Today we are talking gardening!

Victory Gardens to be more precise. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1449/2738/files/Victory_Garden_for_Family_of_Five.jpg?v=1480544323

But we start off by talking about Mountain to Sea Trail and Grassy Creek Vineyard. 

Victory Gardens were utilitarian, purposeful and promoted across the US to help the war effort:  

https://www.history.com/news/americas-patriotic-victory-gardens

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_garden

Potager Gardens intermingled flowers & vegetables for efficiency and aesthetics:

https://themoderndaysettler.com/designing-a-potager-garden/

https://www.bbg.org/gardening/article/potager

https://www.growveg.com/guides/how-to-design-a-potager-garden/

Slacker land: https://greenzonegarden.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/slacker-land/

No Dig gardens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk-TgBkdMyg

https://charlesdowding.co.uk/start-here/

This day in history: https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2016/04/20/hydroelectric-power-introduced-1898#:~:text=Idol's%20Dam%20and%20Fries%20Power%20Station%2C%20circa%201898%2D1900.&text=The%20dam%20built%20for%20the,dam%20generated%20about%202%2C500%20horsepower.

High Point Public library: https://www.highpointnc.gov/2328/Public-Library

Southern Word of the Day:  FIXIN TO