Journal of Healthy Living

Home Grown Vegetables Taste Better

This spring and summer, my wife and I have restarted our patio garden and planted some tomatoes, hot peppers, and bell peppers. So far we’ve only harvested a handful of patio and Roma tomatoes but they’ve tasted fantastic. We did it for several reasons:

• There is entertainment value out of growing your own fruits and vegetables,
• It’s a fantastically frugal way to enjoy freshly picked items,
• It’s cheaper than driving to the store and buying (we hope!),
• You get a lot of satisfaction from being self-sustaining (to a certain extend).

I recently posted a video update on the garden’s progress recently and are eager to pick the eggplants!

There are studies that have shown that organically grown fruits and vegetables, despite being smaller and more expensive, pack more nutrition (vitamins, minerals, and other good stuff) than the conventionally grown stuff. One thing we’ve empirically learned was that the vegetables tasted better than from the store. Now, we don’t know if it’s because we can taste the love and sweat we put into caring for the little guys or if it’s because they’re actually tastier, but they are tastier.