Tell the Kids that Jack & His Beanstalk are Moving In!
Eat your beans.
It’s about time we got a dose of self-sufficiency! And unlike grandma’s red cough syrup, this dose is delicious! We stumbled across a really nifty team of people doing something really quite nifty . . .
Okay, have you ever wished that Farmer Joe would just show up at your doorstep every week and pluck scrumpdiddlyumptious veggies from your own backyard? Well spare yourself the hankering. Joe is expanding his business prospects and raking up a buzz all across the San Francisco area and that buzz is about MyFarmsf.com!
That’s right, Farmer Joe has partnered with a spectacular green-team and they’re planting vegetable gardens in private backyards all over town. Gee whiz—who’da think the day would come when you could have your entire recommended daily dose of veggies in a most splendid 8’ by 8’ geometrical square!
So you’re thinking: ‘Ok, we all like Martha Stewart and veggie gardens—but why the sudden notion to plant them in everyone’s backyard?’ Because, believe it or not, it saves oodles of energy!
Here’s a little Bill Nye f.y.i.—apparently, “Twenty percent of energy is lost in transmission between the power plants from where it is produced to the consumer where it is used.” That means you save energy when you chow down on food at the site where it is produced.
And it gets better when you think about it…
You spare the environment from the unnecessary wastes of food packaging, the grocery bags, and the gasoline it takes to drive to and from the market; plus you save yourself the extra trip to fetch the head of lettuce you forgot to purchase for your BLT sandwich.
I’m for it!
Read more about “Something Green” here.
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16. November 2008 at 11:04 pm :
While I think that this is a great idea I have been having a garden for a few years now and think its great! Besides growing your own food, you to be outside and enjoy being outside and getting some exercise.
All the other stuff that you mentioned about saving energy I didn’t even know about but that just gives one another good reason for having a garden.
Go Green!
8. March 2009 at 11:52 am :
Not only does it save money, look good,..and tastes better,..it is THERAPY many times!!
Just watching your garden grow,..and having an abundance of veggies is a great thing!!
There are so many great people in this WORLD~~!!!!!!
12. March 2009 at 5:45 pm :
I am not sure I could keep them alive. I am great with kids and animals, but horrible with plant life.
I would love it if I could keep them alive because this would be something I would love to be a part of~
2. April 2009 at 10:24 pm :
My tiller broke so I have not been able to have a garden. We love everything from the garden but, our ground is so hard. We will have to try something to get back to growing a garden. Anyone who has an idea I would sure love to know what to do.
29. April 2009 at 4:12 am :
I always had a tomatoes garden, but I brought some seed for other stuff like cucumbers, green beans, herbs . By me having knees problem I was going to plant them in a small based like flower pots. Yes , I want to go green!!!!!!
20. May 2010 at 11:40 pm :
I am so grateful for your blog. Want more.