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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Caleigh Wells

Backyard vegetable gardens are healthy for people and the planet. Here's how to start yours

Be Well Climate Choices Vegetable Garden - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

If you want healthy food, experts say to eat what's local, organic and in-season. Those foods benefit the planet too, because they are less taxing on the soil and they don't travel as far.

It doesn't get more local, organic and in-season than a backyard vegetable garden.

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