Supplement is good, and it trains you to provide for you and your family. Fortunately we are not dependent on just what we grow, but use it as a supplement,at this point.
Gardening at home is developing the talent, the skill, the ability to provide for yourself if hardtimes should occur.
It is a sense of self-insurance, and self-assurance, if you will, to provide for your family and local community should hard times occur.
Question :What are "Hard Times" ?
ANSWER : Lay-off, downsizeing, uncontrollable inflation, recession, nationwide financial depression, personal bankruptcy, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc., etc..
With garderning skills, you have an asset ,..your skills, your ability to grow crops, and your mind - and no one can ever take that away from you !
GlowBull warming is a political taxation hoax !
It's hard to believe in Glow Bull warming as you go further South.
You can see where some vegetation stops (hard freeze line), and then other fern / palm vegeation occurs as you travel down the penninsula on US Route #1 in Florida .
Gardening is a learned skill and ability which is constantly growing , that is why I reccomend staying active with Co-Operative Extension (an excellent local resource).
Also , appreciate the weather and its impact on soil, and growing conditions.
Resoources are avialable only if you know where to look, and willing to take the time to look .
Exactly. It lowers the grocery bill, and provides lots of practice and knowledge about what can be successfully grown where we live.