With the global population expected to reach over 9 billion by 2050, there is a continuous need to increase food production and buffer stocks. In this scenario, countries around the world, especially developing countries where the pervasiveness of hunger and food scarcity is more acute, are resorting to various counter strategies to meet the growing demand and to avert food insecurity and famine. Over the recent years, there has been growing interest to strengthen and intensify local food production in order to mitigate the adverse effect of global food shocks and food price volatilities. Consequently, there is much attention towards home gardens as a strategy to enhance household food security and nutrition. Home gardens are an integral part of local food systems and the agricultural landscape of developing countries all over the world and have endured the test of time. Home gardens are those that grow vegetables for domestic consumption in the family or kitchen garden. Home gardening is the practice of developing vegetable gardens inside residential buildings to supply the needs of the household all year long. The primary goal of this garden is to supply the local residents with fresh vegetables for daily consumption. Growing the food we require ourselves contributes to environmental protection.

Growing your own fruits, veggies, herbs, and beans in your backyard garden is the best way to continue the local, sustainable food movement. Maintaining a productive, sustainable home garden gives you a sense of empowerment because you have complete control over what you'll eat, just like cooking from scratch at home.

Benefits of a home garden include:

1.     We can acquire the wholesome, fresh vegetables we need.

2.     We can raise wholesome, pesticide-free food.

3.     We can lessen our carbon food footprint.

4.     Composting allows us to recycle food and water that are wasted.

Hence We should consider growing some of our own food as a first step toward "Going Green" in our home. By assisting in lowering the daily pressures commercial agriculture places on our land, we can maintain the quality of our air, water, and soil. Let's set a sustainable table in our homes today to have a positive impact on the environment. There are various ways to cultivate our own food for a sustainable table given the increasing number of people residing in urban and suburban areas: Urban farming is the process of raising crops, processing them, and distributing them in or near urban areas. Hydroponics: The practice of growing plants in nutrient-rich water, sand, or gravel without the use of soil. Numerous initiatives have been started by governmental, non-governmental, and international organizations in many developing countries that are providing support and building local capacity to enhance productivity and also scaling up home garden activities. These initiatives recognize the value and potential of home gardens for improving food security and livelihoods. In light of this, a variety of resource documents, manuals, and manuals have been created through various home gardening-related projects that can be utilized to strengthen and promote home gardening programs to increase food security.