Dirt, Seeds and Sun! Really - it can be that easy to grow your
own fruits and vegetables! Growing your own fruits and
vegetables will help stretch your food dollars. Did you know
that you can use your EBT card to buy vegetable and fruit seeds
and plants for your garden? If you want to eat more fruits and
vegetables but think they cost too much money, this can help. -
Planting 1 tomato plant costs $1.00 and can produce 10 pounds of
tomatoes. Planting 1 packet of string bean seeds costs $1.25 and
can produce 6 pounds of beans. Planting 1 cucumber plant costs
$1.00 and can produce 10 pounds of cucumbers. Planting 1 packet
of spinach cost $1.25 and can produce 5 pounds of spinach. Total
spent on plants $4.50. Total saved by growing your own=$23.00.
Number of servings of vegetables=about 75! - Get your kids
involved. Let them plant seeds, weed, and water. They will be
excited to try the things they helped grow! - Worried about
trying to grow your garden? Don't be. Choose a sunny spot, plant
the seeds, and then rem