Victory Gardens: Join the Revolution!
Rose Hayden-Smith
Doctoral Student, UCSB Dept of History
Sunday, March 7 @ 2:30 pm
History Education Center, Stowe House
304 N. Los Carneros Road, Goleta
Rose Hayden-Smith will discuss the victory gardens of the past, as well as current national policy and models, and the way the local food-systems movement is addressing a wide range of challenges facing Americans today.
Also referred to as "war gardens" or "food gardens for defense," victory gardens were planted at private residences and in public parks during World War I and II to reduce the pressure the war efforts placed on the public food supply. Nearly 20 million Americans answered the government's call to provide their own produce. They planted gardens in backyards, empty lots and even city rooftops. Neighbors pooled their resources, planted different kinds of foods, and formed cooperatives, all in the name of patriotism.
For more information: http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/display.aspx?pkey=2180
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