A young friend of mine turned me on to the video below. It is a quick overview of a man who supports converting some of the white house lawn into a vegetable garden putting his money where his mouth is. He puts a victory garden on his own front lawn. The video has some good quotes and information, for instance at one point in time (WWII) over 20 million Americans had victory gardens and produced 40% of America's fresh food.
The video, in turn, led me to the Eat The View homepage. This is the web base of operations for folks who are encouraging the incoming administration to do something productive with a section of the White House Lawn. There are some great links, including a history of the lawn and past presidents' relationship to gardens, vegetables, and food. This isn't the first time a scheme like this has been hatched. There is also, of course, a petition to sign as well.
If you are enthused with the Victory Garden idea, here are a few more links:
Maybe Victory Gardens can save the U.S. again
San Francisco's Victory Garden
The Victory Garden wiki entry
Enjoy being that much more self sufficient, and cutting down waste, and producing tasty food that only a home garden can provide,
Bp
[via the lovely Fionna]
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