If they grew a garden they would not even bother to harvest.
Our edible pod peas and English peas rarely make it into the house. I like peas way better fresh than cooked. A few green beans aren't half bad raw either. I usually grow potatoes every year even though they're cheap as can be at the store. We grow Red Pontiac and/or Yukon Gold. I did grow Russets one year. At least I know they've never been sprayed before bagged and haven't been handled by anyone but us.
I've never used any pesticides or man made fertilizers. Just compost and for potatoes, shredded and/or half rotted leaves. Soon I'll start using manure too, goat and chickens. Goat manure is ready to use. No composting or aging needed. Also just bought a couple of Comfrey plants that will be fertilizer and compost activator. Only man made chemical that's been used on this property is Sevin Granules for tick control but just around the house, shop and in walking paths. I'm not growing for money so I'm not worried about maximum production. I know some pesticides/fertilizers are fine to use at the right time but why bother buying that stuff if I don't need to?
We're not really set up for processing and don't have a root cellar yet. I do have a spot picked out. Our goats are meat goats. I'll sell off the bucklings I can and then maybe put some in the freezer.
This year was our first kidding and we only got one buckling but I'm not sure what I want to do with him yet. His Boer dad sure did a good job of making a chunky buckling with the Kiko doe. Kikos are known for low maintenance and Boers for weight gain but high maintenance in a temperate climate like here in MO. They were developed on S Africa while Kikos were developed in New Zealand specifically for low maintenance. I don't mind one high maintenance goat, especially with him being half the herd.
I have a perimeter fence but need cross fencing to keep goats separated so I can choose who to mate with who. The Buckling comes from a different doe than the doeling. Each doe only had one even though goat does usually have twins. Unsure who's at fault. one doe is small and it was both their fist time kidding. Three doelings and a buckling would have been nice. Need to get the number of does built up to our final herd size.
With food prices, all prices going higher all the time, it just makes sense to grow your own food if possible. Shop the sales for everything else. We bought a low mile 2005 Ford Focus about a month ago in anticipation of democrat gas prices. 30mpg is twice the mileage the F150 4x4 gets. The wife drives 35 miles round trip 5 days a week and that adds up. Car will pay for itself in less than two years at our current price of $2.70 a gallon. Victory Car.