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Reconnect with the Land… My grandparents were in their 20s when FDR asked them and the rest of the nation to pick up the food slack through Victory Gardens. WWII had started, and while our troops received the fruits of our commercial farms, my grandparents and their peers were at home, learning the ways of self-sustainability and conservation as they [...] Victory Gardens are a hot topic right now. As Angela Greene, creator of the Salt of the Earth Youth Garden, puts it, “they’re definitely in vogue.” Vintage Vogue Magazine Cover As the days get warmer and the price of everything gets higher, many people decide to do more than just consume. They create. A Victory Garden can [...] Victory gardens are going back in style, and it’s children who are gaining from their revival. “I show the kids — here’s a beet, here’s how you pick it, here’s what it tastes like,” says Maureen Branstetter, farmer at Drumm Farm. |
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