Recession 'Victory' Gardens

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Uploaded by on Apr 9, 2009

With First Lady Michelle Obamas own digging as an inspiration, the World War II-era trend of growing victory gardens has now made a comeback in the U.S. Bill Whitaker reports from Pasadena, Calif.

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  • Not sure what Michelle Obama has to do with it. Many of us have been gardening for years.

  • why did they mention michelle obama? her maids actually do the gardening....

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  • @greyghost472003 agreed.

  • Is it still growing at 21% per year?

  • An experienced gardener can outproduce a commercial farmer per sq. yard by as much as 5 times the yield. This is easily accomplished because the gardener has more time to spend on individual plants for watering & correcting growing problems, etc. than the farmer can spend for an entire field of crops. IMO gardeners produce healthier vegetables than farmers because they don't spray everything with toxic pesticides & herbicides. Just an added bonus to growing your own food.

  • Your video starts with an ad so big thumbs down!

  • Who is the 2nd family?

  • Wonder if the pct of home gardeners is still growing.  Is it still 21%?

  • @bluemoondiadochi I have a balcony and I garden too. Tomatoes, peppers, beans, leaf lettuce, and cooking herbs can be grown in planters. Those can be shifted around for sunlight too.

  • The Dervaes' are now suing people who use the term urban homesteading. They can walk on as far as I'm concerned.

  • i'm glad they have the space to farm!

    i don't even have a big balcony, it's packed with stuff and in shade!

    for some purposes it really is a disadvantage to live in a building in center of city.... irony is i'd love to garden and save cash.

  • Fuck Michelle Obama. 

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