A Grassroots Food Revolution - The Modern Victory Garden
Harkening to the self-sufficiency of previous generations who planted victory gardens in their front and back yards as a means to support their nation’s war efforts - today many are undertaking the challenge of declaring independence from corporate food systems, reducing reliance on fossil fuels to bring food to the table, and cultivating a more healthy and fulfilling life. This grass roots revolution is occurring in today’s modern version of the victory garden. The “war” is a revolution – and the battleground is right here on the home front. It is all about taking back responsibility and control of our own food supply. Whether it is a modest container of tomatoes on a patio deck or a full fledged self-sufficient garden – each effort represents one step towards freeing ourselves from the forces that would keep us dependent on a system of petroleum fueled and factory farmed food. Growing more of our own food heightens the taste and nutrition of meals, and along the way we experience the empowerment and fulfillment that comes from learning the basic skills of providing for our families and ourselves
Grow What You Eat – Eat What You Grow!
The Modern Victory Garden Blog Updates
September 01, 2010
I was thinking about doing the big potato patch dig over the coming long Labor Day holiday weekend, but the weather forecast has changed my mind for me. It looks like waiting one more week will provide much better odds of doing this job in dry conditions (which is preferable). Instead, I am hoping to process some dilly green beans and a batch of dill pickle relish. At this point, I have frozen all of the green beans we should need for winter use, so now I can use the last harvests from the fading bush bean patches to do some dilly green beans. In addition, the cucumbers have a bunch of small fruit on the vine that should mature to readiness by the end of the weekend, providing enough to do a batch of dill pickle relish.
The fall spinach patch has really taken off with the rain and cool weather we have had for the past several days. We should be able to enjoy fresh baby spinach salads again very soon.
