Organic Gardening Saves You Money

This article shows why organic gardening not only saves on the cost of your food but also is much healthier for you and the environment. You can also make money by selling organically grown produce at your local farmers market.
The ever-rising cost of fuel is driving the cost of produce up. Why? It takes fuel to till the fields, plant the crops, harvest the crops, and transport them to market. Plus many fertilizers are made from petroleum. All these increases in the cost to farmers, food processors and transporters are passed on to you, the consumer.

Another factor is our government's push to make ethanol from corn. More corn crops are planted instead of other traditional crops and less corn is used for food causing shortages in the food crops. Supply and demand kicks in and the cost of produce climbs.

So what can you do about it? Simple, grow your own produce. What does a packet of seeds cost? Maybe 1 to 2 dollars. And that one packet will grow 30 to 40 dollars of produce at current grocery store prices. That's like getting your vegetables for free. As long as you are going to grow your own vegetables why not do it organically? Organic gardening saves on the costs of fertilizer and pesticides, as well as saving you and your children from being exposed to many cancer-causing chemicals. Organic gardening is also good for the environment because all those chemicals in the fertilizers and pesticides won't end up in the streams, lakes and drinking water.

You can also earn extra money by taking your surplus organically grown produce to the local farmer's market. Organically grown vegetables command a higher price from the health conscious people so the 30 to 40 dollars you save by growing your own can actually turn into 100 dollars at the farmers market.

Organic gardening has many benefits. It is much healthier, it saves money, it is good for the environment, and you can make money from the extra produce grown that you cannot consume.



About the Author
My name is Jennifer Kelso and I am a passionate gardener. I have a website that I encourage you to visit for more information on organic gardening. My website is at http://Gardening-Advice.info