Reflection: Americans Discover Food
Christine Sine
I have just been doing a little research on the trend towards growing one's own food which is really taking off here in the US, partly as a result of the recession and partly because young families are worrying more and more about the health risks of store bought food. Evidently the sale of vegetable seeds in 2009 was up 35% over the previous year, and predictions are that sales will be even higher this year. An estimated 9 million people who have never planted vegetable gardens before started growing their own produce last year. Even the White House planted a garden to supplement presidential salads.
More of Christine's reflection at
http://msainfo.org/articles/americans-discover-food
Christine is part of Mustard Seed Associates based in Seattle.
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