Most of my podcasts of late have dealt with the "liberty" track of Shrugging Out.
This time I take a holiday break from the gathering gloom of today's news to visit the "self-reliance" track.
In this show I talk about the origins of the "Victory Garden" and discuss some basic questions:
- Did Victory Gardens really make a difference?
- What are the basic types of Victory Gardens, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
- How do you start a Victory Garden? How do you "scale up"?
- What are the challenges of raising a Victory Garden?
- What makes having a Victory Garden today so important?
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That was an inspirational podcast. I'm not waiting for spring. I'm going to get some herbs going in the kitchen window now!
ReplyDeleteI have no intention of growing potatoes or wheat. But high-convenience items will be planted,... I am thinking the kind of stuff that goes in a salad: snow peas, lettuce, chives, small tomatoes.... Another tack might be high-cost items, like baby corn...
I don't garden much. But some things are no trouble at all if one's climate is right. For me, raspberries only need water. No weeding & I don't try to keep them in rows, just a patch.
So, I'm looking forward to a Victory garden this spring.
Mike, that sounds like a great plan. Thanks for listening and commenting.
DeleteThank you for this episode! I needed to be reminded of the importance of a garden in prepping. I sometimes tend to forget it.
ReplyDeleteRaymonde from France
Raymonde, I had neglected this topic for so long, sorry about that. Thanks for listening and posting your comment.
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