Gardening is Good for the Soul

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March/April 2009
Oscar H. Will III 
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The Second World War helped bring about an end to the Great Depression; the Victory Garden served as a rallying cry for those left at home. Like the War Gardens before them, Victory Gardens produced a phenomenal amount of food. Victory gardening was good for the country and for our souls.

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Today’s economic climate offers an excellent excuse to get gardening once again; it’s already beginning to happen in a somewhat organized fashion. The new program is called Freedom gardening. Freedom Gardens bring the concept of Victory Gardens into the 21st century and take it one paradigm further by suggesting that we grow our own food no matter the economic climate. Grit blogger Paul Gardner turned me on to this movement. Check out his blog  at www.Grit.com/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=2340, to see how the program got its start.

To support you with all your journeys through 2009, we’ve added sections to the magazine and website that are filled with fun facts, videos and useful tidbits for everything from saving money to understanding the weather to gardening to fishing. Our partners at Farmers’ Almanac and Farmers’ Almanac TV have opened their archives so we can bring you some of the best rural lore and wisdom out there. Whatever it is you want to do, your friends at Farmers’ Almanac know just when in 2009 you will want to do it. 

Whether it’s tending a gaggle of geese, milking a herd of sheep or planting a shelter belt, we’d love to know what you are up to this season. If you keep a country journal and would like to share it through a blog at www.Grit.com, just let me know (hwill@Grit.com).

See you in May.
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