Victory Gardens

Chicago's Theater Season Off to a Strong Start

Robert Loerzel | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Lookingglass Theater, Chicago Theater, Building Stage, Writers' Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Victory Gardens, Chicago, Theater, Chicago News

Is the current theater season so delightful that you'd call it a "debauch"? Not exactly -- but a few excellent productions of top-notch scripts are on the city's stages.

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A New Generation of Victory Gardens: NRDC's Sustainable Food Awards Show Emergence of Urban Farming

Jonathan Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nrdc Growing Green Awards, Growing Green Awards, Garden, Gardening, Sustainable Food, Victory Gardens, Victory Garden, Green News

During World War II, Americans planted over 20 million victory gardens, producing 8 million tons of food. With a 21st century revolution in urban farming, the victory garden may be making a comeback

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An Open Invitation to the Tea Party

Dar Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Local Gardening, Te Aparty, Victory Gardens, Green News

I don't want to scrap what you might call big government. I distrust big business more than big government. But often enough the two entities have been bedfellows with silk sheets and matching toothbrushes, so I'm willing to meet you halfway.

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You Can Bury a Lot of Troubles Digging in the Dirt...

Geri Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gardening, Facebook, White House Garden, National Gardening Association, Gardens, Victory Gardens, Los Angeles Economy, Los Angeles News

I'd been a a gardener since who-knows-when, but I'd never experienced this level of interest before. It was the "who" asking for help that was the most astonishing.

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18 Beautiful Edible Landscaping Plants : TreeHugger

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kitchen Gardens, Green Living, Gardening, Giy, Victory Gardens, Green News

It's that time of year when garden centers are full, and you just can't seem to squeeze enough hours out of the day to get your yard done. With budget...

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Reused Gutters Form A Vertical Victory Garden

greenUPGRADER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eating Matters, Victory Gardens, Environment, Reuse, Kitchen Gardens, Gardening, Green Living, Giy, Green News

When Suzanne Forsling moved to Juneau Alaska from Iowa, she found that it was a little bit harder to get her garden to grow. Frustrated by cold soil, ...

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The Farm Your Tiny Apartment Wants To Be

Chelsea Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eating Matters, Urban Farming, Giy, Victory Gardens, Food, Kitchen Gardens, Green Living, Apartment Gardening, Green News

Indoor space can be used for gardening too if there's a sunny spot on a windowsill or in a room: container vegetables, herbs, and small fruit trees ar...

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Kitchen Garden Photos Sent In By HuffPost Green Readers (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidehuge, Eating Matters, Urban Farming, Victory Gardens, Food, Kitchen Gardens, Green Living, Giy, Green News

Thank you! We asked HuffPost Green readers to send in photos and descriptions of their kitchen gardens (or victory gardens, if you prefer), and they ...

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How to Attract Birds to Your Yard

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kitchen Gardens, Green Living, Animals, Giy, Victory Gardens, Green News

Birds are like people, except they are a different species and aren't as good at crossword puzzles. Despite our obvious differences, we still want bir...

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Send Us Photos Of Your Kitchen Gardens!

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eating Matters, White House Kitchen Garden, Giy, Vegetables, Victory Gardens, Food, Kitchen Gardens, Green Living, Green News

'Tis the season! Whether you signed up for free kitchen garden seeds on Earth Day or whether you've been working on your plants indoors to transplant ...

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A Food Revolution in the Making, from Victory Gardens to the White House Lawn

Michael Pollan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nrdc, Michelle Obama, Michael Pollan, Local Food, White House Garden, Sustainable Food, In Defense of Food, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Gardening, Local Farmers, Victory Garden, Victory Gardens, Green News

If we want to make significant progress in reducing global warming we will need to wean the American food system off its heavy diet of fossil fuel and put it back on a diet of solar energy.

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Victory Gardens Around The Country (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Seed Sales, Gardening, Home Gardening, Vegetables, Victory Gardens, Gardens, Healthy Living News

CNN's "Your Bottom Line" did a segment Saturday on the dramatic rise in seed sales this spring as more people turn to home gardening. Watch the video ...

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Lincolnesque Vision Needed for USDA People's Gardens

Rose Hayden-Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: USDA Policy, Abraham Lincoln, Land-Grant-Colleges-Act, Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, The Homestead Act, Morrill Act, Victory Gardens, Green Living, Green News

As a result of Lincoln's vision, a national department of agriculture was formed. Now, the USDA should lead the way in reviving a national gardening effort now. And we should all answer the call to service by participating.

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Tomorrow's Info Today: Staying Ahead of the News Cycle

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Future, Future, Media News, Unified Theory, Information Overload, Green Collar Economy, Green Jobs, Rush Limbaugh, Current Events, Economy, Victory Gardens, Information Age, The Commons, Teleportation, Recession, Star Trek, Nature, Privatization, Agribusiness, Robotics, Gardening, Gmo, Robots, Vulture Capitalism, Humor, Speculation, New Media, Humor and Satire, Media News

From now on, I will only get my news from future-based sources, and thus seek to remain ahead of the curve. Outlandish, you say? Impossible? You are obviously so behind the times.

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After the Green Economy, Green Security

Chip Ward | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Natural Disasters, Homeland Security, Victory Gardens, Hurricane Katrina, Victory Garden, Green Homeland Security, Green News

Isn't it time that we green-ed homeland security? I'm not talking about cops wearing recycled Kevlar recharging their Tasers via solar panels.

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7 Ways to Grow Your Own Food and Save Money

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

Tear up your front lawn and plant a garden. In the long-term, it will be a lot cheaper than shopping at the supermarket. And you can share your harvest with your community.

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Summon Us to Service: Ask Americans to Grow Victory Gardens

Rose Hayden-Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eat the View, World War II, World War I, Victory Gardens, Childhood Obesity, Gardening, Gardens, Green News

Mr. President, we're hungry for change, and the revival of a national Victory Garden campaign can give us the kind of change we can dig into. Please, Mr. President: Summon us to service.

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Return Of The Victory Garden? Homegrown Veggies Save Money

Los Angeles Times | David Colker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Gardens for Defense, Homegrown Vegetables, Victory Gardens, Green News

I don't have a green thumb. When little plants misbehave, their parents threaten to send them to my yard. But with supermarket prices for produce ...

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