Since I work for a small business in Wilmington that refuses to see that the cost of everything is going up and therefore punishes the employees working there with no help or adjustments, I have to supplement somewhere. Thank the Lord that I have enough space for a small garden. Broccoli, cabbage, beans and squash are grown in about 12 x 12 feet of space. Another very easy thing I have found are EarthBoxes. They work excellent for tomatoes and I have some of the most productive and large tomatoes plants that I have ever seen this year. Two boxes tak up about 6 square feet and they keeps the plants watered, fertilized and disease free unlike those grown in a garden patch. My biggest expense is for the bread to make 'mater sandwiches for breakfast lunch and dinner. Actually, I try to work through lunch when I can because my family needs the money. Small compact gardens are easy, makes efficient use of water and can provide an honest savings compared to the high priced store items of fresh produce. I'm now my own "most valued customer" without the worry of store bought tomatoes getting me sick.