Did you know?
By turning your garden bed into a mini-farm to grow your own food, you could make an estimated CO2 saving of 8kg per month (100kg per year).
Just imagine if 1 million people did this! That's a massive amount of CO2 pollution saved from entering the atmosphere. Growing your own food instills a true sense of the value of food, and it's not difficult. Large yards with plenty of sun can grow enough vegetables and herbs to significantly supplement your household needs, and even small homes and apartments can have herb pots.
This brilliant infographic gives some great tips to start growing vegetables. It was produced in the UK, so you might want to check about the months for planting listed, but the rest of the tips are relevant no matter where you live!
Thanks to anglianhome.co.uk for this graphic
What you can do
Growing your own food instills a true sense of the value of food, and it’s not difficult. Large yards with plenty of sun can grow enough vegetables and herbs to significantly supplement your household needs, and even small homes and apartments can have herb pots.
Grow Your Own
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