Today we are talking gardening!
Victory Gardens to be more precise. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1449/2738/files/Victory_Garden_for_Family_of_Five.jpg?v=1480544323
But we start off by talking about Mountain to Sea Trail and Grassy Creek Vineyard.
Victory Gardens were utilitarian, purposeful and promoted across the US to help the war effort:
https://www.history.com/news/americas-patriotic-victory-gardens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_garden
Potager Gardens intermingled flowers & vegetables for efficiency and aesthetics:
https://themoderndaysettler.com/designing-a-potager-garden/
https://www.bbg.org/gardening/article/potager
https://www.growveg.com/guides/how-to-design-a-potager-garden/
Slacker land: https://greenzonegarden.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/slacker-land/
No Dig gardens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk-TgBkdMyg
https://charlesdowding.co.uk/start-here/
This day in history: https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2016/04/20/hydroelectric-power-introduced-1898#:~:text=Idol's%20Dam%20and%20Fries%20Power%20Station%2C%20circa%201898%2D1900.&text=The%20dam%20built%20for%20the,dam%20generated%20about%202%2C500%20horsepower.
High Point Public library: https://www.highpointnc.gov/2328/Public-Library
Southern Word of the Day: FIXIN TO
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