A Victory Garden

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Smithsonian Library Cultivating America’s Garden

Last week’s discussion explored the silliness of buying and discarding plastic, and how to STOP. Reader’s comments that they reuse glass jars instead, does make more sense and I’ve adopted the practice.

My friend, Pat, suggested buying laundry detergent sheets on line. She’s mentioned this before, and now I’m ready to listen. Those huge plastic containers are difficult to lift, store, and estimates say; take 450 years to decompose in a landfill. Carol, my Wordle consort, said fabric softener sheets are the way to go.

Clean People offers both laundry and softener sheets at reasonable prices on line.

But when Johanna quoted a daughter-in-law’s plea “TO SAVE THE PLANET,” I conjured numerous images in my head. Eleanor Roosevelt was among them, and although she crusaded for many causes her Victory Garden stands out for me.

“Victory gardens (originally called war gardens or liberty gardens) made their first appearance during World War I (1914–1918). President Woodrow Wilson called on Americans to plant vegetable gardens to ward off the possible threat of food shortages. Americans took up the challenge as a civic and patriotic duty.”

The idea wasn’t new, but Eleanor gave it momentum because people began one by one to plant a garden. And nosy neighbors, not wanting to be unpatriotic planted one too.

“In 1943, with World War II underway, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt had a victory garden planted on the front lawn of the White House—just one of the millions of victory gardens planted that year. Staged photographs in seed catalogs and instructional manuals often showed women and children tending victory gardens. The message: abundant yields were possible for any aspiring gardener. Today, the Smithsonian’s Victory Garden flourishes on the 12th Street side of the National Museum of American History. In the summer, the garden showcases heirloom varieties of flowers and vegetables that were available to gardeners during World War II.”

There are numerous Save the Planet organizations. All of them do good work, but none have resulted in a grass roots effort to get us to STOP USING PLASTIC. Perhaps. . .you and me can spread the word.

                                                                               . . . just saying

P.S. Don’t look to me for a Victory Garden, in Florida our soil is sand, and if the deer don’t eat it, a rabbit or bug will.

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11 thoughts on “A Victory Garden”

  1. I’ve been using laundry sheets for two years and love their convenience. They don’t take up space and you feel good not having those heavy half gallon jugs. I order from Amazon since local stores aren’t stocking them.

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      • What’s wrong with this world today?

        Have you ever thought, you are what’s wrong with our common state of this world?

        As a Christian, many have been pushed into a rim of fear. A fear to pray in public, over your food, in or about anything except in church or in a closed controlled environment circling around church stuff!

        People make fun of our walk in the LORD, and bully most into denying that yes, we are praying folks.

        But I employ thee, be not afraid!
        For if anything, them that pray not, ought to be the silent ones. Them that speak foolishly about powers that keep this world.

        Yet there come a time, that no prayer of delay will be answered, not in delaying of HIS (JESUS) return.

        So are “you” ready, Oh Christian man (male and female)?
        Are you?

        Or has the worldly associates, gained, your soul?
        Sincerely Ti Servant Min: Adam k Linton Sr (The senior one).

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  4. OK, I’d never heard of laundry sheets before last week. Dryer sheets, yes, but not laundry sheets. I will definitely check them out. No victory garden for me here in Colorado either-way too much water needed in just one of several western states that really needs to stop using so much water.

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  5. I saw laundry sheets in Target last week. So will try them. Vegetable gardening is still ongoing in my community but I gave up my plot last year. Will grow tomatoes in a pot and herbs too.

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  6. What’s wrong with this world today?

    Have you ever thought, you are what’s wrong with our common state of this world?

    As a Christian, many have been pushed into a rim of fear. A fear to pray in public, over your food, in or about anything except in church or in a closed controlled environment circling around church stuff!

    People make fun of our walk in the LORD, and bully most into denying that yes, we are praying folks.

    But I employ thee, be not afraid!
    For if anything, them that pray not, ought to be the silent ones. Them that speak foolishly about powers that keep this world.

    Yet there come a time, that no prayer of delay will be answered, not in delaying of HIS (JESUS) return.

    So are “you” ready, Oh Christian man (male and female)?
    Are you?

    Or has the worldly associates, gained, your soul?
    Sincerely Ti Servant Min: Adam k Linton Sr (The senior one).

    Like

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