Growing and eating your own fruits and vegetables can have a positive impact on your diet. Gardeners are more likely to include vegetables as part of healthy, well-balanced diets. As you set forth on your gardening journey you will discover countless new vegetables to add to your plate.

Getting your hands dirty in the garden can increase your serotonin levels. Contact with soil and a specific soil bacteria, Mycobacterium vaccae, triggers the release of serotonin in our brain according to research. Feel the excitement as you grow the most delicious vegetables you've ever tasted.

Imagine driving half way across the United States. Long, right? 

This arduous journey is around 1,500 miles. This is the average distance that Americans produce travels before it hits our plate. Imagine the resources needed for that salad on the dinner plate. Starting a garden reduces the distance to mere feet.