Results: 21st Century Victory Gardens
Published on 06/27/2012
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During the 1940's, people at home planted "Victory Gardens" to supply their families with vegetables and fruit to free up the nation's produce for the troops fighting overseas. They also recycled everything from aluminum to rubber tires to supply factories with the needed elements for America's war machine. The first question is this: Have you ever heard of "Victory Gardens"? Yes, it's a television show on public television.
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Yes, my parents or grandparents might have talked about this.
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Yes, I planted one myself back in the day.
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No, I'm too young to know about this.
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No, history doesn't interest me.
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Other (please specify)
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Have you ever planted or worked a vegetable garden? Yes, I plant one every year in my own yard.
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Yes, I plant and work one in a municipal or historic garden.
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No, but I have been thinking about it.
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No, but I have tomatoes growing in a Topsy Turvey hanging plant system.
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No, I'm not the least bit interested in gardening.
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No, I don't have anywhere to grow a garden
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Other (please specify)
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Assuming you would like to have a garden, give the reasons you're planting it. Check all that apply. I want fresh, nutritious vegetables for me and my family.
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I want to save money on my grocery budget.
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I want to support local growers instead of companies that work mega farms.
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I like working in the soil and being outdoors.
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It's a good activity for my children and me to do together. They learn a lot from a garden.
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Other (please specify)
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In your real or imagined garden, list a few things you would grow. Tomatoes
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Peppers
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Herbs
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Squash
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Zucchini
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Corn
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Other (please specify)
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What would you do with the extra bounty from your garden? Freeze or can it.
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Give it to friends at work and to the neighbors
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Sell it to a local grocery store
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Donate it to a food bank or homeless shelter.
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Other (please specify)
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Did you know that August 8 is "National Leave a Zucchini on Your Neighbor's Porch" night? Yes
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No
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