This page has been designed specifically for the printed screen. It may look different than the page you were viewing on the web.
Please recycle it when you're done reading.
The URI for this page is { http://meaningfulpursuit.com/novella }
Archives -
Posts tagged as 'victory gardens'
Um. No time to talk, I'm in the middle of a perfect storm of barnyard fun: baby rabbits, Bebe the goat in heat, introducing some new chickens to the flock. It's mania. I have a lot to report but no time--more soon.
In the meantime, here's an article I wrote for Saveur.com about the Slow Food Victory Garden in SF.
Tagged as victory gardens | No Comments » | Continue 
Spring's the season for scheming. I often wake up in the middle of the night thinking about root vegetables. Why didn't I plant more beets? Then Bill's been planning various summer-time trips--a bike ride to Bolinas, a trip up to Seattle for my mom's 65 (!) birthday.
It's also time to plant a victory garden on the lawn of San Francisco's City Hall! I'm doing research for a story about heirloom seeds and got myself invited this weekend to a seed-sowing party in West Oakland. We planted and transplanted veggies to be featured in a victory garden in the front lawn of San Francisco's City Hall. I don't want to give away all the secrets of the project, but I'll tell you that I planted several types of amaranth, peppers, and tomatoes.
The idea for community-focused vegetable production has been a fairly long-standing tradition in America. In the 1890's, the mayor of Detroit first advocated growing community gardens. Growing your own veggies made a lot of sense during the Depression, too. When WWI hit, war gardens sprouted up all over America. The idea being the troops needed the food from the farms, so ordinary citizens should grow their own for their tables. During the Second World War, victory gardens were popular. During the 1940s, all over the country, including urban areas like SF, NYC, Boston, Philly, cities played host to demonstration victory gardens to inspire citizens to grow their own food. For the whole story, check out an article from Tea and Cookies in Edible SF about the project.
City Slicker is donating the know-how and their greenhouse; Seeds of Change the seeds (all heirlooms); the City is hosting the ...
Tagged as vegetables, victory gardens | 1 Comment » | Continue
It's also time to plant a victory garden on the lawn of San Francisco's City Hall! I'm doing research for a story about heirloom seeds and got myself invited this weekend to a seed-sowing party in West Oakland. We planted and transplanted veggies to be featured in a victory garden in the front lawn of San Francisco's City Hall. I don't want to give away all the secrets of the project, but I'll tell you that I planted several types of amaranth, peppers, and tomatoes.
The idea for community-focused vegetable production has been a fairly long-standing tradition in America. In the 1890's, the mayor of Detroit first advocated growing community gardens. Growing your own veggies made a lot of sense during the Depression, too. When WWI hit, war gardens sprouted up all over America. The idea being the troops needed the food from the farms, so ordinary citizens should grow their own for their tables. During the Second World War, victory gardens were popular. During the 1940s, all over the country, including urban areas like SF, NYC, Boston, Philly, cities played host to demonstration victory gardens to inspire citizens to grow their own food. For the whole story, check out an article from Tea and Cookies in Edible SF about the project.
City Slicker is donating the know-how and their greenhouse; Seeds of Change the seeds (all heirlooms); the City is hosting the ...
Tagged as vegetables, victory gardens | 1 Comment » | Continue