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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grow your veggies and eat for $29-30 (includes seeds, soil, and containers) during 3 months. Try it.[/quote]

I'm a bargain hunter, but the chipmunks eat mine. I'd have to build a lot of infrastructure to keep out the deer, rabbits and other critters.[/quote]

I live in a mixed-income area in Chicago and nearly every house nearby has a vegetable garden out back.  Hard to maintain a plot of land for fruit trees. Or dairy cows. Or even chickens (although some people have those -- and our neighborhood even has a store where you can take a chicken to be slaughtered).  I've also struggled to grow my own wheat and can't fit a mill in my yard either.

People will do everything except acknowledge the real problems, including major wealth disparities, stagnating wages, inflation, and so on.[/quote]

I mean people in my neighborhood have to build big mesh fences around their vegetables. I built a raised bed, got the recommended soil etc and got one $120 tomato after the critters had enjoyed my efforts. The only things they don't touch is basil and mint.[/quote]

There are many strategies you can try to keep the critters away. These are just some:
1. Cover your plants with insect netting or bridal veil.
2. Surround your veggies with mint.

Grow lettuce in containers either on your balcony/ patio or yard.

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