Birthday ponderings

Occasionally I'll wonder, in a very macro way, why I'm so intent on growing our own vegetables.   Yes, they are healthy, and they are healthiest when harvest is closest to eating.  And growing them near your kitchen means less or no costs in petrochemicals and other things.

But I've found validation!  Did you know that, out of everything sold in the supermarket, if you look at cost per calories... vegetable calories are the most expensive.  That's pretty ridiculous for health-conscious people.  Here's the link -- I spent a good amount of time pouring over the graphical charts.



Fun Fact for this post: it's my birthday!  And I just got serenaded.  Yeay my life.