Growing vegetables or herbs in your garden is amazing and very sustainable. Obviously as students your probably to busy and possibly lazy to grow your own produce. If this is the case check out your local allotment, I am sure their is loads of left over veggies which people will sell you for a little cheaper.
But if you are interested or you just want to know a little more information check out below!
BECAUSE GROWING FOOD IS AMAZING!
1. More Nutritious
When growing your own food, your diet is more diverse and healthy, packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Food in its rawest, freshest form is not only the tastiest way to enjoy it, but also the most nutritional. The majority of produce sold in grocery stores go through a long process of being harvested, shipped and distributed to stores. Once distributed, the produce can end up staying in storage or on the shelf for an extended period of time before being purchased, losing nutritional value.
2. Stay Active
Gardening is a fun way to get outside for some fresh air and physical activity. The physical activity required in gardening has proven to promote physical health. Involvement in gardening helps to improve cardiac health and immune system response, decrease heart rate and stress, improve fine and gross motor skills, flexibility and body strength. Getting regular exercise can relieve stress, anxiety and depression, while boosting energy.
3. Get Vitamin D
Gardening is a great way to absorb vitamin D, known as the sunshine vitamin. Vitamin D is crucial in order to maintain healthy bones and teeth, and it can also protect against certain diseases.
4. Save Money
You can save a lot of money by growing your own vegetables and fruits. By spending a few dollars on seeds, plants, and supplies in the spring, you will produce vegetables that will yield pounds of produce in summer.
5. Better for the Environment
Long-distance transportation of produce relies heavily on fossil fuels. Growing your own food would help reduce the reliance on this transportation that is harming the environment. Also, by growing your own food, you are not using chemicals or pesticides that can harm environment.
HERBS!!!
Fresh herbs can make even the most boring of meals super tasty, but the problem is they can cost a fair bob and are difficult to keep fresh long enough to get your money's worth (although these nifty storage tricks should help!).
Having a nice selection of herbs in a window box, outside in pots or in a hanging basket will be a great addition to your cooking essentials!
You can either grab some seeds from a gardening centre, or even buy a potted herb plant from the supermarket (you can often find slightly peaky-looking ones in the reduced section - take them home and replant in your window box and they'll come back to life!
Basil, chives, parsley and sage will grow happily in a sunny window box or in a plant pot by the window, and oregano, thyme, mint and rosemary will all do well both indoors and outside in a garden.