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	Victory Gardens 2007+ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Victory Gardens, 2007+ has the mission, under the auspices of the Recreation and Park Commission, to create and support a citywide network of urban farmers by (1) growing, distributing and supporting starter kits for home gardeners (2) educate through lessons, exhibitions and web sites.
		Victory gardens, also called "war gardens" or "food gardens for defense", were gardens planted at private residences during World War I and World War II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort.
		In addition to indirectly aiding the war effort these gardens were also considered a civil "morale booster" — in that gardeners could feel empowered by their contribution of labor and rewarded by the produce grown.
	www.futurefarmers.com /victorygardens/indexpilot.html (1015 words)

	Victory Gardens
		Victory Gardens were needed, they said, to offset labour shortages in the food industry, and to release food supplies for shipment overseas.
		He remembered the enthusiasm with which employees and their families created Victory Gardens from the yards of the small houses that were quickly built for them.
		The desirability of cultivating home vegetable gardens was strongly urged throughout the year in the press, on the radio, and in addresses to organizations.
	www.cityfarmer.org /victgarA57.html (1754 words)

	Uncle Sam's Place - Troy, NY -- TUI - Troy's Victory Garden's: A Home Front Effort
		During the war years victory gardening was not a hobby; it was an important need in the nations war effort.
		Victory gardens were planted at the plaza in front of the San Francisco City Hall, at Chicago's Arlington Race Track, at Boston's Copley Square, at the Portland (Oregon) Zoo, and the back grounds of the White House.
		Once the gardens were planted and growing, if pilfering were a problem residents were told to enlist the aid of the Air Warden organization to keep an eye on the community gardens.
	www.uncle-sams-home.com /tui/199904/a1999040219520921.html (1059 words)

	Assisted Living Success 02/2002--Victory Gardens
		Gardening can be a catalyst for many helpful activities, an opportunity to get to know each other a little better, and to respond to one another emotionally.
		The Victory Gardens Seed Co. (www.victoryseeds.com) is one source for supplies.
		If the garden is successful, the surplus vegetables can be given to a local charity or community-service program, enabling residents to feel good about their gardening efforts and remain connected to their community.
	www.alsuccess.com /articles/221Feat4.html (1060 words)

	A History of the Victory Garden - Page 2
		Victory Gardens came in every shape and size.
		Victory gardening enabled more supplies to be shipped to our troops around the world.
		History is cyclical, the strong economy of the 1980s and 1990s has begun to weaken, and there are lessons to be learned from the past.
	www.victoryseeds.com /TheVictoryGarden/page2.html (240 words)

	OhioPix: ABC of Victory Gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Cover of a pamphlet, titled "ABC of Victory Gardens: A Compilation of Facts, Figures, Tables and Charts to Make Backyard Gardening Easy," that was printed during World War II to encourage Americans to plant victory gardens.
		The gardens were promoted widely by the government and industry, and were known as "victory gardens" due to their importance to the war effort.
		Gardens were planted during World War I as well, but were called "war gardens" until the end of the war, when the term "victory garden" came into use.
	www.ohiohistory.org /etcetera/exhibits/ohiopix/image.cfm?ID=5670 (135 words)

	victory gardens - Oldhouseweb.com
		The Smithsonian Victory Garden reflects the life of Mary Scott, one of the residents of the house featured in the "Within These Walls" exhibit.
		Even in 1941, Victory Gardens were not a new concept, but the reincarnation of a program from the first World War.
		The great thing with gardens is that there's always next year to try a different plant or to expand.ß In researching this story, I can across old photos of not only Victory Gardens but Victory Flocks (of chickens).
	www.oldhouseweb.com /gardening/Detailed/757.shtml (1271 words)

	Victory Gardens Make a Come Back
		Victory Gardens planted during World War II was a way everyone could help the country during troubled times by making a contribution.
		Victory Gardens were large with neat row after row of plants.
		The new breed of gardens is small, rows are seldom used and most of the harvest is consumed fresh.
	www.oznet.ksu.edu /Johnson/hort/articles/victory_garden_comeback.htm (377 words)

	Victory garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Victory gardens, also called war gardens or food gardens for defense, were vegetable, fruit and herb gardens planted at private residences in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom during World War I and World War II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort.
		Victory gardens were planted in backyards and on apartment-building rooftops, with the occasional vacant lot "commandeered for the war effort!" and put to use as a cornfield or a squash patch.
		In New York City, the lawns around vacant "Riverside" were devoted to victory gardens, as were portions of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Victory_garden (503 words)

	Victory Gardens during World War II
		So, the government turned to its citizens and encouraged them to plant "Victory Gardens." They wanted individuals to provide their own fruits and vegetables.
		The US Department of Agriculture estimates that more than 20 million victory gardens were planted.
		Many people did not plant a garden in the spring of 1946, but agriculture had not yet geared up to full production for grocery stores, so the country experienced some food shortages.
	www.livinghistoryfarm.org /farminginthe40s/crops_02.html (330 words)

	Fenway Victory Gardens: Our History
		The Richard D. Parker Memorial Victory Gardens, usually called the “Fenway Victory Gardens” or the “Victory Gardens,” are located in the Fenway area of Boston, Massachusetts.
		The gardens are named for Richard D. Parker, a member of the original garden organizing committee.
		Parker was instrumental both in the creation of the Fenway Garden Society, (FGS) and in the preservation of the gardens against various attempts to develop the Fens parkland for other purposes.
	www.fenwayvictorygardens.com /history.html (241 words)

	Victory Gardens by Alice Brantley Yeager Issue 54
		One of the first requirements for the Victory Garden was a load of “well-rotted barnyard manure” which was spread over the garden plot, dug in and allowed to rest for several weeks prior to planting.
		When I walk into the chemical section of a gardening supply house, I often wonder how the employees survive their place of employment and, usually, no one is wearing a protective mask.
		We have cool season gardens when we grow many types of greens, onions, radishes, etc. During the summer a greater number of vegetables may be grown.
	www.backwoodshome.com /articles/yeager54.html (1193 words)

	FruitFromWashington.com - War Gardens
		Gardening for self-sufficiency and the common good was a cause promoted through Victory Garden projects.
		ARC Identifier: 196478 Frequent watering of the Victory Garden is necessary during the early stages of growth.
		Therefore a small garden could be made more profitable by omitting them altogether, or cutting them down in amount and increasing the amount of carrots, beets, and turnips planted; or any of the vegetables mentioned which may not be in favor with the family can be left out.
	www.fruitfromwashington.com /garden/victorygarden.htm (1639 words)

	World War II Rationing--Part II
		Victory gardens were another way the average citizen dealt with food shortages and contributed to the war effort.
		The U.S. government proposed them as a national food-growing effort, similar to the Liberty gardens of World War I. The term "victory garden" dates back to a book entitled "Victory Garden" that was written in 1603 by Englishman Richard Gardner.
		Empty lots, school fields, former flower gardens and back yards were cultivated for Victory gardens, viable sources of fresh and preservable foods.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/food_history/27411 (507 words)

	Plant a victory garden - WWII Posters at NHSL
		The Victory Garden was a household activity during the war and one of the most well received of all home front chores.
		At its peak, it is estimated that nearly 20,000,000 gardens were grown and about 40 percent of all vegetables produced in the U.S. came from Victory Gardens.
		The Victory Garden fulfilled the requirements of a good advertising campaign: that it attracts a broad and sympathetic audience at a reasonable price.
	www.state.nh.us /ww2/ww18.html (239 words)

	Victory Gardens
		By growing victory gardens, the American people could provide for themselves, instead of needing to purchase food grown by farmers.
		With World War II's outbreak in 1941, American citizens revived their victory gardens, contributing to the war effort to the best of their ability.
		Victory gardens became a way of supplementing families' diets during a time when many foods were scarce because of rationing.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=1582 (231 words)

	Conscious Choice: Victory Gardens, Again
		Blooming Branches Garden Program, presented in conjunction with the Chicago Botanic Garden and the Chicago Public Libraries, offers urban gardening information to both adults and children on an on-going basis.
		Seeing the current trend of utilizing city space for food production in a historical context invites comparisons between the war we were engaged in then and the wars we are fighting today — against poverty, alienation, and the ultimate destruction of our source of life itself, the land.
		The concept of a Victory garden is grander than that, however.
	www.consciouschoice.com /1995-98/cc113/victorygardens.html (519 words)

	Grandpa's Victory Garden
		Only the rear fences, which separated the gardens from a back lane, and the portions of side fence immediately alongside the dwellings were the standard 6 feet in height.
		The rest of the side fences separating the gardens in the cul-de-sac, and the front fences, were about 3 feet 6 inches high and of an attractive wooden lattice.
		Aunty kept a big herb garden, and she and Uncle also grew vegetables, though they hadn't as much space as we had, because Aunty kept hens for eggs and meat, and raised her own chicks.
	www.cityfarmer.org /grandpasVG.html (1828 words)

	Log Cabin Chronicles Greg Duncan's Victory Gardens column
		The victory garden was born out of a need to engage everyone, regardless of age and sex in the war effort and these gardens produced nearly forty percent of all food consumed during the period.
		Hence a variety of legumes, root and green leafed vegetables in a victory garden were key.
		A fitting tribute to those that served just might be the planting of victory gardens once again in an effort to feed the unfortunate while many wars continue not so far away from home.
	www.tomifobia.com /duncan/victory_gardens.shtml (580 words)

	Playbill News: Victory Gardens' New Mainstage at Historic Biograph Named for Troupe's Leaders
		The board of directors of Victory Gardens Theater announced May 5 that the name of Victory Gardens' new 299-seat mainstage, currently under construction at the Biograph Theater, will be The Zacek-McVay Theater.
		Zacek joined Victory Gardens' artistic board in 1975, and was appointed sole artistic director in 1977, a position he has held ever since.
		Victory Gardens has purchased and already begun renovations to the nationally landmarked Biograph movie house, located at 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/92971.html (729 words)

	Create victory gardens with patriotic colors (04-14-2003)
		You may want to think of these floral displays as the victory gardens of the new war on terrorism.
		Garden centers are well stocked with a great selection the high quality bedding plants ready to transform your landscape into a showy garden.
		This would be an exceptional garden, in those areas receiving morning sun and afternoon shade.
	msucares.com /news/print/sgnews/sg03/sg030414.html (728 words)

	Booktalks Quick and Simple
		These gardens are encouraged so that farmers can send their vegetables to other places in the world in hopes of ending the war sooner.
		In 1943, many Americans are growing victory gardens to help provide food for their families.
		Burt’s garden after he is hurt in a tractor accident.
	nancykeane.com /booktalks/kochenderfer_victory.htm (254 words)

	Chicago's Victory Garden Theatre presents ROMANCE OF MAGNO RUBIO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Victory Gardens Theater, home to more world premiere Manstage productions than any other Chicago theater, has remained true to its unique mission since 1974 - developing and producing new plays, most of them world premieres, with an emphasis on Chicago writers and its own 12-member Playwrights Ensemble.
		Victory Gardens continues to expand its artistic, financial and institutional boundaries in 2003/2004 under the guidance of Artistic Director Dennis Zacek, Managing Director Marcelle McVay, Director of Institutional Advancement Robert Alpaugh, Associate Artistic Director Sandy Shinner, Board President James P. Grusecki, and a dedicated staff and board.
		Victory Gardens Theater is designated an Established Regional Arts Institution by the Illinois Arts Council (IAC), and is partially supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, a CityArts Program 3 Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
	www.aatrevue.com /VicGarden0304.html (1434 words)

	Anita Kelman: V Is For Vermont Victory Gardens - Vermont Commons
		Although some people who garden plan on providing their family with food year-round from their venture, most do so to enjoy the freshest produce available as a supplement to what they purchase at stores or Farmers' Markets.
		Exceptions to this have of course been found in community urban gardens, located in places such as New York City and Washington D.C. In truth however, gardens are a viable option even on a small city lot such as can be found in Burlington or Montpelier.
		Back in the days of WW II, the US government urged citizens to plant “victory gardens” in order to provide fresh food locally to their family and community, allowing for more food to be sent to feed the troops fighting the war.
	vtcommons.org /node/429 (1641 words)

	FCD - Gardens
		The Rose Garden, located in the Back Bay Fens across from the MFA is the setting for the annual Rose Garden Party, a fundraiser held each June.
		The most spectacular feature of this garden is the huge reflecting pool located in front of the Romanesque Mother Church--it's over 600 feet long.
		A beautiful linden tree arcade extends the garden on The Avenue of the Arts and around the fountain where summer after summer Boston children have enjoyed a reprieve from the heat.
	www.fenwayculture.org /gardens.htm (422 words)

	Victory Gardens Theater \| Bar/Club Review \| Chicago \| Frommers.com
		Victory Gardens is one of the few pioneers of off-Loop theater still standing since the 1970s.
		What the Tony committee recognized was Victory Gardens' unswerving commitment to developing playwrights.
		Victory Gardens stages shows at two locations -- a newly renovated main stage inside the former Biograph movie theater (where the FBI gunned down bank robber John Dillinger in 1934), and a smaller studio space at 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., a few blocks south.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/chicago/N20332.html (247 words)

	Playbill News: Victory Gardens' Dennis Zacek to Receive Special Jeff Award Nov. 7
		Zacek was one of the nine original founders of Victory Gardens in 1974, Zacek became the theater’s first official artistic director in 1977.
		As such, he was a central figure in the Chicago theatre renaissance which began in the mid-70s with the arrival of companies like Victory Gardens, Steppenwolf and Wisdom Bridge, and reached its peak during the '80s.
		While other companies took on a more national focus over time, Victory Gardens and Zacek continued to devote themselves to the development of Chicago talent, and formed the Victory Gardens 12-member Playwrights Ensemble to develop their writers’ work.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/95743.html (448 words)

	Crunchy Con: Victory Gardens - Rod Dreher, Conservative blog, Beliefnet conservative politics and religion blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		JohnT keeps up his excellent crunchy-Catholic blogging, this time advocating reviving a World War II tradition: the Victory Garden.
		During the war, Victory Gardens were planted to help Americans feed themselves, and to reduce pressure on the food supply.
		Our house -- our neighborhood -- was in disrepair for decades, and though it's come back, and continues to come back, we still find shards of broken glass sometimes in the backyard, working their way back to the surface.
	www.beliefnet.com /blogs/crunchycon/2006/08/victory-gardens.html (346 words)

	Internet Archive: Details: Victory Gardens
		Most of the gardening work is done by Grandpa Holder and his teenage grandchildren Rick and Amy and from the looks of the film, itÂ’s backbreaking.
		ThereÂ’s the Â“earlyÂ” garden of peppers, tomatoes, pole beans, potatoes, asparagus and sweet corn.
		Then, thereÂ’s the late garden with beets, squash, late potatoes, late cabbage, kale, collard greens and three rows of turnips.
	www.archive.org /details/victory_garden (268 words)

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