Vegetable Gardening: Wasteful or Worth It?

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/

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 4:04 Sources
• 4:38 What is vegetable gardening?
• 5:01 What eco-friendly claims is vegetable gardening making?
• 6:48 Is there any validity to these claims?
• 32:57 Is this 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