Comments on: Planting Patriotism: Recreating The Victory Gardens For Modern Times

By: July 4: How are you celebrating Independence Day? : Sustainablog

July 4: How are you celebrating Independence Day? : Sustainablog — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:24:51 +0000

[...] lines and rising costs of food. Plant seeds in containers, mini-plots, community gardens or a kitchen garden in your backyard (or, as a recent B&B guest did, in their front yard), then harvest nature’s [...]

By: Victory at the USDA: Three Reasons Why the People’s Garden Matters to Us All : Eat. Drink. Better.

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:27:57 +0000

[...] in 1862, referring it to the ‘People’s Department,’” explains Rose Hayden-Smith, a garden historian and Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellow. “The name of this new garden reflects the inspiring [...]

By: How To Live Richly: Go Green on a Budget : Sustainablog

How To Live Richly: Go Green on a Budget : Sustainablog — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:14:37 +0000

[...] World War II, Americans called them “Victory Gardens.” Today, backyard gardens (or roof top and container gardens, if in the city) are one of the quickest ways to secure fresh, organic, healthy, nutrient-rich foods without having [...]

By: Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Surviving the Financial Crisis? : Sustainablog

Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Surviving the Financial Crisis? : Sustainablog — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:13:51 +0000

[...] (2) Grow (at least some) of your own food in a kitchen garden [...]

By: The Simplicity of Ecopreneuring : Ecopreneurist

The Simplicity of Ecopreneuring : Ecopreneurist — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:57:17 +0000

[...] (2) Television. Avoid the national average of watching three hours per day and — poof — add over 45 extra days to your year to do things more important to your family, community and environment. Our business helps us make a sustainable life, not just earn a living. We still have a television, a classic 1979 RCA model, used primarily for watching movies (especially documentaries like “Who Killed the Electric Car”) in the winter, tucked away in the corner of an upstairs room. The passive entertainment garnered from most television programs adds up to wasted time. Try unplugging the TV and connecting with your priorities of spending more time with the family or tending to your food growing in your gardens. [...]

By: The Art of Self-Reliance: Bloggers Document Urban Homesteading Movement : Sustainablog

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:33:04 +0000

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By: Louis Armmand

Louis Armmand — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:57:54 +0000

Great article! I live in a little town called Perris, in what used to be a rural, farm community until 20 years ago. Some friends and neighbors came together in February to organize a “community gardening program”. However, the city council is so conservative and pro-business that they refuse to back our efforts. May we use your article to break the log-jam?

By: Eve Sibley

Eve Sibley — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:14:46 +0000

Let’s do it! Here’s a Victory Garden Petition to urge our next leadership to encourage Victory Gardening:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/letsbringbackthevictorygarden/

By: Adventures in Organic Community Gardening : Eat. Drink. Better.

Adventures in Organic Community Gardening : Eat. Drink. Better. — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:05:07 +0000

[...] benefits of organic and locally grown food. The natural progression of this awareness is to bring it back home. I am starting to see a resurgence in gardening, and am happy to witness an era when growing your [...]

By: Pamela Price

Pamela Price — Fri, 23 May 2008 02:02:13 +0000

Nice post..Rose Hayden-Smith makes history lessons come alive, and just in the nick of time. I love her take on “patriotism”, too. Also in the nick of time.

And, golly, the recipe was timely, too…my squash are ready to eat!