Doe this include time, travel & gas to purchase items from supermarket?
Paul Hughes @paulyhughes [email protected] c403.383.3420 http://paulin8.blogspot.ca/ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/paul-hughes On 12/19/2012 11:40 AM, Lisa Poser wrote:
Check out this blog by OSU Cooperative Extension for some interesting info on the costs/savings of having a veggie garden! I would imagine for some community garden participants the costs are even lower given the sharing of resources. http://osumg.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-much-does-vegetable-garden-costsave.html *Altogether, the gardens had an AVERAGE VALUE OF $0.65 / square foot of garden area, and a MEDIAN VALUE OF $0.52 / square foot of garden area.* *For a modest-sized garden, 200 square feet in size, that's a return of $104 in the first year. For larger gardens, 500-700 square feet in size, that's a return of $260-$364 in year one, alone!* *Thus, even in the first year after establishment, the net economic benefits of vegetable gardening are positive - and these economic benefits are sure to increase in years two, three and beyond. * * The consistent 'winners' in these papers included:* * * - *salad greens* - *tomatoes* - *beets* - *broccoli* - *potatoes* - *strawberries * * These were the fruits and vegetables that yielded the most, in terms of dollars saved by not having to purchase these items. However, to truly get the best value from your vegetable garden, it is important to plant what your family likes to eat. No one really liked the green tomatoes (or the pear tomatoes) that I planted a few years ago. Lesson learned. I scratched those from my list.*
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