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I'm thinking of planting a very small garden. I had heard the term "Victory Garden" before, but I didn't know the history of it. I read this online.
During World War I and World War II, the United States government asked its citizens to plant gardens in order to support the war effort. Millions of people planted gardens. In 1943, Americans planted over 20 million Victory Gardens, and the harvest accounted for nearly a third of all the vegetables consumed in the country that year. Emphasis was placed on making gardening a family or community effort -- not a drudgery, but a pastime, and a national duty. Today our food travels an average of 1500 miles from farm to table. The process of planting, fertilizing, processing, packaging, and transporting our food uses a great deal of energy and contributes to the cause of global warming. Planting a Victory Garden to fight global warming would reduce the amount of pollution your food contibutes to global warming. Instead of traveling many miles from farm to table, your food would travel from your own garden to your table. Our current economic situation is other good reason to start a Victory Garden. Every time that food is shipped from the farm to the store and your table, gasoline is used. As gasoline prices rise, food costs rise Bring back the victory gardens and in doing so we can help our country become more independent and healthier once again!
I'm thinking of planting a very small garden. I had heard the term "Victory Garden" before, but I didn't know the history of it. I read this online.
During World War I and World War II, the United States government asked its citizens to plant gardens in order to support the war effort. Millions of people planted gardens. In 1943, Americans planted over 20 million Victory Gardens, and the harvest accounted for nearly a third of all the vegetables consumed in the country that year. Emphasis was placed on making gardening a family or community effort -- not a drudgery, but a pastime, and a national duty. Today our food travels an average of 1500 miles from farm to table. The process of planting, fertilizing, processing, packaging, and transporting our food uses a great deal of energy and contributes to the cause of global warming. Planting a Victory Garden to fight global warming would reduce the amount of pollution your food contibutes to global warming. Instead of traveling many miles from farm to table, your food would travel from your own garden to your table. Our current economic situation is other good reason to start a Victory Garden. Every time that food is shipped from the farm to the store and your table, gasoline is used. As gasoline prices rise, food costs rise Bring back the victory gardens and in doing so we can help our country become more independent and healthier once again!
I would like to try with just a few things. I think the kids would like it, too. But I have questions. How do I protect the garden from our backyard wildlife? What do I plant? How do I get started? I'm going to be researching these questions, but I welcome any tips.
I'm in the same boat... I'd love to plant a small garden, but I'm afraid all the deer, raccoons, etc. will eat it all! Let me know any tips you find out!
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