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Patricia Andrews (WA)'s avatar

Thank you for this essay, a lift for my spirits during this temporary insanity.

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Sally Morgan's avatar

Allotments are so important - the benefits are numerous, it's just a shame that in some areas they are under threat from development or increasingly, flooding

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Gail Silvius's avatar

Its still very much winter here in Canada. My indoor "garden" is mostly salad greens and I got a little harvest of cherry tomatoes

Not a green revolution however it feeds the soul while we wait for Spring. YES to Victory Gardens for our communities. Food security, community building, well being, climate action. Im working on a summer project to grow food with kids in our community rink

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Amanda Royal's avatar

This is exactly where my mind has been! In 2016, the day after the election, I planted a garden that included a decorative maple/lantern tree/abuliton: https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/flowering-maple-abutilon-spp/

It grew to over 20 feet tall and fed generations of hummingbirds.

And, as you know, I'm still plotting my moves on the weedy median.

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Diane’s Blue Forum 👩‍💻's avatar

I just posted about Victory Gardens, P

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Keith Wells's avatar

I can see the headlines now we all Start victory Gardens, and then the government says it’s illegal

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