Um, yeah…so, it’s…October?  12th?  And I have over 100 tomatoes on 6 different plants still growing on the vine.  Most of my natural marigold fence (which was huge, awesome, and extraordinarily effective at keeping out the rabbits) is gone, but only because I failed to water it.  If we actually get to pick these before the frost gets them, I will have not bought a tomato since sometime in mid-July.  Considering that Indiana is the nation’s 2nd largest producer of tomatoes, that has saved me…TENS OF CENTS!  Just joking…I’ve saved at least $30.  And if you count in the cost of the marigolds and the uprights and the plants, the “grow our own tomatoes project” only ended up costing us…quite a bit of money.   Eating healthier isn’t cheaper.  Sewing your own clothes isn’t cheaper.  Heck, even baking your own bread isn’t cheaper.  It is, however, a richer life.