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With food costs continually going up, front-yard gardens and urban farming are again in vogue. Talking about urban gardening almost cannot be done without a discussion of cost. Some say you are able to save hundreds of dollars by growing your own food. Some are trying to turn these backyard gardens into full-fledged, profitable local food producers. Resource for this article - Doing the math on urban farming by MoneyBlogNewz.

The argument for urban gardens

The urban garden is getting more popular for several reasons. These are good ways to use the property, some homeowners believe. Others use these gardens as a way to grow their own food the way they want to — organic, no fertilizers or to rock music twice a day. urban gardens are typically billed as a way of saving money. It makes sense when you do the math. Spend $5 on seeds and another $5 on equipment and get $50 or even hundreds of dollars or more worth of produce.

Do the math

Saving money with your own garden does make sense. The mathematics of a metropolitan garden is a bit more than seeds and water, however. Setting up an urban garden takes significant amounts of time and at least some monetary investment for the first year or so. First, garden space must be developed. Grass must be pulled out or killed, or raised beds need to be built, which costs $20 to $100. In some areas, testing the soil for mercury or lead is a good idea; that costs $150 to $300. Garden seeds are another cost. It will be between $1 and $100. Compost, if you don’t have your own compost bin or pile, is another $5 to $20 per cubic yard. All in all, setting up a metropolitan garden can cost as little as $25 or more than $500, plus hours of hard work. The garden isn’t almost as expensive in the years after. Over time, a metropolitan garden can save you significant grocery money. A garden will cost 55 to 60 cents per pound. That means, 50 to 200 pounds of vegetables need to be produced in the garden to break even. There is more to consider besides cost with a metropolitan garden though. Other reasons are there.

A farm could be created

urban farming has become popular recently also. urban gardening is changing into this. A lot of people are helping others out by allowing others to use their backyards for farms rather than trying to get land outside of the city and driving food in. Sometimes, they pay a small rental fee. Produce is exchanged for the land sometimes also. This is not always a recipe for quick profit — one Canadian company, FoodCycles, points out:

Farming is like any other business - you need a marketing plan, a financial strategy, a risk strategy.

Information from

The Star

thestar.com/article/970270–porter-backyard-farming-in-the-gta

AZ Star Net

azstarnet.com/news/local/east/article_df486eea-75d6-56f1-9add-a99f2abe5b8c.html

USDA

ers.usda.gov/Amberwaves/September04/Findings/fruitveg.htm