The news is pretty scary out there. The threat of food shortages and food security issues abound from tariffs, recalls, food contaminations, chemicals, price spikes & more. What to do about food security?
One simple answer to your family’s food security might be: Grow your OWNfood! Even starting on a very small level can make a difference. Healthier food and YOU are in control! I’m sharing the easiest things for a beginner to start as well as quick tips to get started.
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Food Security During Uncertain Times
As you grow your garden, you are actively participating in ensuring food security.
You see it on the news every night: Food prices are soaring with no end in sight. Whether food shortages or spikes in the cost of food due to drought, trade issues or tariffs. And what about the worries of factory farms and pesticides & herbicides. Or life-threatening contaminations of Salmonella, Listeria or E. coli? It’s enough to make you wonder how you can take back control.
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Ensuring food security is crucial in today’s world where food prices are soaring, and food shortages are increasingly common.
Growing your own garden – no matter how small – might be more crucial now than ever! But don’t worry, it’s easy & I’m sharing how to start.
Growing A Garden Is Easier Than You Think!
Food security starts with you, and every garden counts.
By focusing on your food security, you can grow some of your own food right on your windowsill or patio.
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Creating a garden helps improve your food security while also being a rewarding activity.
If you’ve never grown a garden before you might feel a little uncertain. But don’t worry, it’s easier than you think! You don’t need to own acres of land. You can grow some of your food right on your windowsill or patio. Here are easy ways to start growing your own food:
Grow In A Large Container – You can grow nearly anything, even tomatoes or peppers, in a large planter.
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Growing your own food is a significant step towards achieving food security.
Herbs– Can be integrated right into a beautiful landscape plan using the Edible Landscape principle.
Small Spaces – Many herbs can even be grown right on the windowsill of your apartment or on your balcony.
Every seed planted is a step toward empowerment in an increasingly uncertain world!
Easiest Things To Grow For A Beginner Gardener:
If you’re a beginner gardener you may be a little unsure of your gardening abilities. Don’t worry – it’s easy! Start small and expand from there. Here’s a list of the easiest things to grow:
Leafy Greens Such As Lettuce or Spinach
Carrots
Green Beans
Tomatoes
Squash
Cucumbers
Most Herbs (including basil, dill, parsley, chives, etc.)
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What Is A Victory Garden?
Think of your newfound desire to grow your own food as your own personal Victory Garden!
Historically, Victory Gardens were planted during WWI and WWII as a way to help assure a food supply for both civilians and troops. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac (reference below) Americans grew over 2 million gardens during WWII!
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The premise was that each household could do their patriotic duty by growing some of their family’s food. That would reduce the demand from commercial farms & help assure food for both families & troops. It would also fill in the gaps from food rationing for citizens.
By understanding the concept of food security, you can better plan your garden and food production.
In-Ground Planting or Raised Beds?
Whether you opt for in-ground planting or growing in raised beds or containers – it’s all up to you! Personally I have both types of planting in my Homestead gardens for specific reasons. For me in-ground planting is preferred for veggies that grow tall like okra & tomatoes. But raised beds are so much easier for me to maintain and harvest. See the how & why by tapping the link below.
This effort helps contribute to food security for your household and community.
Understanding food security can guide you in your gardening choices and planting strategies.
So both methods are valuable in my Homestead vegetable garden.
Benefits of Growing Your Own Food
You may wonder about benefits of growing your own food. Of course if you’ve ever tasted a home-grown tomato and compared the taste and texture to one purchased in the store, you already know the primary benefit of home-grown produce:
Food security can be improved by harvesting your own healthy produce.
The FLAVOR!
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But there are so many other benefits:
Lower food miles.
Eat in season.
Healthier produce harvested at the peak of perfection.
Mood & health boost from being in nature & nurturing your garden.
Empowerment to make healthier & more sustainable choices.
Sense of accomplishment. Serve that meal to your family with food you grew yourself!
Cut out the middleman & save money.
Minimize your dependance upon a broken food system.
How To Serve & Enjoy Your Garden Produce
Once you’ve grown that healthy produce, how do you prepare it?
There are many more simple garden-harvest recipes too. You can see various dishes I make with garden harvest by tapping the button below:
In this way, your gardening efforts contribute to not just personal food security but also to sustainable living.
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Through gardening, you can sustain food security and enjoy the benefits of fresh produce.
Convinced? Get Ready To Start Gardening NOW!
So hopefully I’ve laid out some important reasons to take the gardening plunge. You can dig deeper & read more about gardening – there’s a long list of garden tips in the links below!
~TxH~
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