before, you know it can tire you out. It can be a great form of cardiovascular exercise and strength building, both of which are important for overall health.

Vitamin D

Gardening requires time spent outside which gives you an opportunity to get some Vitamin D exposure. Vitamin D is essential for a healthy immune system, just make sure you wear SPF!

Mental Health Benefits

Multiple studies have shown the possible benefits of exposure to living plants. Gardening could allow you to experience these benefits, which include reduced stress, improved memory and concentration, increased energy, improved mental health, and more.

Have we convinced you to start gardening? If so, here are some easy foods that you can start with just by using your food scraps:

• Lettuce
• Avocados
• Onions
• Mushrooms
• Tomatoes

And more!

We wish you luck on your future gardening adventures!