This is an interesting read. I almost planted a garden this year. In spite of my travel schedule I think I'll give it a try next year.
It's not just cars that are eating up our oil....
Talk about fat, dumb and happy....we ship alaskan salmon to China to be filleted and shipped back to the US. We can't even cut our own fish and fertilize US soil with the remains....
http://www.alternet.org/story/90785/