You probably agree that a home garden is an excellent idea to save on your family’s grocery bills. However, there are many more benefits to growing a backyard garden. In fact, you can use the food you grow to support people in need within your community. Here are all the ways growing a garden can support your neighbors as well as your immediate family.
Starting a Garden Makes Waves
From attracting pollinators to feeding neighbors, beginning a garden can start a wave of good.
- Tending to your garden can help relieve stress and promote exercise.
- Learning when and how to hydrate your garden can help conserve water.
- Choosing native plants for your garden supports the local ecosystem.
A Full Harvest Can Be Shared
Home gardeners always have more than they can eat or preserve, so sharing comes naturally.
- Gardening is one simple way kids can help feed the hungry in your neighborhood.
- Many food pantries accept fresh food donations to supplement recipients’ diets.
- Collaborating with other home gardeners to collect and donate food can mean fewer hungry people in your community.
Gardens Keep on Giving
Sharing the fruit of your labor is great, but gardens continue giving in other ways, too.
- Excess harvest can be canned, preserving healthy staples for year-round consumption.
- Sharing fresh produce with elderly neighbors can help them maintain good nutrition.
- Passing on seeds from your garden helps others nourish their families.
Gardening is a healthy and rewarding pastime for families of all backgrounds and ages. But sharing with your community can mean even bigger rewards. Sharing with your neighbors, plus local food pantries, helps everyone gain access to healthier food for a better future.
Guest Writer Carrie Spencer
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