Spring has sprung and gardeners across the U.S. are planting their vegetable gardens. Find out if growing your own tomatoes will reduce your carbon impact and save you money in the latest episode of your favorite green living podcast.
Sources:
The Garden Continuum – 6 environmental and health benefits of growing your own food – https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/blog/the-6-environmental-and-health-benefits-of-growing-your-own-food
Investopedia – The Cost Effetiveness of Growing a Garden – https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0312/the-true-cost-of-growing-a-garden.aspx
Treehugger – How to prevent food waste in your garden – https://www.treehugger.com/how-prevent-food-waste-garden-5201349
Empress of Dirt – 10 Garden Mistakes That Waste Money – https://empressofdirt.net/garden-mistakes-waste-money/
Earth 911 – Home “Eco”nomics – Vegetable Gardens – https://earth911.com/home-garden/home-economics-vegetable-gardens/
00:00 Intro
04:04 Sources
04:38 What is vegetable gardening?
05:01 What eco-friendly claims is vegetable gardening making?
06:48 Is there any validity to these claims?
32:57 Is vegetable gardening something a normal person could do?
41:31 Does the earth-friendly message need to come back to earth?
43:05 TLDR/Granola rating
45:45 Next week: Biodegradable pots