Saving by Gardening Update

Well, we're not even one week in to eating food from the garden, and we're already saving money. Our Black-Seeded Simpson Lettuce and Danvers Spinach (both heirloom varieties) seeds cost $1.35 a packet, so we estimate that we paid about $3 for seeds and shipping. This week, we ate our first meal from the garden - we used spinach in an egg and cheese pie. We've also had delicious salads at dinner two other nights. I know it's not a completely scientific experiment (when there's food from the garden, we plan our meals around what's available rather than planning meals then shopping for ingredients at the store), but this week, we would have paid $2.49 a bag for organic lettuce, and another $2.49 for organic spinach. Plus, the only transport costs for our garden food are the steps out to the garden and back! Good (and yummy) deal!