Idk. "Free world" invokes other countries with democratic forms of govt. Honestly I wouldn't think about color when someone uses that phrase. Otoh, if they say "civilized world" or "first world," my first thought is that they are implying white people and are unintentionally or on purpose racist.

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And this doesn't touch the financial and time cost of actually growing a productive garden.