The Benefits

I started Backyard Eden for the same reason that any honest entrepreneur starts a business: I want to provide a good service. In terms of temperament, I’m philosophical by nature, and over the last few years I’ve realized the importance of strong communities. Although I believe in commerce, I also believe that the context of scale matters. What works at one size tends to fail at another. Modern supply chains have become so large and complicated that its infrastructure has squashed community relations. People don’t know their neighbors anymore. High taxes drain the charitable spirit from earners. Supermarket foods have become stale and cause cancer. Although these can seem like separate issues, I consider them linked. Give your neighbor some extra produce from your thriving garden and you’ll be shocked at the response. Suddenly the men and women you share a street with become your friends, rather than awkward inconveniences. Something as simple as gifting a head of fresh lettuce, a handful of crisp kale, or a ball of sweet summer squash from your burgeoning garden is plenty gracious; you’ll never get tired of watching your peer’s eyes light up in gratitude. Deep down, everybody knows this truth: Food that comes straight out of a backyard is far superior to anything you can find in a store, which makes it precious, almost in a biblical kind of way. How much would you pay to avoid the diseases connected to the irradiated, genetically modified, pesticide-laden foods from enormous supply chains? Well, I have good news: circumventing these problems with healthier produce out of the backyard actually saves, rather than costs you money. And it doesn’t have to cost much time either. Whether you want better produce for tastier food and a healthier body, savings on groceries to bulk up your wallet, or a reliable food source to hedge against supply chains vulnerable to the stresses of Covid, the strategy is the same: Start a garden. Start a flourishing resource that nourishes you, your family, and your community. Start your own backyard Eden. I’d be happy to help.