Newsletter - July 19, 2022

Dear brothers and sisters,

We call this video “Plant a victory garden “singing so proud to be alive “. The words "singing so proud to be alive “ come from Carl Sandberg's poem “Chicago".

It seems to us that Victory Gardens are no longer an option, they are a necessity. The headlines warning of food shortages tell us that.  The soaring prices of organic fruits and vegetables tell us that.We can no longer be dependent upon farmer specialists, we've got to grow it ourselves. After all, there’s the example of our forbears who planted 18 million Victory Gardens during WW2. In 1943 they produced 40% of the vegetables that they consumed.     

It begins in your kitchen with a bucket for food scrapes-banana peels, apple cores, carrot tops, melon rinds, egg shells and so forth. The bucket is to be emptied into a bin in your backyard: A layer of food scrapes, a layer of manure, a layer of garden soil…..a layer of food scrapes, a layer of manure, a layer of garden soil. After a few weeks your kitchen garbage will become sweet smelling humus. The compost pile is the digestive organ of your garden.

If you live in an apartment, take your compost to your local community garden. They would be most appreciative.

Now is the time to plant your Victory Garden for winter. Make it replete with vibrant living greens. Plant lettuce, kale and mustard greens, of course and also Swiss chard, spinach and parsley. Start your garden now and you’ll have living greens through autumn and in some locales through the winter months as well.

Brothers and sisters, there is no question but that we’ve got to grow it ourselves.Its a survival skill. As we see it, Victory Gardens are the first step on the long road back - from renewal, to regeneration to redemption of this American earth.

Please consider entering our contest for a walking tour of your Victory Garden.

Kindly accept our best wishes for good health, prosperity and success to you and your family,

Jesse Schwartz PhD
President
Living Tree Community Foods

We invite you to show us around your Victory Garden. Go ahead and create a video walking tour. Take us along those beds of lettuce and tomatoes, parsley and celery.Why not have Mozart or Dvorak in the background? Tell us something of your self, your joys and challenges. We offer gift certificates of $180 for the most bodacious entries.

Send a link to your video here

Contest ends August 12th