Growing a vegetable garden is one of the best ways to be prepared for a changing climate. It’s also a nutritious and delicious hobby! Follow along as I grow my garden and learn some new lessons about climate change and gardening.
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Growing a vegetable garden is one of the best ways to be prepared for a changing climate. It’s also a nutritious and delicious hobby! Follow along as I grow my garden and learn some new lessons about climate change and gardening.
Growing your own food gives you piece of mind and ties you into the rhythms of the seasons and the earth itself. It will allow you to bear witness to the accelerating climate changes going on all around us. This post is meant to give you a little inspiration to grow your own. So please enjoy a tour through my pandemic – climate change victory garden!