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Fifty-Three Percent of U.S. Backyard Gardeners Growing Vegetables

By wogwpa1358 on March 25, 2011 / Health, Uncategorized / Leave a comment

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A nationwide survey indicates that spending for vegetables and fruits grown in household gardens now surpasses spending for lawns, trees, shrubs – and even flowers.

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