The 'Zero-Mile Diet'
Growing your own food can be an empowering experience. Many people choose to grow their own food because they wish to reduce their "food miles" (the distance food travels from farm to fork), learn more about the food chain, know what is going into the food they eat, because they are interested in re-connecting to non-human natural life...the rewards are many.
Growing your own food, or growing food for others, can entail a lot of work with high satisfaction. To be sure, it is also work that is not rewarded well financially in most cases. Living Green, Living Well believes that it is important that we value local food growers as an essential part of our economy and culture. Manitoba producers are working to provide food that is grown close to home, reducing the fossil fuels that are consumed in transporting food long distances and providing us with fresh food choices.
Growing Prairie Plants
It cn be difficult and sometime frustrating to try to get plants to grow successfully in our prairie climate if they are native to some other part of the world. Many Manitoba gardeners are choosing to grow prairie plants that are adapted to local growing conditions. These varieties are generally hardier and may require less water than those from elsewhere.
