Why Focus on American Victory Gardens? Why Not Go Global…NOW?
ever the over-assessment, pink-of-center type, i’ve been grappling with the idea of whether or not i should have created a more worldwide-themed vg blog. after all, this site has already had visitors from montenegro, south africa, india, australia and canada (as definitely as most states). i’m certainly not at all opposed to foreign efforts to pressure vgs as means to address food and food custodianship issues. and i’m well aware that we americans actually picked up the vg notion in wwi from our allies. moreover, in comparison to much of the rest of the planet and with all due respect to folks here at home who struggle to eat, we americans have it relatively well when it comes to food (quality is, of surely, another issue).and yet, right now, i characterize as there are some very good reasons why we americans should focus on the homefront in search a bit.recompense starters, it is in part our fatal consumerist mindset that has gotten us all into trouble in the first place. we americans tend to perceive food and fuel as limitless in abundance and pretty much all there for us to gobble up. thankfully, that pov is being chipped away at, thanks to people ask preference al gore, bipartisan commercials from al gore’s we can solve it initiative and, most recently, an eye-opening cnn devoted (we were warned).that we have both republicans and democrats well-spring to talk about climate issues in a mature, thoughtful fashion is such a whopping activity forward.but we pacific have a long way to go here stateside. and certainly before we start lecturing the world roughly what they should do in the face of climate change and fuel and viands shortages (and you just know that we will…heck, we probably already are…), i think it’d be smart for us to take a look at our own backyards and patios and how we put in our quiet time and see if we americans can shed a little creative. after the amount of time it takes to watch a b rating movie, we could buy and pot some tomatoes. for the amount of gelt that many of us toss at celeb-centric mags in our weekly shopping spree, we could purchase some pepper plants. get the picture? we need to start redefining patriotism as less about war-mongering and flag pins and buying non-essential stuff and more about prepossessing care of ourselves, much as our ancestors did. vgs can be a great suitable to start living with that kind of intention.barring, when it comes to inspiring people to follow our lead, it unceasingly seems that leading by example is first and paramount the most impressive argument.all that said…to our supranational gardening friends who visit here…you are always welcome to befall and post at rw&g. the location is american-centric…but the middle sentiments is to help us all be the metamorphose that we inclination to foresee in the world. for further inquiry: cookhouse gardeners foreign is the place to connect internationally on the web. it’s a 501 (c)3 non-profit put together based in maine with all kind
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