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Breaking the Chains (BTC) - Buy Local, Organic, and Fair Made
Millions of people planted gardens. In 1943, Americans planted over 20 million Victory Gardens, and the harvest accounted for nearly a third of all the vegetables consumed in the country that year. Planting a Victory ...
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The right to be poor – and to thrive
Gardens are not appreciated as they once were; canning was common by the generation that brought up those who fought in the second World War. The wartime Victory Gardens may have ...
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"Ration oil during war — Or is this a War on Conservation?"
What else was a hallmark of successful, patriotic conservation in WWII? Victory Gardens and recycling! New urban gardens enabled depaved and ex-lawn spaces to become food production zones. Waste reduction ...
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Despite food rations and Victory Gardens, by World War II the American meat-and-potatoes culture was firmly entrenched. The ground ...
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Strengthening the City-Country Connection: Making Farms Flourish
Like the urban Victory Gardens of World War II, which supplied 44 percent of the nation's produce, Manhattan's five boroughs tally some 600 gardens on private property and city ... Brooklyn Botanic Garden and New York City's GreenThumb program. Boston boasts 200 such community gardens and Chicago a substantial 400, bringing relief and produce to gritty urban environs. The lyrical ...
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July 11, 2008: Real food security | Rodale Institute
Twenty-first century victory gardens are growing phenomenon in backyards and schools across the country, and there’s even a ...
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Peace on Bougainville? (Do or Die)
Bougainville are near to victory - total autonomy. Bougainville island lies only 7km west from ... any of them, but wipe them out... Destroy all food - gardens, houses and any shelter found in the jungle, clean it ... show us that against the odds, resistance is possible, even victory. The Bougainvilleans started off using non-violent tactics. They were ...
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Don't Panic Eat Organic
Organic food 'better' for heart Organic Farmer Jon Tester Elected to United States Senate VICTORY! MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRST COUNTY IN NATION TO BAN THE GROWING OF GENETICALLY ALTERED ... grower in transition to organic or considering organic as a option. La'akea Permaculture Gardens ORGANIC VALLEY / CROPP Cooperative Digitalseed.General gardening information, planting schedule, a monthly garden guide ...
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Historic Sites in the Great Lakes Region
Park Service Visitors may tour Mrs. Roosevelt's Val-Kill Cottage and enjoy the lovely gardens and grounds on the site. Ellis Island National Monument National Park Service Between 1892 and ... 1984. Saratoga National Historical Park National Park Service Site of the first significant American military victory during the Revolution, the Battles of Saratoga rank among the fifteen most decisive battles in ...
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An update on what's happening in King County government- King County
June 17, 2008 Sims commends County Council for adopting sewer rate increase Calling it a victory for public health, the environment and the regional economy, King County Executive Ron Sims ... m. at Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion. Admission is free. April 2, 2008 Springtime brings green gardens and savings during Northwest Natural Yard Days Northwest residents can welcome spring with greener lawn ...
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