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In the prepping and gardening communities there is an ongoing controversy regarding the economic practicality of gardening and canning vegetables. New gardeners often talk about growing a 20 dollar tomato. And they are correct. At first. Initial expenses for a good _productive_ backyard garden can be high. I think we spent several hundred dollars in the first year in the creation and improvement of our 1200 square foot garden. Most of the expense has been for soil and soil additions. Virgin ground is very poor for heavy vegetable production. You really have to pump the composted manure, potting soil, peat moss, and organic material to the soil if you want to get something more than a few small poor fruits.
So at this time, when food is (relatively) cheap and plentiful, gardening may not be practical. Some refer to it as more of a hobby or a past time And the work of processing and long term storage can be burdensome.
Yet we have an eye to the future. If, for whatever reason, the food supply became endangered, or the supply routes were broken, a garden that is now break even at best, would suddenly become very valuable. Suddenly that 20 dollar tomato would be cheap.
So at this time, when food is (relatively) cheap and plentiful, gardening may not be practical. Some refer to it as more of a hobby or a past time And the work of processing and long term storage can be burdensome.
Yet we have an eye to the future. If, for whatever reason, the food supply became endangered, or the supply routes were broken, a garden that is now break even at best, would suddenly become very valuable. Suddenly that 20 dollar tomato would be cheap.
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