I've been thinking a lot about why I feel compelled to grow my own food. Somehow, I think this video has a lot to do with it. I love watching this footage of our gardening forefathers working the land. While our growing techniques have changed through the ages, it seems the core principles still remain the same. Will our country ever take part in such a powerful movement again? Victory was their motivation....what should ours be?
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I really enjoyed the video. We have much to learn from the past indeed. To truly improve my well-being, I'd rather be outdoors doing some gardening than popping pills.
Wonderful video! You know the sad thing is 1/3 of American children have NO idea where veggies come from or what they look like out side of the happy meal. Nothing more satisfying than creating a meal of prduce you grew! Thanks for the video, I'll pass it on
Hour per week, eh?
I'll be passing on the video, as well. Thanks for it, even though it doesn't describe MY garden.
Thank you for posting that video--I thoroughly enjoyed watching it. While there is a current movement towards people growing their own food, it's nothing like the movement that occurred back during the war. We can all learn from that generation.
Loved the video! I find it interesting that with all the scientific proof that processed foods cause many diseases and ailments,that more people aren't coming back to the soil. Maybe our campaign will be (or should be) for health! Thanks for sharing the video!
our motivation. Survival!
great videol
The Brits had rationing for decades after WW2. Entire generations of men were basically gone. I think it is hard for American young people today to imagine how unbelievably hard it was for them. That lifestyle was necessary for them...and it is necessary for us too if we really pay attention to what is going on. I was raised by women who survived the American Depression and the Dust Bowl through ingenuity and frugality. I am grateful now that I did not totally shut out their ideas when I was a know-it-all teenager.
Melissa
I say it should be 'freedom'
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