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Interest in vegetable gardening is booming. You might be interested in another aspect of growin' veggies, that can be done in cold weather... hydroponic gardening. This video shows a commercial operation, which is a lot different from growing vegetables at home, but it gives a good overview of what it's like. Also, the little AeroGarden, which has been advertised on TV a lot, is a small automated aerooponic system. It doesn't seem like the optimum value for growing vegetables. But it could be good for a child to learn about how plants grow. And it would be a convenient way to always have fresh culinary herbs.

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This shows how well lettuce grows indoors. You could probably grow a lot of it, organically, maybe with the help of artificial lighting, all year long.