A friend of mine sent this letter in to the paper a few days ago. I think it’s a great idea. As food and oil prices climb, local and self-sustaining sources of life’s necessities will become even more desirable and more cost-efficient. Grow your own.

Now would be a great time to think about a garden. It is summertime, the weather is fine, and what would life be without homegrown tomatoes?

Just like the previous world wars, times are tough for many of us, but this time, the war is on oil.
Yes, black gold. It is causing the price of food to skyrocket.
There is a ration on rice already. Yet we all know how to sow seeds.
It is so easy and delightful to GROW A GARDEN. So let it nourish the ones you love, and remind us of the goodness
that we see everyday on this Good Earth.
Give thanks and celebrate!

We shall overcome.

For Goodness Sake,
Beth Harley
Mount Pleasant, SC

***Victory Gardens, also called war gardens or food gardens for defense, were vegetable, fruit and herb gardens planted at private residences in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom during World War I and World War II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. In addition to indirectly aiding the war effort these gardens were also considered a civil “morale booster” — in that gardeners could feel empowered by their contribution of labor and rewarded by the produce grown. Making victory gardens became a part of daily life on the home front.    —Wikipedia, online Encyclopedia.