Bring back the victory garden.

[lucille]

My mom is old enough to remember the victory garden from WWII. People were urged to grow at home to help lessen the burden & cost of food supplies as an indirect way to help the war effort.

In the last two weeks I have seen news story after news story about food shortages, prices doubling in countries where almost all their wages already went to food and now rice rationing at Costco and Sam's Club.

Growing more of your own would at least help your bottom line and free up more finances for other things. Would it really have a positive impact on world hunger? Who knows?

[starshard0]

Surely not everyone can grow a garden where they live. It's a great idea, but not everyone has the time or ability to tend a garden.

[lucille]

Originally Posted by starshard0

Surely not everyone can grow a garden where they live. It's a great idea, but not everyone has the time or ability to tend a garden.

Not everyone did back then either. Everything that has evolved over the last year has had us really rethink our suburban lot. Both of us have lived in urban situations where growing much of anything was not realistic at home. The metro we live in has started opening up city garden plots for rent, though that still takes some ongoing time & labor.
Many of our neighbors are now keeping chickens. Nobody would have even considered that ten years ago.

[Greenman]

I’m bringing back the victory garden even if it’s not for any particular victory! I have a small house and little city yard and I found enough space for a 12’ x 16’ garden. It has been a fair amount of work digging the hardened soil and adding soil amendments. But the exercise has been great for my health. Needless to say, many people spend an hour or more going to a gym to workout. A waste of time in my opinion when you can get the same or better exercise working the earth.

[jdp]

Originally Posted by Greenman

I’m bringing back the victory garden even if it’s not for any particular victory! I have a small house and little city yard and I found enough space for a 12’ x 16’ garden. It has been a fair amount of work digging the hardened soil and adding soil amendments. But the exercise has been great for my health. Needless to say, many people spend an hour or more going to a gym to workout. A waste of time in my opinion when you can get the same or better exercise working the earth.

Exactly.

[starshard0]

I'm really interested in growing a garden, but I don't really have any place to do so. I might be able to set up a few potted plants in my room, but nothing major.

[rhino]

I'm starting one.

I live in the City, so like others don't have much room.

I start seeds in doors (by my window, it's really easy) and once they are big enough for the harsh outdoors I try to transplant them outside. This is my first year and I've never grown anything before. So far I have some bean planets growing outside.

It's a fun relaxing hobby for me, I don't know if it'll have a good impact on my food bill or not (so far I'm operating a lose for the expense of the seeds!)


Also like the smell of the planets in my house

[kav122]

I have a container garden because my little city yard is tiny!

[starshard0]

Does anyone know how to snag a planter on the cheap (preferably free). I can easily get a hold of common household trash.

[kav122]

Originally Posted by starshard0

Does anyone know how to snag a planter on the cheap (preferably free). I can easily get a hold of common household trash.

I don't know what you mean by getting a hold of trash, but you can find planters on freecycle, craigslist or use buckets or other things to plant in. Even milk jugs and the sort can be made into planters.