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Home gardens rise in popularity amid high inflation
https://www.cbsnews.com ^ | AUGUST 4, 2022 | BY JANET SHAMLIAN

Posted on 08/12/2022 10:25:04 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19

When Beth Brown needs groceries, she often does her shopping in her own backyard.

Brown estimates she's saving $400 per month on groceries by growing vegetables like lettuce, squash, tomatoes and cantaloupe. The nurse and single mom of two boys said she's trying to save everywhere she can as prices skyrocket.

"The prices of food have really gone up just everywhere," Brown told CBS News. "So I have been growing a lot more vegetables to kind of keep up with that."

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: food; foodsecurity; inflation; preppers; theend
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1 posted on 08/12/2022 10:25:04 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
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To: RomanSoldier19
Me too. Mmmmm.


2 posted on 08/12/2022 10:29:11 AM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (Remember the 2020 backstabbers. No more RINOs ever!)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Starvation will do that

Thanks Brandon


3 posted on 08/12/2022 10:29:52 AM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: RomanSoldier19; metmom; Diana in Wisconsin

Ping


4 posted on 08/12/2022 10:30:32 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: RomanSoldier19
People taking steps to fend for themselves?!?! Can't have that!!! The EPA will land on them with environmental impact issues and all manner of other crap to make sure these people can't grow vegetables on their own property.
5 posted on 08/12/2022 10:30:46 AM PDT by SkiKnee
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To: RomanSoldier19

Tomatoes are pretty easy to grow...morning sun, shade at the hottest time of day.


6 posted on 08/12/2022 10:32:16 AM PDT by kaktuskid
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To: RomanSoldier19

How soon before the two-legged locusts are stripping gardens while the owners are at work or asleep?


7 posted on 08/12/2022 10:35:59 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference of the Devil...-Churchill)
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To: SkiKnee
SkiKnee :" The EPA will land on them with environmental impact issues and all manner of other crap to make sure these people can't grow vegetables on their own property."

Or put a tax on natural rainfall..
Or be fined by the local Home Owners Association

8 posted on 08/12/2022 10:36:25 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: RomanSoldier19

My garden has been great this year. I am currently planning to dedicate a wall in my office to growing microgreens and other veggies year round. That will be in addition to my outdoor garden.


9 posted on 08/12/2022 10:36:56 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Scratch a leftist and you'll find a fascist )
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To: ConservativeInPA

I doubled my garden this year, and also have a hydroponics system. Thinking about converting the spare bedroom into an indoor, larger hydroponic system. LED grow lights are fairly cheap, at least for now. Unfortunately, in the Seattle Tacoma region growing melons is not an option.


10 posted on 08/12/2022 10:42:01 AM PDT by Mama Shawna
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Guess there’s a whole bunch of different micro tomato plants. Something I didn’t know existed until yesterday. https://heritageseedmarket.com/index.php/product-category/dwarf-tomatoes/micro-dwarf-tomatoes/

Some people grow them indoors but it requires grow lights


11 posted on 08/12/2022 10:43:26 AM PDT by Pollard (Worm Free PureBlood)
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To: RomanSoldier19; 4everontheRight; 4Liberty; 5thGenTexan; 45semi; 101stAirborneVet; 300winmag; ...

"Home gardens rise in popularity amid high inflation"
..because it makes common cents (and dollars)!


Invest in yourself with developing gardening skills,
and maintain a constant supply of seeds (both Hybrid and Heritage)

12 posted on 08/12/2022 10:44:22 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt; SkiKnee

Don’t be surprised if SCOTUS has another Wickard v Filburn (1942) ruling coming down at a farmer for growing too much wheat to feed his own livestock.


13 posted on 08/12/2022 10:44:53 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

“Domestic terrorists” do home gardens!


14 posted on 08/12/2022 10:50:27 AM PDT by 4Liberty (On Jan 6th: Trump’s OWN F.B.I. plotted against him.)
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To: kaktuskid

Squash plants are good producers too. I used to drive by a community garden near me all the time and all the plants looked bountiful. Unfortunately the land finally got developed by the owner (a developer), so that particular garden is no more.


15 posted on 08/12/2022 10:51:15 AM PDT by Cecily ( )
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To: RomanSoldier19

The classic Britcom Good Life might be worth watching for inspiration. A favorite of mine.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Life_(1975_TV_series)


16 posted on 08/12/2022 10:59:59 AM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Right? Given our current government there will be all manner of means to ruin people for their vegetable gardens!
Endangered Species BS. (I'm sure there's some worm or something that they'll say is being threatened)
Bureau of Land Management can be called in for more misery.
The FDA can be deployed so they can join in on the fun.
Of course the IRS will have to have their grief applied too. They have 87,000 new agents that will need something to do.

Billions of federal dollars spent to make sure Aunt Gladys doesn't grow her tomatoes.

17 posted on 08/12/2022 11:01:01 AM PDT by SkiKnee
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
"Home gardens rise in popularity amid high inflation" ..because it makes common cents (and dollars)!

We are already involved in a war of survival with our own government . It just hasn't broken out into widespread shooting yet.

But the time is fast approaching when these gardens can once again rightfully be called "Victory Gardens".


18 posted on 08/12/2022 11:07:57 AM PDT by Iron Munro ( Joe Biden - Inventor Of The First New Language since Esperanto)
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To: Mama Shawna
"I doubled my garden this year, "

Same here. It's doing pretty good too.
Unfortunately, the deer and the chipmunks haven't had the common
decency to send me a thank-you note - not yet anyway.

;-)

19 posted on 08/12/2022 11:19:40 AM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: RomanSoldier19

You must buy a LOT of produce to spend $100/week.


20 posted on 08/12/2022 11:21:50 AM PDT by LizzieD
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