Week 12: Response to Homestead Garden

The homestead garden was an amazing spectacle to watch and learn about.  It was very uplifting to see how efficient and how sustainable that family could be on a tiny plot of land in Pasadena.  It's obviously possible for our nation on the whole to do something similar in order to provide enough food for ourselves as well as preserving the environment. While the gardens my group plans on having may not necessarily be as large and bountiful as the homesteaders, it will share some characteristics, like the compost heap and the raised beds.  It was also nice to see that the Homesteaders could sell their excess crop to local kitchens and restaurants, showing a clear market for local grown vegetables.  Some lifestyle changes only occur with a financial incentive, and the movement to organic produce will be more helpful than not.