Reasons you should be growing a vegetable garden this spring March 31, 2017Homebackyard homestead, benefits of gardening, gardening, gardening therapy, growing your own food, nature, science, vegetable gardening By Crystal Sands Once I started vegetable gardening, I was hooked. Gardening changed me as a person and helped me gain a greater respect for Nature, but it also showed me just how delicious fruits and vegetables straight from your own garden could taste.