Archive for June 1, 2008
Grow Your Own…Revisited
by John Weckerle
Let us turn our thoughts for a moment away from the winds of political intrigue and conflict and contemplate once again the simple joy of growing things. Especially edible ones.
During the First and Second World Wars, the U.S. government asked citizens to plant gardens (Victory Gardens) to help reduce pressure on the food supply and support the war effort. Millions of people in all environs – rural, suburban, and urban – planted gardens in the name of patriotism, growing food to feed themselves. This lessened the need for domestic food distribution and freed up resources to feed the troops fighting abroad. It is somewhat unfathomable, therefore, that today – with gas prices nearing $4.00 per gallon and substantial military efforts abroad – the U.S. government is not once again calling on the people to start growing at least small gardens and take some of the pressure of the food production and distribution system. »» Grow Your Own…Revisited