Going Green as an Exercise Program

I've decided that I should market going green as an exercise program for those looking for a way to keep or get fit. We have been taking out the old gardens that came with our home and taking the clay that was underneath out so that we can plant more "productive" gardens. By that I mean that I either can use them to bring fresh flowers into the house or grow some food. That way not only am I improving the curb appeal but getting "free"(if you don't count the labor and seed cost) food and flowers. Since I love flowers around the house it's also a great way to trim the budget to put towards some of the big improvements we want to tackle. So by summer I should have my usual cooking herbs grown in my kitchen garden, some berries on the side and flowers out front. I figure the berries won't mature until next year, but we can wait. Also we are drawing up plans to make a garden in the back to grow green beans, peas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, some corn (for the children) and pumpkins for Halloween and Thanksgiving. We grew a pumpkin last year just because one of our pumpkins from the year before had fallen into the garden, the kids loved it though. They were so proud of it the took turns taking it to school to show off what they had done. Right now were waiting on the compost from the local landfill to mix in with the dirt that's left. After we till that in we plan on getting mulch from the landfill to cover to slow the weeds and give the gardens a more finished look. The landfill is great for finding compost and mulch, both are free, you just have to transport it! So not only are we saving money but, we're helping by taking things that would have put into the landfill and never seen from again, that still had great benefits to them. So check your local landfill and see what they offer to local residents. I've heard that some even offer paint primer by mixing old paint together and adding some chemicals, since color is not a problem and the paint would have wound up in the ground I think that's great.