Is Gardening Worth It?

Isaiah 61:11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

Posted by Dana

Can you really put a price on the value of knowing where your food comes from?

As gardening season comes to a close, I am reminded of all the harvest I have canned for feeding my family though the winter months.

I have canned green beans, squash, kraut, tomatoes and pickles. I have in my freezer many, many bags of corn and cabbage.

Is it worth it all the hard work and labor that is put into knowing where my food comes from? My answer, a resounding ABSOLUTELY!

And I am not the only one that feel this way. A very dear friend of mine, Mrs. Tangi Wheet, feels the same way. As a matter of fact, she is the inspiration for this post.

I’m sharing this article from Tangi.

Is gardening worth it? Can you put a price on knowing where your food comes from?

Well, for kicks and giggles, let’s do a little math. I will not count labor, because I don’t know how long I have spent out there, but I enjoy it so much, that “labor” is way too severe of a word.

Actually, for me it would be therapy, so that’s MORE savings, right? What is therapy running? $100 an hour?

Anyway– We put in $42.36 into our garden. That includes seeds, tomato plants, jute string, and weed barrier.

To date, we have picked close to 300 lbs of produce from it. Just this morning I have picked 32.8 lbs of tomatoes that would have cost us about $60 at market or grocery store.

Is gardening worth it? At the Wheetshire, without a doubt!

Here are a few pics of her beautiful garden and her bountiful harvest.