why do you want to grow your own food?

i follow a blog called the urban gardener. recently he put out a survey to solicit information about content for upcoming blogs. the first question in the survey is the title for this blog. here is my answer:

on growing my own food

there is a personal satisfaction in picking something from the garden and going straight away to the kitchen... the proximity to the soil, the aroma, the act of gathering, and the complete understanding of one's relationship to produce... seed to fruit.