Consider starting with just an herb plant or two, a packet of seeds, or a few seedlings of the easiest vegetables to grow.
Growing your own food reaps a host of benefits—it's soothing, nutritional, and educational; it brings you closer to the earth; and it makes dinner taste a little better. But you don't need to plant half your backyard to realize them. Consider starting with just an herb plant or two, a packet of seeds, or a few seedlings of the easiest vegetables to grow.