[Community_garden] VICTORY GARDEN THOUGHTS ANYONE

[adam36055 at aol.com]

Victory Gardeners - 
 
I knew 'em as they were largely my parent's generation, and their older kids. Different crew of folks. Like community gardeners, but had been tempered in the truly hard times of the Depression. And they knew that the food that went to the troops came first - so making do, and doing for one's self and community was the right thing to do. 
 
Things were rough for everyone, and everyone knew that there were scoundrels in the world, the black marketers at home, Hitler and Tojo and the fact that everyone had someone out in that war who could, or would die a violent death - lots of "Gold Star," mothers in those victory gardens. 
 
As Cheever said, "small group Benny Goodman played on the radio, as you went to the corner store to buy a pack of unfiltered cigarettes." 
 
A different generation - not self involved, helpful, did good without pounding on its collective chest, singing "we are the world," and saying that "they were giving back." 
The victory gardeners "gave." 
The old time Victory gardeners had quaint sayings, like "it's a great life, if you don't weaken," and "please and thank you." 
 
Unfortunately, we'll not see their like again. 
 
>From Hell's Kitchen, 
Adam Honigman 
 
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Sent: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 7:44 PM
Subject: [Community_garden] VICTORY GARDEN THOUGHTS ANYONE


Dear fellow garlic lovers, I mean.... ummmm... fellow garden lovers,

I'm looking for Victory Garden contacts. Working on an article about
"Reviving Victory Gardens" for an environmental magazine and I'd love any
suggestions on people to interview for the article.

If anyone has suggestions, please let me know.

Here are a few of my questions... Maybe someone on this listserve gardened
during the 50s???

Thanks for your time. May the garlic blades be pushing through their mulch.

Victory Garden Q's.

1) Did VG create a sense of Patriotism/National Responsibility?

2) What positive effects did VG have on US social life?

3) After WWII, what happened to the VG movement?

4) In your opinion, how and why would the US benefit from a VG revival?




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Emancipate yourself from mental slavery,
none but ourselves
can free our mind.
-Robert Nesta Marley-

Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow.
-  Author Unknown

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