As I think about it though, I would like to come up with a back up plan, for there is talk of authorities who want to outlaw gardening. Why would they want to outlaw gardening, a nice, safe, way to produce good food? The reason is, it would interfere with the industrialized agriculture and what they are trying to do. It is too much competition with Monsanto and the genetically modified foods they are planning to produce and use to control the food economy with.
So, the simple answer is to either start a farm, mini farm, or organic garden. But if laws are passed, we won't be able to do that because people will not be able to have gardens anymore.
But, there is still some good news. We actually can grow some things inside our homes or apartments. There are some disadvantages though. One of them is the lack of sunlight. Another would be the question of how the plants would be pollinated. The obvious problem would be the lack of space. But, we can work with all of those, although there would be some challenges with them.
Plants are actually good to have inside, for they give out oxygen. We take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide. Plants take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. So, in that way, we would be living mutually with our plants that are inside.
We can grow plants in containers, and we also can grow some plants in a hydroponic setup. Fabric containers are really nice, but, they might not be an object of beauty in the home. There are pots that you can put the fabric pots inside of.
While aesthetically, it might have some disadvantages, there would be some advantages. Plants can be very pretty, but plants can also be very messy and dirty. Plus, some of the plants would be too tall for being inside a home. But it is rewarding to have a plant that is pretty as well as productive. I should make a list of plants that produce food and, at the same time, are pretty.
There are hydroponic setups that can be setup inside a house. They will need a light or a type of sun lamp. The rays of the sun need to be brought inside the house to benefit the plant. It is necessary for plants to have sunlight in order to produce chlorophyll, which is the pigment that makes the plants green. You can grow strawberries and herbs in a hydroponic system. There are also aeroponic systems too, which are small, yet can grow herbs and lettuce. Juice Plus puts out a 'Tower Garden' which can produce a lot of food in a limited space area. It will need a lamp on it to recreate the sunlight that is needed by plants. Instead of using up a wide area, the space used in the Tower Garden is vertical. Here is a website that explains the Tower Garden and where you can order one: http://www.ss.towergarden.com
One of the harder problems would be how to pollinate the plants. It is possible to hand pollinate some of the plants. I have done this with squash plants. If the bees are not doing their job, then you can take over. I don't know how bees would do inside a house, but I don't think they would be preferable to have. Of course, you could have a Mason bee house, as Mason bees do not sting. But would they be able to thrive inside a house? I don't know.
We could grow a lot of beans that could be dried and stored. At present, we don't have to worry too much about going to jail for having a garden, but it would be wise to learn how to grow as much as we can indoors. That way, we could prepare our children and grandchildren for surviving the situations they might find themselves in. Right now, we can learn container gardening and use our balconies and porches. We can use gardening, not only to grow food, but, along with food growing, we could have pretty flowers mixed in, or, have plants that bear both food and pretty flowers. That way, the home owners associations will have less to complain about.
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| Hydroponic system with Alpine strawberries. Unfortunately, all plants died probably due to lack of enough sunlight. |
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