Living on my own in a rural community of mainly subsistence farmers has given me the motivation to have my own vegetable and herb garden when I get back to the United States. I’ve learned to really appreciate the seasonality of foods and the difference between a fresh ripe tomato straight from the ground verses one in a grocery store. Gardening can be a very relaxing activity and also very rewarding, particularly when you can make meals entirely from what was grown in your garden. I know I would like to have a large garden one day.
The organic part is an obvious choice for me, whether the concern is health reasons, the environmental impact of runoff fertilizer chemicals into the watershed, lack of knowledge on GMOs, overall sustainability of the food industry, supporting locals, etc.
