Herbs and Tomatoes on the Patio

Things are coming along at the FGD. We haven't had a good rain in a week or so. Memorial Day Weekend came and went. Given the nature of this blog and the nature of Victory Gardens in general Memorial Day is on of the quintessential Victory Garden holidays.

I was thinking about our soldiers a great deal this weekend. This blog is called Food Gardens for Defense which is a synonym for Victory Gardens. According to wikipedia these Victory Gardens are "to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort" during WWII. I want to document a years planting and harvesting and somehow relate it to the things that are going on around me in the world. I have not done anything to relate this blog to America's War in Iraq. This weekend really made me think about the our troops. Ten troops died in Iraq on Memorial Day alone. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3221050&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

It is interesting to me that during the Second World War this notion of a Victory Garden, and rationing seemed so integral to the War Effort. Wikipedia states that 40% of the vegetable produce consumed in the nation came from home gardeners. The idea is that the War Department could buy produce from commercial growers more cheaply. I wonder what would happen if people in this country adopted that attitude today, and grew their own Tomatoes, Oregano, Parsley and Chives on their patios.

Would it even make a difference? Would the war efforts be adversely affected. I've heard people talk about "boycotting" gas for a day. I have heard that these boycotts don't make a difference. If you used the Victory Garden logic wouldn't it benefit the War effort if people bought less gas. The DoD could buy the gas for less.