Canada: Avoid tariffs by growing food and buying direct, says master gardener
Allotment gardening, Community Supported Agriculture, sprouting and microgreens are ways Marianne Lepa consumes quality produce and supports local
By Danielle Pitman
Collingwood Today
Mar 10, 2025
Excerpt:
A local master gardener has one idea for how individuals Canadians can counter the impact of current and future tariffs on their lives.
A backyard garden, even a small one, can make a difference in your grocery bill, and it can take your mind off the news feed for a bit.
Marianne Lepa, a Collingwood resident and master gardener who has been growing food since childhood, says the main issue with food on a global level is the “shameful” distribution practices.
“We get the economy from where we put our money,” she said.
But there’s a way to cut out those distribution costs: get the food that’s growing in your neighbourhood.
“If you want to start a garden of your own it’s just a matter of digging up a bit of earth and putting some seeds into it and giving it some water,” she said.
Lepa has been gardening her whole life. She started at a young age, with her family’s vegetable garden.
Today, purchasing produce outside of local communities does not cross her mind.
Source: https://cityfarmer.info/canada-avoid-tariffs-by-growing-food-and-buying-direct-says-master-gardener/
