Grow your own movement gains appeal

This AP story by Clarke Canfield published in the Salt Lake City Tribune speaks of the growing appeal of backyard gardens among baby boomers with time on their hands.
From the story:

Between E. coli scares, global warming, the ''buy local'' movement, aging baby boomers with more time to spare and a desire to enjoy the freshest of fresh, a new wave of grow your own has begun.
Heather Flores started a ''Food Not Lawns'' campaign in Oregon several years ago, and last year authored a book by the same name. There now are about 10 ''Food Not Lawns'' chapters in the U.S. and Canada.


TK: One of the sources said that consumers are confused about food miles and organic ; which is better, organic from 1,000 miles away, or conventional home grown produced locally. There is no quandary about the backyard garden. I would have to think the segment of the population that would successfully grow a garden is tiny, but the the author correctly pegs the yearning.
I remember when my grandfather had a huge garden in Russell, Kansas. I would take a bucket out to the garden and pick cucumbers and tomatoes. Perhaps one day in my leisure, it will be so again.