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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:40 PM Original message |
did you know that Victory Gardens produced 40% of our vegetable produce consumed? |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. The raised beds I put before going out of town are mulching away... |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I'm starting my first raised bed here in Florida this weekend. |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. My thoughts exactly! Now, if I can just get some blackberry vines to put along.. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 02:17 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Hope it isn't Himalayan Blackberry. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #21 |
65. That would be our blackberries |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sounds like a great idea! |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. When I garden, I totally use more fresh herbs in my cooking, too... |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
5. "Every garden a munition plant" |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I love the Victory Gardens artwork! |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. that's a good one! |
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Captain Angry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
6. When I finally land a job, |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
8. More and more people will be planting more and more home gardens soon |
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pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
10. this year |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
11. 40%? I had no idea it was that high! |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:11 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Well the ducks eat all the slugs! And they help fertilize the soil! |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
28. you get tomatoes all year now. Then you got them only for how long they grew. |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. you can can tomatoes - helped my mother do the canning every summer |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. canned maters are fine but compared to fresh? |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:43 AM Response to Reply #38 |
66. true, but if you don't want to waste the toms - you can them or |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #31 |
46. I never heard of canning at home until recently (out of US): |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:44 AM Response to Reply #46 |
67. it is glass jars! but in the US it is called canning - |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
74. I also helped can. I loved it, but my fingers are rather insensitive |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #28 |
48. Yes, but a very pale imitation of what was once "the real thing"! |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
54. 40% was about what we imported when bush took office |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
12. I have a small garden plot io n my backyard. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. raised beds are wonderful for places with crappy soil. it's kinda cheating! |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
52. My idea was to have cabbages for the winter. |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:10 AM Response to Reply #52 |
79. I planted my cabbage last Oct. I covered it during the cold spells with |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Hey big shout out from the Valley! On the raised beds..... |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
53. Plant fava beans to enrich the soil. It may be |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
57. go to the Starbucks and get coffee grinds a couple times a week |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:41 PM Response to Reply #57 |
73. Thanks. Will do. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 09:35 AM Response to Reply #73 |
82. ask any coffee shop to save them (maybe bring them a 5 gallon bucket |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #12 |
68. Organic Gardening mag. would be helpful in getting better soil |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
14. Time to dig up those crappy lawns and plant some food |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:37 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Amen! Especially here in So. CA -- lawns are a waste of water |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:41 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. OMG! If I lived in zone 9 or 10 I would spend ALL DAY LONG in the garden! |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #19 |
36. Sadly, many do not because |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
49. I would too. |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:47 AM Response to Reply #19 |
77. The things I saw in Puerto Rico last summer made my head spin! |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 02:13 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. In Florida some grass can grow withoug irrigation... My family has grown their own food |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #20 |
32. another cool thing about Florida is everyone has wells for irrigation -- "free" water |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:15 AM Response to Reply #32 |
62. Where my family lives most of it recycles directly and slips right back into the aquifer |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. i have a dream of collecting rainwater in cisterns, and using that -- |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #63 |
69. thanks for info on barrels with spigots for sell - didn't know that |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #14 |
33. no freakin' doubt! |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 03:11 AM Response to Original message |
22. I recall Peter Kropotkin greatly inspiring me in this area, |
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judasdisney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
23. AP 4.17.08 "Guyana Gives Away Seeds Amid Food Crisis" |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #23 |
70. Guyana eats more locally grown food than most places |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
24. It was 40% because it wasn't coming from anywhere else. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
42. the trucking unrest (high fuel cost) is what actually got me thinking about this -- here's my fear.. |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #24 |
83. WWII was when margarine was invented as butter was rationed and |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
25. Four days after my last frost (I hope), I'm harvesting 10 kinds of veggies already ... |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:52 AM Response to Reply #25 |
44. How to attach photos: |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #44 |
55. The link wouldn't work on the Garden pictures I have. But I'm happy to email them to anyone. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
75. Wow! If you can do that in Tennessee, we should be able to |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 08:17 AM Response to Reply #75 |
81. There are certain veggies that prefer cool weather & can survive light frosts. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. I had lettuce from containers (situated in good sun) all winter. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #81 |
87. I had lettuce from containers (situated in good sun) all winter. |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. Some good container veggies: peppers, basil, squash, and tomatoes. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
26. I live in a condo townhouse and can only plant veggies on my deck. I have tomatoes, chile peppers |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:44 AM Response to Reply #26 |
35. last year i grew the BEST cucumbers in containers!! omg -- what a difference! |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I'm doing container cukes this year!! |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Thanks for the advice! Will do some research on this. I do know that I want to grow scallions too... |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:15 AM Response to Reply #26 |
80. Hang your tomatoes upside down and grow them. I was kind of |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
27. I like it. |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #27 |
41. My daughter is going to UC Santa Cruz in Sept & Hopes to get a plot |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Those goofy Californians! LOL |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
29. Fun thread! k&r (nt) |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
30. What about we people with Black Thumbs? |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:42 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. doesn't have to work "for everybody" for everybody to benefit |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:03 AM Response to Reply #30 |
39. I disagree! |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
40. A garden teaches our children well and feeds them well. |
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annonymous (850 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
47. I am planting more stuff this weekend |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
50. Kicked and recommended. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #50 |
59. you're very welcome -- :) -- spring thoughts! |
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bonito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
51. K&R |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
56. "When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the Garden." |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. totally words to live by! |
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east texas lib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
60. Wait a minute! What's that, in between those rows of corn? |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:01 PM Response to Reply #60 |
71. ain't that the truth. |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
61. I tried a little experiment last winter that worked well. Winter gardening under glass. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #61 |
64. cold frames! that's awesome! i saved a bunch of old windows for that... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
72. because after all the little woman of the house has nothing else to do all day, right? |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:51 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. I'm not working so much any more -- just part-time. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 05:58 AM Response to Reply #72 |
78. Wow, if you're gardening, and it is eating up your time and money, you're doing it the wrong way |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #72 |
85. i actually see gardening as a nexus for participation. but if you don't, and gardening is a drag, |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
84. I remember my mother growing a victory garden in our back yard |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
88. Some Detroit neighborhoods have community gardens. |
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