Eating locally is really important for both your health and the environment's health. In my home, we have a backyard garden that grows many trees with fruits and planter boxes with many vegetables. We've grown anything from avocados, plums and tangerines to kale, tomatoes, lettuce and carrots. Growing your own food is a really positive thing because you reduce your carbon footprint by not having to drive to the store to get food, its right there! Also, it's cheaper since you don't have to buy as much food and it is healthier since you know how it is being grown, without pesticides and being handled in factories. Another example of how beneficial gardens can be and where they could be useful is in food deserts. Food deserts are places where there are no healthy places to get food. Food deserts are common in lower income neighborhoods. People don't have enough money to buy organically or aren't able to drive across town so they resort to unhealthy fast food. If these neighborhoods had community gardens, they could promote healthy eating habits and lifestyles.

I completely agree! Though most people don't have as great of access to such a great garden as you do (I really wish though haha!). The next best option would probably be to visit a local farmer's market so that people can support the small farming businesses in their community and so that they can get fresh vegetables. My father lives near an area where a farmer's market goes on every weekend, and it's amazing how many different kinds of things you can find at the markets that you wouldn't see in regular grocery stores! If anyone has an opportunity to grow their own vegetables and fruits like you, they definitely should take a shot at it! Otherwise, going to a farmer's market is also a very good choice!