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- noun A
kitchen garden planted inwartime to reduce thepressure on thepublic food supply .
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- noun a kitchen garden planted during wartime to relieve food shortages
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bilby commented on the word victory garden
"It was emphasized to urban and suburban dwellers that the produce from their gardens would help provide the nutritious food needed by the soldiers to keep them fighting strong. It would also help keep the price of that food low, so the War Department would have more money to spend on other military needs. The victory garden would also help solve the shortages of labor and transportation that made it difficult to harvest and transport produce to market. One poster from the mid 1940's reading, 'Our food is fighting' portrayed the high sense of patriotism so characteristic of the time."
- Barbara Minton, 'Victory Gardens Symbolize a New Age' in Natural News, 23 August 2008.
September 12, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word victory garden
I wonder sometimes, truly, what the world would be like if we all still had victory gardens.
September 12, 2008
reesetee commented on the word victory garden
Where I used to live, the town had a community victory garden in the local park, everyone with his/her own patch. It's still around in some places. :-)
September 12, 2008
yarb commented on the word victory garden
I have a victory garden on my balcony, in which I solve the shortage of labour and transportation that makes it difficult to harvest and transport rosemary to my kitchen.
September 12, 2008
reesetee commented on the word victory garden
Good for you, yarb!
Can I have some?
September 13, 2008
dontcry commented on the word victory garden
Mmmmmm...
September 13, 2008
yarb commented on the word victory garden
rt: you are welcome to sample my rosemary any thyme.
September 13, 2008
whichbe commented on the word victory garden
My house is blessed with a giant backyard, despite being located in tragically uber-urban Oakland, and we grow lots of veggies and herbs here. Quite handy.
September 13, 2008
reesetee commented on the word victory garden
Heehee! Thanks! *trundles off to have at yarb's rosemary*
P.S. Lucky you, whichbe. I'm blessed with a similar situation. Yum.
September 13, 2008