Screw the farmers. I can get everything I need at the grocery store./s
Lol! Seriously, I think that’s about how most people think!
I’ve already had discussions with my neighbor, he’s got some land and last year I got him and his wife into gardening.
I pointed out this exact problem to him and he agrees... we are going to go to the wall with the veggies that are gonna cost an arm and a leg later this year.
I’m not a lunatic about lettuce, but it’s damn easy to grow, you just put the seeds in and let it go.
For me it’s more the tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, peppers, taters
For him it’s kale. He planted some kale starts I gave him and has kale comin out of his ears now! Funny that it didn’t flower last year, it will go absolutely crazy later this year.
I planted a boatload of peas over there last year and didn’t see anything. Rabbit casualties!
Ironically it was our greens (mostly ) okra a few years back that was deet casualties.
It doesn’t take much space, time or effort to plant and tend a garden. It’s rewarding too.