my economic victory garden!
Got sticker-shock every time you hit the produce aisle in Whole Foods? My wife Courtney and I sure did – plus we weren’t always impressed by how fresh those overpriced greens were. So we started a little “economic victory garden” – only to realize that both Michelle Obama and the New York Times say gardening is a big new trend in frugality.
Here are a few photos of the bounty so far. If you recall the baby ducks I bought Courtney awhile back, they’re all grown up and almost ready to produce what promise to be delectable eggs:
That’s the activity in “TradeKing South” in Florida. But “TradeKing North” in NC has gotten busy with a garden spade, too. Brad Hoppmann in marketing planted carrots, peppers, onions and various spices from seed – plus plants for tomatoes, strawberries, basil, broccoli and cucumbers. That’s a whole salad in your backyard, buddy!
What about you folks – anyone “growing their own” food out there where you hadn’t before?
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Here are a few photos of the bounty so far. If you recall the baby ducks I bought Courtney awhile back, they’re all grown up and almost ready to produce what promise to be delectable eggs:
That’s the activity in “TradeKing South” in Florida. But “TradeKing North” in NC has gotten busy with a garden spade, too. Brad Hoppmann in marketing planted carrots, peppers, onions and various spices from seed – plus plants for tomatoes, strawberries, basil, broccoli and cucumbers. That’s a whole salad in your backyard, buddy!
What about you folks – anyone “growing their own” food out there where you hadn’t before?
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Comments
Follow commentscorbinb2 posted April 28, 2009 (10:30AM)
Given the weather here in Tucson, we have of course started our own little orchard. Orange, pear, apple and grapefruit. We've also got basil, artichokes. tried potatoes in tires, but the rabits snag them before they can even break ground.suec posted April 28, 2009 (11:18AM)
Yep speaking of sticker shock, we're doing all those expensive items: corn, melons, herbs, along with other things we just like, like beans, tomatoes of course, garlic, and strawberries too. I'm outside of Philly PA the weather has been cooperative so far! Our garden is a combination of a small plot, and containers surrounding the porch. It's frugal and it's "green" because we're not buying WholeFoods stuff shipped from 3,000 miles away.jwc posted April 28, 2009 (01:54PM)
My family has never appreciated the high price-to-quality ratio of most Whole Foods items (same goes for when they were still called Bread and Circus), so we have always shopped at local farms for fresh vegetables (then again, being from the suburbs in New England makes that pretty easy).
We also grow at least some tomatoes and hot peppers every year (along with herbs, etc.). Some years, we have particularly good success with the peppers; nothing beats a fresh pepper that's capable of killing off a few tastebuds.
Those ducks are adorable.
k-man posted April 29, 2009 (07:03AM)
To my surprise, there's a blackberry bush growing in the wild behind the back fence of my house. My wife has also gotten a tomato planter where the plant hangs out the bottom and we're hoping that it will produce something. If prices get too high at the store, I may end up deciding to make the drive to the local farmer's market for my grocery shopping.bigdog posted April 29, 2009 (11:51AM)
Hey, that's a lot of green thumbs out there! And I thought you guys just had green fingers from tapping out those winning trades.
I like the idea of growing foods that taste a lot better fresh (e.g. tomatoes) or unusually expensive at the store (melons and herbs especially). I can't tell you how many times I bought a bunch of some pricey herb and didn't use it all in one cooking session; seems like it invariably wilts by the next day! Courtney and I have done pretty well in past seasons with some hot peppers, plus basil, oregano, Italian parsley, lemongrass and garlic. Mostly we kill thyme. ;)
Since we have so many gardeners out there, how about we share pictures on the blog of the bounty later this summer? We're game if you guys are!
microcaps posted May 31, 2009 (11:22PM)
This is really cool Don...Someday when I have a big yard/garden of my own, I also want to plant many own vegetables, fruits, herbs, and various chili peppers (I like to cook/eat spicy food), and colorful flowers as well.
though the intention is not to replace my daily food intake, but it's nice once in a while to cook/eat from your own garden.
And wow.. the ducks are big now.. they are not swimming in your swimming pool are they?
Sidarta
bigdog posted June 02, 2009 (09:50AM)
Sidarta: If the ducks look big there, you should see 'em now! I need to update the blog with more recent photos.Keep one eye peeled for another post later this summer, showing Brad's and my "TK harvest".
Don
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