The freshest vegetables are also the most nutritious. Homegrown food is the safest. These days everyone is alert to the various issues in the production of food. While enormous strides have been made in regulating and minimizing the use of pesticide products in domestic food production, there is still concern about residues on store bought produce. Unlike commercially grown vegetables that are raised in a monoculture, backyard vegetables benefit from the presence of a diversity of plants on the property which host beneficial insects.
Homegrown food is convenient.
These days this is no small issue. The availability of fresh vegetables and fruits just outside the back door offers a whole different way to use and serve food. A constant supply of fresh, nutritious food simplifies modern life where mealtimes are ad hoc events squeezed in among conflicting family schedules. Dinner parties are often co-operative affairs where both guests and hosts prepare the meal after the guests arrive. The advent of new plant hybrids supports the trends in contemporary life where the emphasis is on saving time, and eating healthy.