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2 in 5 US households now growing food following pandemic boom
FILE IMAGE - A woman puts compost into the garden beds as she tends to her plot in the Fenway Victory Gardens in Boston on May 20, 2020. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Whether it was more time to start a new hobby during the pandemic, or some just looking for a healthier, cheaper way to get vegetables and herbs for the family, more and more Americans are now growing their own food."Food gardening," which is defined as household participation in vegetable, fruit trees, berries or herbs gardening, has seen "a significant uptick" since the COVID-19 crisis began, according to researchers at the National Gardening Association. The association’s research division shares an annual survey to assess gardening activity and purchasing trends in the U.S.