{"id":3284,"date":"2009-07-10T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2009-07-10T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/wordpress\/?p=3284"},"modified":"2009-07-13T18:07:16","modified_gmt":"2009-07-13T22:07:16","slug":"gardening-in-tough-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2009\/07\/exhibit-news\/gardening-in-tough-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan Your Weekend: Gardening in Tough Times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nJane Dorfman is Reference Librarian\/Exhibitions Coordinator in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library<\/a>.
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Garden trends come and go, but the edible garden, despite its changing names, has been a stable feature in American life.<\/p>\n

\"Mickey-Mouse-Green-Thumb-Contest-Poster--3\"<\/a>This summer, in conjunction with The Edible Garden<\/em><\/a> summer-long exhibitions, the LuEsther T. Mertz Library presents a display featuring the \u201cwar\u201d or \u201cvictory\u201d garden, the movement inspired during the years of World War I (1917\u201318) and World War II (1941\u201345) when vegetable gardening became an act of patriotism as well as practicality. Citizens were encouraged to grow, can, and store crops to ensure self-sufficiency at home and to keep the nation\u2019s distribution of food focused on our troops and allies.<\/p>\n

On display are brochures, photos, nursery seed catalogs, a musical score, and archival items that narrate and depict the Victory Garden movement that spanned the nation and, with government, business and community support, proved to be successful. One poster\u00a0circa 1944 features Mickey Mouse pitching the Green Thumb Contest sponsored by the National Victory Garden Institute. From 1942 is a musical score, Swing that Hoe and Watch Your Garden Grow<\/em>, by\u00a0William Eben Tourjee.<\/p>\n

The exhibit also highlights The New York Botanical Garden\u2019s significant contribution to the national cause during the years of the Second World War, including images of the Garden\u2019s own Victory Garden.<\/p>\n

For more<\/em> Edible Garden events and weekend activities, <\/em>click here.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jane Dorfman is Reference Librarian\/Exhibitions Coordinator in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library. Garden trends come and go, but the edible garden, despite its changing names, has been a stable feature in American life. This summer, in conjunction with The Edible Garden summer-long exhibitions, the LuEsther T. Mertz Library presents a display featuring the \u201cwar\u201d or… <\/p>\n

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