Pennsylvania’s History of Homegrown: From Victory Gardens to Urban Ag | Antiques-and-history https://www.allforgardening.com/1942078/pennsylvanias-history-of-homegrown-from-victory-gardens-to-urban-ag-antiques-and-history/ #GardeningPennsylvania #GrowingFromTheRoot #HomegrownFood #pennsylvania #PublicGardens #UrbanAg #UrbanAgricultureInfrastructureGrantProgram #UrbanGardening #VictoryGardens
#victorygardens — Public Fediverse posts
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"Existing #farmland was purchased and subdivided into one to five acre farming plots. Low-income families were then relocated to the tracts where they could offset the cost of living by producing their own food…
Despite critical views that the program’s collective nature was “#communistic” 58 resettlement programs were planned for several areas of the country, ranging from 25 to 300 #homesteads per project." -
Excerpt: "A Brief History of #UrbanAgriculture
Growing food in cities isn’t entirely new! History shows humans have long found ways to cultivate sustenance within urban boundaries:
- Circa 3500 BC, #Mesopotamia: Archaeological evidence suggests early forms of #gardening occurred within city walls for food and medicinal purposes.
- Circa 2000 BC, Ancient #Persia: Development of sophisticated #qanat systems (underground #aqueducts) supported #UrbanGardens even in arid climates.
- #AncientEgypt: Records depict fruit trees and vines grown within temple complexes and affluent homes in cities like Thebes.
- Circa 1100 AD, #Aztec Civilization: The ingenious ‘#chinampas’ – artificial islands built in shallow lake beds around #Tenochtitlan – were highly productive agricultural plots effectively integrated with the urban center.
- Circa 1400s AD, #MachuPicchu: This #Inca citadel showcases remarkable terraced agriculture, adapting steep slopes for crop production within a high-altitude urban environment.
- More Recently: #VictoryGardens during World Wars I and II were widespread examples of urban food production driven by necessity."https://seedy.farm/urban-agriculture/urban-farming-ultimate-guide
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Growing your own food is an act of resistance. During WWII, 40% of fresh fruit + vegetables grown in the USA were grown in Victory Gardens: www.compostingcouncil.org/page/victory... #gardening #victorygardens #antifa
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/wildfire-cattle-ranchers-american-great-plains
Ok, I know I’m a ray of freaking sunshine with my constant good news, but this ties into what I was saying the other day about being prepared.
Herds have been decimated each year for the last 5 years. Literally, herd sizes are down almost 50%, that’s why #beef is so expensive. Cattle are hard to raise commercially. You really depend on Nature. And when she kicks you in the teeth with a mini dust bowl, you have to downsize, because there’s not enough feed to go around.
Losing this much grassland is going to behave a major, major impact on prices. Futures market=scary.
Start preparing to change your diet to incorporate more vegetable protein, especially protein you can grow; high protein include peanuts, chickpeas, red beans. Rice may be difficult to find, especially if we piss off everyone in Asia. potatoes are a nutritional staple and easy to grow even in bad soil.
#VictoryGardens for the win.
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How did Canadian housewives become “housesoldiers”? And can food actually win wars? Read on!
We suggest you start with Jennifer Brady’s review of Ian Mosby’s first book, Food Will Win The War: The Politics, Culture and Science of Food (https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v1i2.46). Then, pair it with The Dorothy Perkins Canadian Garden Book.
https://www.ubcpress.ca/food-will-win-the-war
https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-109291-36/More questions ensue: How does one stake up one’s tomatoes? What are the benefits of a cold frame? And is Dorothy Perkins the author’s real name?
Perkins teaches us how to be productionists in our own back garden on the heels of the first world war, while Mosby explores the whys and wherefores of household production in the second world war.
#FoodStudies
#FoodBooks
#HouseholdProduction
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#WarEfforts
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#Tomatoes
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#HowToVideos from the #UMaineCooperativeExtension
A series of videos for #Mainers growing their first #VegetableGarden.
- Episode 1: Vegetable Gardening – Where to Begin
- Episode 2: Planning Your Garden
- Episode 3: Preparing Your Garden Soil
- Episode 4: Get Planting
- Episode 5: Managing Weeds
- Episode 6: How to Water Your Garden
- Episode 7: What’s Wrong With My Plant?
- Episode 8: What to Do With Your Harvest
- Episode 9: Pain-Free Gardening
- Episode 10: Preparing Your Garden for WinterWatch:
https://extension.umaine.edu/gardening/victory-gardens-for-me/#SolarPunkSunday #Gardening #FoodSecurity #GrowYourOwn #GardeningVideos #UMaine
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Climate change is here now and it is hot, thirsty, windy and dangerous. And how it affects growing food is significant. Over the years, I've seen a lot of comments like “I know HOW to grow food, I just don't need to right now” or “yeah, when SHTF I'll be out there putting in a garden and hunting”.
Listen. If you aren't gardening right now, you don't know how to garden. I've been gardening my whole life and every year it changes, the climate changes, the zones change, the air moisture, humidity, wind, plants and soil water needs, changes in what varieties will do well in more heat, less water and humidity, length of growing season, - every aspect of growing food is rapidly changing and you need to adapt.
You will be lost in the weeds – no pun intended – if you don't start right now (better yet years ago unfortunately) to learn the basics and understand how climate change as well as other factors such as animal movement and migration, insects and pollinators, birds, rodents, and troublesome bugs affect your ability to make the most of your available growing space. Plant diseases are more troublesome as the planet warms up and the zones move north, along with fungal diseases, harmful insect migration, invasives, predators and prey.
Seed germination and viability seems to be becoming an issue the last few years. I'm not sure if it's supply chain, dishonest corporation practices, lack of expertise or what, but it is getting weirder. A couple of years ago we had pepper-gate (massive numbers of mis-labeled seed packages mainly with pepper varieties but also squash and other vegetables). This year has been a challenge to get kale and some lettuces to germinate for no apparent reason.
Last year we had a very late spring deep freeze which took out many kinds of fruit trees in BC. There were few locally grown soft fruits such as peaches to be had. So far this year, the blossoms are showing promise, so here's hoping.
The point is, grow food RIGHT now while you can learn and also have a monetary buffer while learning, during failures and while grocery stores have fully stocked shelves. During a societal collapse is not the time to find out that your soil is severely lacking in a necessary nutrient or that your growing zone won't support your stable foods or that the rats will eat you out of house and home. Learning how to deal with all of these issues now and sourcing out possible solutions in your local area while becoming familiar with typical ups and downs builds resiliency in your future security.
#prepping #GetPrepared #homesteading #smallfarm #backyardgardens #victorygardens
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#VictoryGardens: A war-time hobby that’s back in fashion
25 May 2020
Ellie HowardAcross the UK and beyond, people are digging in their backyards, potting plants on balconies or using windowsills as suntraps for seedlings.
Read more:
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The Victory Gardens #Theater board's open letter is a masterpiece of ill-conceived bad faith. Just absolutely radioactive. https://victorygardens.org/
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#Introduction post
So glad to be here!!!
I'm a #writer, #historian & #digital strategist. I am emerita @ U of Calif, where I created #youth & community programs in #STEM #gardening & #foodsystems.
As a US historian, I wrote a book about WWI/II #victorygardens & food policy.
Currently #editing #digital #publishing for higher ed. And working on a novel!
More about my zig-zag career, interests & likes here: https://www.rosehaydensmith.com/about-2
I love to engage, learn & support others.
Based in #SoCal
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Grow your own food. Now is the perfect moment to start a garden indoors #victoryGardens
