Every one is doing it; PLANTING A HOME GARDEN!
Across America, consumers are planning and planting food gardens.
Washington says - More than a third of Americans - including First Lady Michelle Obama - are working the hoe at home, keen to grow their own tasty tomatoes, cucumbers and beans.
According to the National Gardening Association, home vegetable gardens are sprouting across the United States with 37 percent of homes tending a patch - up sharply from 19 percent a year ago.
"These ongoing food safety issues like the peanut butter and the spinach contaminated with E.coli have become even more a matter of concern for people," said Robert LaGassi, executive director of the Garden Writers Association.
Seed sales are up 20-30 percent in early spring 2009 above 2008's 20 percent gain as Americans find comfort during challenging times by spending more time at home, said the NGA's Butterfield.
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