Our Town Center's - Our Kitchen . However, most agree that while there are also significant intangible physical and spiritual benefits to be gained from the vigorous outdoor exertion involved in coaxing food from the soil, it is the tangible benefits that are easiest to describe.
Homegrown food is freshest.
Unlike store produce, backyard vegetables and fruits are picked at their peak ripeness. The longest distance they have to travel is measured in feet to the kitchen, not miles across the country. This means that they taste better than anything you can buy. Anyone who has plucked a ripe, sun-warmed tomato or crisp sugar snap pea and promptly eaten it while standing in the garden knows what taste really is. The freshest vegetables are also the most nutritious.