A mom has shared how she saves $1,500 a year by eating fruit and vegetables grown in her garden. And she says she doesn’t have to buy any fresh produce for half the year.
Christen McCoy, 37, a music teacher from Central Maryland, started gardening during the pandemic and now grows more than 50 different types of plants in her back garden. Thanks to her green fingers, Christen manages to feed her family exclusively with home-grown food from May to September, saving $1,500 on her food shop.
Even in the winter, Christen and her three children, aged between four and 10, still feast on produce she’s managed to preserve in the warmer months, meaning the family can eat from their garden all year round….