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Video: Victory Gardens 2007+
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Back in February I wrote about an inspiring Victory Garden lecture I attended at the SFMoMA. Blair Randall was nice enough to volunteer some of his time to share the Victory Gardens 2007+ story with the attendees last month at the Taste3 Conference in Napa - the video has recently been uploaded to You Tube. Victory Gardens were commonplace in the United States during World War I & World War II. The Victory Gardens 2007+ project that Blair is speaking about re-imagines these gardens present day. A few statistics:
- In 1943, 20 million Victory Gardens were producing up to 41 percent of all the vegetable produce that was consumed in the nation.
- There are roughly 1822 acres of possible food production land in backyards, public lots, and undeveloped areas in San Francisco alone.
If you have a few spare minutes, have a look at the video. The archival photos Blair shows are remarkable.
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Patricia Frank said:
For the first time, this year, I have a small vegetable garden using containers. It's thrilling to watch the plants grow, flower and bear tomatoes, peppers and squash. Next year I'll try more varieties. I never knew how good it is to connect with the soil, the elements and green, growing things. It is truly a victory Garden, this good feeling.