I believe that anyone can enjoy growing their own food, whether they are growing in a large and established kitchen garden, a small raised bed, a balcony garden or just attempting to grow their first easy-to-sow and grow vegetable plants.
In February 2023 I set myself a challenge, to turn the tiny front garden of the former council house where I live into a food-growing space. I did this to prove a point - that you can absolutely save money by growing the right edible plants and prioritizing quick turnaround edible crops.
SPOILER ALERT: How I did the maths that you see in this video:
I wanted to provide this breakdown - to give you an idea of the maths that I have done each month to show you the results on the screen. I believe that we are trained to automatically discount small savings - but these small savings really do add up.
Here are a few examples for you:
November Crop Value: £44
Mixed Salad £14.00 - Equivalent of 3 bags of supermarket salad per week.
Cut Herbs £6.00 - Equivalent of 1.5 packs of cut herbs per week.
Kale £12.00 - Approximately 2.5 supermarket bags of Kale each week
Spinach £12 - Approximately 3 bags of supermarket spinach each week.
Sharing this story was one of the most exciting things that I have done while growing. I have loved sharing this empowering message that growing your own food in a front garden space, it takes back control, it's empowering, it makes you feel more grounded in your local community and it's so much fun.
Thanks so much for sharing this story with me. I am re-uploading this video to provide context to the video I will be posting shortly showing the results of 2024 growing season.