Doug wrote:
Here are some good reasons to grown your own food:
The main reason for increasing or maintaining edible gardening is to supplement household food supply — to help them save money on food.
There is nothing more local than food grown in your own backyard, your windowsills, or on patio containers.
Growing your own fruits and vegetables means that you know exactly what does and does not go into your food and exactly where it comes from.
You will get healthier in a number of ways. Not only will you end up eating more fruits and vegetables, but you will be getting added exercise. Did you know that you can burn as many calories in 45 minutes of gardening as you can in 30 minutes of aerobics? And, working in the garden reduces stress.
You will get a bigger variety of your favorite fruits and vegetables because you can choose from hundreds of different varieties and you can grow the things you like the best.
You can teach your children or grandchildren where their food actually comes from and that it doesn’t come from the supermarket but from the soil, the earth that we all depend on.
Source: Judi Gerber
I agree with everything you said, except for the main reason. I believe the main reason should be to provide a healthier known source for your food, not to help them save money on food. That should be way down the list as reasons for growing your own food.