Within two weeks of moving into their new home in North Attleboro, one of the first things Bill and Michele Clark did was scope out the sunniest patch in their back yard and plant a vegetable garden.

Other than taking pride in home ownership, the primary reason the Clarks have dug into vegetable gardening is the growing price of produce.

"Go into the supermarket and look what it costs for one tomato," said Bill Clark, who noted this is his first vegetable garden.

He's banking the $3.99 he spent for a six-plat of tomato plants will pay off in a homegrown crop that will help save green spent at the grocery store. He's planted a variety of tomatoes, from early bloomers to those meant for stewing, in addition to green beans and squash.

"All of the vegetables we eat," he said.