Victory garden kits

Victory garden kits

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We’re at war, it might be time to plant victory gardens, sow the seeds of liberty with this kit… –

Victory Gardens 2007+ calls for a more active role for cities in shaping agricultural and food policy. It is a concept currently in development with the city of San Francisco that would provide a subsidized home gardening program for individuals and neighborhoods.

This program offers tools, training & materials for urban dwellers to participate in a city-wide transformation of underutilized backyards– turning them into productive growing spaces.

The project draws from the historical model of the 1940’s American Victory Garden program to provide a basis for developing urban agriculture as a viable form of sustainable food practice in the city.

Victory garden kits (Thanks Jason!) – Link.

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Sow Victory Poster Usgovt
From wikipedia:
Victory gardens, also called war gardens or food gardens for defense, were vegetable, fruit and herb gardens planted at private residences in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom during World War I and World War II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. In addition to indirectly aiding the war effort these gardens were also considered a civil “morale booster” — in that gardeners could feel empowered by their contribution of labor and rewarded by the produce grown – Link.

2 thoughts on “Victory garden kits

  1. Fredex says:

    Veggies out of your own garden are better than the stuff in supermarkets. The only reason I look at tomatoes at the grocery store is to laugh at them.

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