Grow vegetables

Be very cognizant of what vegetables your family actually eats. Don't try too hard to make a massive garden because you think you should. Take a gander at your shopping list and menus from the last few weeks to identify 1 or 2 major produce items throughout the lists. Do a little research and consider planting just a few pots of vegetables. If you enjoy zucchini, that's an easy-to-grow plant that makes lots of produce. Lettuce typically can be grown pretty easily as well. Tomatoes are an over producer where you often have more than you can give away. Cucumbers are another possibility and can be pickled if they produce more than you can use right away.