Whether you want to put an edible garden on your balcony or in your back yard, Homegrown can build you your very own edible landscape. Every day more and more people are finding interest in growing their own vegetables. With GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisms) on the rise and produce prices increasing (Tomatoes increased almost $2 a pound this last year), people want another outlet for getting
their healthy source of nutrients. Homegrown specializes in building and maintaining any form of edible landscaping without using any GMO or pesticides. Homegrown's goal is to provide everyone an opportunity to be a part of the urban farming community. We can build a vertical garden for your balcony that can hold all of your herbs and strawberries. Or we can build you a custom designed raised bed in your back yard that will provide you and your family with so much food that you will be researching new recipes or even sharing it with your neighbors! We can make your edible landscape so that it is efficient, bountiful, and still aesthetically pleasing. After a month, you will be thrilled with the productivity taking place, and before you know it you will be harvesting your very own vegetables on a daily basis. Homegrown will introduce to you a lifestyle that you may have been missing out on your entire life. Improves your family's health. If you are growing your own fruits and vegetables, you won't be able to resist yourself from incorporating them into your diet every day. And since they are fresh from the garden they will provide you their maximum vitamin content. Parents, take not: A study shown in the Journal of American Dietetic Association found that preschool children who were almost always served homegrown produce were more than twice as likely to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day and to like them more than kids who rarely or never ate homegrown produce.
2. Save money on groceries. After the instillation cost, your garden will save you money in the long term. Soon your grocery bill will shrink as you begin to stock your pantry with fresh produce straight from your backyard. A packet of seeds can cost less than a dollar, and a transplant can cost anywhere from $2-$8. Overall you will be providing yourself with 20 times more produce than the amount you would receive from purchasing at the store. The nonprofit National Gardening Association just produced a study -- sponsored by ScottsMiracle-Gro Co. -- that found the average family with a vegetable garden spends just $70 a year on it and grows an estimated $600 worth of vegetables.
3. Enjoy better-tasting food. Fresh food is the best food! How long has the food on your supermarket shelf been there? How long did it travel from th farm to your table? Comparing the flavor of a homegrown tomato with the taste of a store bought one is likely comparing apples to wallpaper paste. If it tastes better, you'll be more likely to eat the healthy, fresh produce that you know your body needs. (Gino has worked in the produce business his whole life as a broker and he can absolutely tell you that the flavors you get from your garden are far more exquisite than what you get from your market.
4. Builds a sense of pride. Not only will you be impacting the environment, but you will see your plants gradually grow and become food that will make it to the dinner table. Your family and friends will not only be appreciating the food you cooked for them, but the food you grew for them. Growing your own food is one of the most purposeful and important things a human can do. It's work that directly helps you thrive, nourish your family, and maintain your health. Caring for your plants and waiting as they blossom and "fruit" before your eyes is an amazing sense of accomplishment.
5. No more worrying about food safety. You will no longer have to worry about any diseases going around in marketed produce, or trying to figure out whether it is organic or not. You are in charge of what goes in your produce and because you will be tapping into your personal resources, you will no longer depend on how the market fluctuates.
6.Reduce food waste. Americans throw away about $600 worth of food each year! It's a lot easier to toss a moldy orange that you paid $0.50 for than a perfect red pepper that you patiently watched ripen over the course of several weeks. When it's "yours," you will be less likely to take it for granted and more likely to eat it (or preserve it) before it goes to waste. Call Gino or Brandon to schedule a free estimate
Brandon:(818) 434-4959
Gino: (818) 917-8769
