Home gardeners may increase the size of their plot and others may want to get their hands dirty for the first time this season.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has predicted that food prices will rise by 2.9% this year. This is on top of a 2.3% in 2025.
But can gardening save you money? According to the Michigan State University Extension, growing your own has the potential to reduce the amount of money spent on groceries, but it depends on the costs involved on growing the crops, types and amounts of vegetables grown, yields that are derived from the garden, and other factors.
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