Victory Gardens v.2
Posted by Rick
In 1944 amid concerns of food rationing (as was happening in Britain), American’s were asked to grow a Victory Garden. We responded with 20 million of them and they produced 40% of the all the vegetable produce being consumed nationally.[4] That’s pretty amazing! By the end of the war those gardens raised crops equal to $1.2 billion.
Its time to start thinking about Victory Gardens in a whole new light. While our country may indeed be in a war again, the bigger concern is the war on poverty, or just survival! I recognize that not all people can grow a garden. I have family who live on a tiny lot with not enough space to put out more than just a few containers and friends who live in inner city lots that are not only deprived of necessary light, but would likely be a target for thieves if they tried. But for the rest of us there is a solution, Victory Garden v.2.
I see the vegetable garden as providing us with the freshest of vegetables at a minimum cost, and if we use heirloom seeds they provide a sustaining source of food. Could a person survive of what they produced in just their garden? Probably, but not likely in most cases. Our tastes require far more diversity than most people can grow. However, if we learn a little about canning and preserving we can greatly decrease our food costs. I think eventually we will begin to prefer the produce of our own gardens and may at some point eat only that which we can grow.
This year I am building a Victory Garden v.2 (or VG2). I hope you join me. If not, I hope you enjoy the ride as I blog about it here.
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