Reading Life Hacker. Article on starting a vegetable garden now. Thinking hmm… maybe I should do that this year… Read:
it appears that J.D. doubled his money in 2008—around $600 worth of fruit and vegetables for $300 worth of supplies and 60 hours of labor.
Screeetch! What?
Now, perhaps the past year has just sensitized me to just how precious time is, but let’s just say you make only $10 an hour.
You spend $300 of cash and $600 of time for a total of $900.
You get $600 worth of fruit and veg and the satisfaction of DIY.
If you really love the act of gardening that’s great.
I’d get more satisfaction out of getting to see friends, cook something nicer than student mush, or making some art.
I no longer feel guilty about not growing my own food.