Victory Gardens: The Benefits Are Still Relevant

We've mentioned them before: the gardens grown during WWI and WWII intended to loosen the demand on the public food supply. They have recently become popular again - with the economic slump budgets are tightening all over the country. People are realizing that growing your own food is a great way to save a noticeable amount of money every month.

I found this video (below) created by the US Department of Agriculture promoting the idea of Victory Gardens in the 40s. Even though this is an old idea, there are many modern benefits to growing your own food.

• Saving money is probably as popular now as it ever was.
• Growing your own food is inherently good for the environment: less packaging, lower impact on ecosystems, and, if you are an organic gardener, your practices will be much cleaner than many commercial farms.
• It's safer - you will never have to worry about food recalls or guess at how your food is being treated before it gets to your table.

Comments

[Eric]

Great video! We started our own Victory Garden this year and we've seen good results in our grocery budget.