Plant a vegetable garden

Cost: varies

Your own vegetable garden can provide the simple pleasure of growing your own food, but it also reduces the energy required to deliver produce to your grocery store. Plant some fruit trees and you will have the benefit for many years with very little effort. Even a few pairs of high bush blueberry bushes (you need male and female bushes for pollination) will provide years of bountiful fruit. Also consider purchasing your produce from a local farm co-op or farmers market.