Gardening for Food Security Calls for Shared Knowledge & Effort

Growing your own food offers more than savings; it builds skills, connection, and community. Jennifer Deeks reflects on the limits of self-sufficiency and the value of working together.

A community plot at Grey Gallery Gardens, June 2020. Photo: Miranda Miller

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION

I was at the grocery store recently, where price increases are just something that I anticipate almost every week now. As a frugal shopper and a gardener, I often think about growing more of my own food.

Growing your own produce is something that frequently a…