Home gardening surge continues, offers inflation relief

It's no secret that home gardening boomed once the pandemic hit. Nurseries and garden stores around the country and here in metro Detroit saw supply shortages as seeds and equipment flew off the shelves. In a report published this year, researchers from the University of California Davis found that during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, people were gardening for a variety of reasons, including having more free time and wanting to connect with nature.