Picking fresh chives
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It’s the article that comes out every year, promising that the average family can save money by growing their own fruits and vegetables. Whether it’s echoing wartime nostalgia for “digging for victory” or a romantic pioneering spirit, the authors never really explain how they arrived at the statistics they use. So can the average home gardener really compete on price with the economies of scale of industrial agriculture? Let’s take a closer look at the numbers.
You might want to start with a rustic wooden potato planter, like the ones you see in gardening catalogues. In the UK, these are…
