7/84Cost of planting the average 25-by-50-foot American vegetable garden: $25

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    Value of the average garden’s yield of fruits and vegetables: $414

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10/03Chance on any given day that the only “vegetables” served in a U.S. public school are potatoes: 1 in 2

USDA Food and Nutrition Service (Alexandria, Va.)

4/86Amount the average household spends on fresh vegetables each week: $1.74

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

12/87World rank of the Soviet Union’s annual cabbage crop: 1

U.S. Department of Agriculture

12/87Rank of China’s annual cauliflower crop: 1

U.S. Department of Agriculture