One unsurprising spinoff of the current economic recession is a double-digit increase in the percentage of home gardeners planting their own food. The National Gardening Association reported Thursday that its survey, The Impact of Home and Community Gardening in America, revealed a jump from 10% to 19% of households planning to grow their own food in 2009. That increase represents 7 million American families taking the plunge to become vegetable gardeners.
The expected total of American families growing their own food in 2009: 43 million. The National Gardening Association reports that Americans choosing to grow their own food can expect to save an average of $500....
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