The beauty of a kitchen garden is you don’t need sweeping stretches of land (or any outdoor space, for that matter) to cultivate your favorite food staples. It can be as simple as a few pots that take up residence near the window.
Knowing the lifecycle from seed to salad has so many benefits, aside from having a personal harvest. “Kitchen gardens support native pollinators and promote sustainability by lowering your carbon footprint,” said Cory Morris, associate principal at landscape design firm Hoerr Schaudt in Chicago. “Gardening also offers mental and physical health benefits, including stress relief and exercise.”
What’s more, if you need to keep your plantings indoors, you never have to stress about the elements sabotaging your yield.
