There are many good reasons for
growing a vegetable garden in
Mississippi.
A garden offers the opportunity to enjoy vegetables at their
freshest.
Sometimes only minutes
elapse between harvest, preparation,
and eating.
On the other hand, most
fresh...
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There are many good reasons for
growing a vegetable garden in
Mississippi.
A garden offers the opportunity to enjoy vegetables at their
freshest.
Sometimes only minutes
elapse between harvest, preparation,
and eating.
On the other hand, most
fresh vegetables available at the grocery store travel about 1,800 miles
between producer and consumer, and
this travel often occurs over a period of
several days.
There’s a lot to be said
for “homegrown” freshness.
Vegetable gardens are traditional in
Mississippi.
There was a time when
the state was more rural than it is
today, and most of the family’s food
was grown at home.
Today, vegetable
gardens are often thought of as a form
of family recreation.
Many older
Mississippians grow gardens that are
much too large for their own use just to
have fresh vegetables for family,
friends, and others who are unable to
garden.
Here is what some of today’s
Mississippi gardeners have to say
about their gardens and why they garden:
“We have enough fo
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