Grow Like It’s 1943: A Modern Guide to Victory Gardens With Vintage Roots
Before raised beds became Instagrammable and urban gardening got its Brooklynite makeover, there was the Victory Garden. Modest in ambition, noble in purpose, and tended by everyday folks with dirt under their nails and purpose in their hearts. The year was 1943. War raged overseas. At home, ration books, tin drives, and backyard zucchinis were the patriotic norm.