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Top five reasons to get growing

Taste
Nothing beats home grown vegetables for flavour - you’ll be astonished how much tastier your potatoes from a pot are when compared to those bought in a supermarket.
Health
Few people realise how many different pesticides are used to create the ‘perfect’ tomato. Growing your own veg not only lets you chose what you eat – you also decide what chemicals (pesticides, herbicides and fungicides) you DON’T put on your food.
Wellbeing
As well as the calories burnt when you’re gardening (about half an hour burns off 180), nothing beats a dose of fresh air for a rosy glow – something that no quantity of blusher can imitate!
Environment
By growing your own salad rather than buying it from the supermarket, you’re reducing your carbon footprint. A pot of home grown salad leaves cuts out all the carbon emissions used to heat the greenhouse, the making of plastic bag to keep it in and the transporting of it to the shop.
Stress buster / satisfaction
Whether it’s a simple pot of salad leaves or a grow-bag of tomatoes, the process of growing from seed to plant is both relaxing and rewarding. It is also the perfect project to take on with children, introducing them to questions on food and where it comes from.

For more information on what to grow, step by step advice and offers on gardening starter packs, go to www.onepotpledge.org.

One Pot Pledge® concept devised by Food Up Front