Working Poor

w0nderer

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2. actually was just about to post some Depression era(and earlier) recepies and links

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 05:43 PM

Oct 2015

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The chickens, cow and garden is what i often wonder

During WWII the UK (reading history) used 'victory gardens' (small gardens even in parks and abandoned lots)

Somewhere i read a project in Chicago was doing the same

Sometimes i wonder if bringing the 'common' back (common as in everyone can grow a little there and let animals pasture) might not be an idea in some areas

If that diary contains tricks (i'm sure it does)
and you feel like sharing recepies or tricks or so

i for one would love to learn
better to spread the knowledge from the Depression before it vanishes

oh and ...welcome to the group

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Lest we forget (lighter note: link is pic heavy with old pics from depression era) [View all] w0nderer Oct 2015 OP

I have my great aunt's diary from the Depression dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #1

actually was just about to post some Depression era(and earlier) recepies and links w0nderer Oct 2015 #2

The diary is unfortunately focused on many complaints and problems of a personal nature dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #4

well it's still a family treasure :-) n/t w0nderer Oct 2015 #5

There is a lot of urban farming zalinda Oct 2015 #6

my bad, i was thinking Detroit , saying Chicago w0nderer Oct 2015 #7

great idea, and I agree!!! demigoddess Oct 2015 #9

Hi and welcome :-) N/T w0nderer Oct 2015 #10

Have you done any guerilla planting? N/t w0nderer Oct 2015 #11

Great pics. Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2015 #3

:-) n/t w0nderer Oct 2015 #8

There's NO way I can say I'm just as tough as they were/are Melurkyoulongtime Oct 2015 #12