Gardens Are Growing Due to Food Shortage

It became trendy again in 2020, with more than 20 million people doing it for the first time.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• It’s estimated that more than 20 million Americans planted a vegetable garden for the first time during the pandemic

• Gardening has taken on a sense of novelty as many view it as a hobby or leisure activity, but in relatively recent history — prior to industrialization — nearly all Americans grew food

• Growing your own food is something I e…