Check it out! Rose Hayden-Smith, one of the leading scholars and proponents of the Victory Garden movements (past and present!) and founder of Victory Grower, is writing now for The Huffington Post. See her bio and links to her articles here. This development should help increase public awareness about the revival. Congrats, Rose!
• A White House Veggie Garden? We Can Only Hope (Monterrey Herald, 10 January 2009)
• San Francisco's Victory Gardens Project Grows a Community (Los Angeles Times, 10 January 2009)
• In Topanga and Around L.A., the "Victory Garden" is Back (Los Angeles, Times, 9 January 2008)
• Put the Slacker Land to Work (Southside Pride (MN), 6 January 2009)
• Widow of Late Gov. George Wallace Dies at 69 (MSNBC.com, 9 January 2009) - Turns out the former first lady of Alabama encouraged citizens to grow their own food--and she even planted a garden on the grounds of the Governor's Mansion.• Garden Blogs Around the Country Will Bloom With Photos Thursday (Austin American Statesman, 10 Saturday 2009) - In case you missed this li'l tidbit!
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