Starting with the World War I, the U.S. government was encouraging Americans to grow their own food to help relieve shortages. Originally known as the war garden movement, these so-called “victory gardens” made a reappearance in the 1940s during World War II.

And the idea of growing your own food is still popular — so popular, in fact, that Oregon State University has seen online enrollment for their Master Gardener Short Course Series jump by nearly a thousandfold.

Read more on this topic:

  1. 49 Beautiful DIY Raised Garden Beds Ideas via Urban Organic Gardener
  2. Master Gardener: Protecting your home from wildfires and tips for winter gardening via Press Enterprise
  3. Geodesic dome protects cob house and family of 6 in Arctic Circle via Urban Organic Gardener
  4. Gardening: Tips for growing tropical and exotic fruit trees in Southern California via Orange County Register
  5. On YouTube: How to Make Inexpensive Garden Container Soil: Organic Fertilizer, Lime, Peat Moss, Compost & Dirt via Gary Pilarchik