Does concern over food additives have you planting your own garden?

No, I don’t like bugs.

I participate in gardening because I take pride in producing my own vegetables and fruits, not because I am concerned about pesticides or food additives.

I live in a big city and shop for veggies at the local farmers’ market. That’s about as close as I can come to growing anything, unfortunately.

No. Lack of space to garden prevents me. But, like April, I shop at the farmer’s market.

No.

That’s a part of my reasoning, but mostly I do it because I enjoy the process. I don’t grow much successfully though so I go to farmers market when possible.

Yes! I’ve tried growing some things, but none have been successful except for my mini tomatoes – they grow like weeds! My peas didn’t last, and my watermelons didn’t make good fruit, mostly dud watermelons, and my carrots never even sprouted… sigh

I shall attempt it again though…. :)

No, it’s the spring weather that does it.

We shop for organic vegies as much as we can but our yard and climate are pretty rough for growing what I like to eat. In years to come, I will bring in quality soil if necessary for my commune garden goodies.

I garden because I enjoy it and it’s also easy on the budget. We grow a lot of tomatoes and bell peppers. Especially bell pepper since they are so expensive at the store. I also like to grow strawberries. It’s one of the only fruit I can get my five year old daughter to eat.

Food additives are not the reason for my garden, but FGS and I spent most of yesterday getting our gardens ready for planting. :)
I think we are going to have just about any veggie you could ever want. :)

I do some tomatoes and basil in huge pots on my deck where the rabbits and deer do not come. Then I steal things from my sister’s huge garden down the road; she labors like Hercules and lets me have the fruits of some of that labor. We also have a wonderful local Farmer’s market and places to pick berries, apples, etc.

@JellyB, carrots prefer sandy soil, that might have been part of your problem, or perhaps you had infertile seeds. Carrots are tricky.

I grow things because I simply like gardening, I don’t care if it is tomatoes or flowers, I just like to feel the dirt under my fingers and to watch things grow. I also do experiments with gibberellic acid, just to see what it does to my plants. Last year I put it on a very small hosta, and it caused the plant to put out dozens of tiny leaves, which isn’t what it was supposed to do. It was supposed to put out about four to six medium to large leaves.

Not so much of the additives, I just prefer to grow my own or get them at a farmer’s market. It is a benefit that all those unnecessary extras are not going into our body. It’s a great lesson for the kids, as well.

@evelyns_pet_zebra Oh, right, i had normal soil, don’t think it’s sandy at all. I generally don’t have green fingers either…. sniff That included flowers and plants – i have really bad luck with indoor plants, but not so much with outdoor plants.

i don’t currently grown my own stuff (do to the living circumstances) but it think it is a great idea for health, for the environment, and also as a tool to teach (ourselves and kids) that food does not just “appear” it goes through a long growing process that takes a lot of energy and maintenance.

i was glad to hear that the obamas are going to turn a portion of the white house’s lawn into a garden for veggies and herbs! yey!

3 reasons: 1) healthier food (less preservatives); 2) cheaper; 3) the exercise sure beats jogging.

Nope, fear of our corporate food sources going belly up combined w/the sheer outdoor fun of gardening

@catinthehat There is something really nice about gardening, isn’t there? I love the feeling of satisfaction of just knowing I grew that. It is also very relaxing and peaceful for some reason for me.

@catinthehat that too.