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The Other GDP – Gardening Domestic Product Worth Over 21 Billion In Homegrown Food

 

This week saw the final harvest of our garden. There is a small mountain of potatoes, tomatillos, green tomatoes, cucumbers, and spaghetti squash in the garage. It got me thinking about what the dollar value of this year's harvest and I came across this infographic at Mother Nature Network that puts the dollar value of home food gardening in perspective. 

The statistic that jumped out to me the most is that $ 2.5 billion invested in home gardening resulted in $ 21 billion worth of fruit and vegetables. To put it more simply, for every $ 2.50 invested in home gardening we harvest over $ 20 worth of food. They calculate it more precisely and estimate that on a per household basis, the average home garden translates into $ 530 worth of fresh goodness.

image from www.mnn.com

 

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