Looking for info/books on Victory Gardens

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Permalink Reply by Katherine Turcotte on November 20, 2008 at 3:33pm

Susan, does the book have an entire chapter devoted to the Community Garden that I would be able to use for help in developing my article? Thanks
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood

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Permalink Reply by Penelope on November 20, 2008 at 12:46pm

Speaking of inspiring books, I have a copy of the old, old edition of the Rodale book Organic Gardening. I love it. Very inspiring old black and white photos and advice.

Also, The Victory Garden TV program has become rather boring lately, lots of talk about ornamentals and very little about growing food, except an occasional chef using "fresh" ingredients that don't always come together in my garden at the same time.

I've about decided I need a full-time gardener in order to make things look as lush and trimmed and weed-free as so many lovely photos on this site.

Remember Ruth Stout and her no-till, all mulch method? The HAVE-MORE PLAN following WWII? Helen and Scott Nearing? And I remember a short-lived publication that I think Mother Earth News put out called Lifestyles???? I can't remember for sure, but each issue focused on people's rural lives, gardens, animals, etc. I remember one issue was about a family who bought an entire abandoned French village, raised sheep, spun and wove the wool, and then there was COUNTRYSIDE magazine published in Wisconsin.

In some ways, I think print media helped me feel more a part of a community of gardeners than electronic. I'm not complaining, just observing . . .

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Permalink Reply by Penelope on November 20, 2008 at 2:25pm

The actual title of the Rodale book is GROWING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BY THE ORGANIC METHOD.

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Permalink Reply by Katherine Turcotte on November 20, 2008 at 3:29pm

Ruth Stout I don't recall, but Helen and Scott Nearing I do, as well as Euell Gibbons - I adored him, he was so down to earth.
I love magazines! There was on, Harrowsmith, but I don't believe it is out of the US anymore - Countryside is nice (however, they do not pay their writers, not good for me) but they do have a lot of information - County Living Gardener is one of my favorites as is the Brit edition of Country Living magazine (the British edition is more nature-oriented I feel). Country Woman and the sort of real glossy ones just don't interest me much - alot of photos but not a lot of print.

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Permalink Reply by Deborah Poppell on November 20, 2008 at 2:38pm

http://www.redwhiteandgrew.com/
found this site this morning something might strike your fancy there or find a lead.

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Permalink Reply by Katherine Turcotte on November 20, 2008 at 3:29pm

Thanks Deborah, I will be checking it out!

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Permalink Reply by Darla Haney on November 20, 2008 at 7:24pm

Katherine -- This may be a good source -- http://americanhistory.si.edu/house/yourvisit/victorygarden.asp The Museum of American History had a victory garden by the museum a couple of years ago. I don't remember the exhibit being great (I remember being disappointed.), but they've just reopened and I bet you could find a helpful librarian there. Darla

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