"As the economy goes down, food gardening goes up."

It seems the present recession has more people thinking about where their food might come from in hard times.

Veggie seed sales are up double-digits at the nation's biggest seed sellers this year. What's more, the number of homes growing vegetables will jump more than 40% this year compared with just two years ago, projects the National Gardening Association, a non-profit organization for gardening education.

I asked Michael today if he had any trouble this year getting Trillium's seeds. He said he didn't, since he places his orders in late December and early January. He also said that other greenhouse operations in the area are reducing their inventory of flowers and growing more vegetables. Trillium ought to do brisk business with our certified organic plants when we go to market later this spring.