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History of Gardens in Utah |
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Gardening along the Wasatch Front has a long tradition. The Salt Lake Valley had very few trees as the first pioneers entered the Valley in July 1847. According to The Utah State Historical Society the first property owners settled in the present-day area which extends from 900 South to 1300 South and from 500 West to 1500 East. Soon the settlers began gardening diverting the mountain streams to the valley within days to begin irrigating. Wasatch mountains image care of University of Utah Public Relations.
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History of Gardens in the U.S. |
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| Gardening by European settlers in the U.S. can be traced as far back as to 1620 as the first permanent settlers landed in southern New England. These English settlers, Pilgrims, were greeted by Massasoit, the great Wampanoag chief who befriended the Pilgrims. The plantation the permanent settlers established was called Plimoth (Plymouth). Also most of the northeast Native tribes were good farmers who grew enough vegetables to provide for not only themselves, but also for these settlers. In the fall of 1621 the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags gathered to give thanks to the Creator for good harvest. Image care of the Plymouth Community, borrowed from America's Homepage .
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World War I and World War II |
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During WWI, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Herbert Hoover to oversee the U.S. Food Admisitration. Hoover preferred volunteerism over coercion. The name of Hoover's campaign was "Food will win the War". Americans were encouraged to "Sow the seeds of Victory" and Plant and raise your own vegetables". During WWII the gardens run by volunteering citizens, many of them Boy and girl Scouts, were called Victory Gardens. By 1943 there were over 20 million gardens, producing 8 million tons of food and nearly 50 percent of the fresh vegetables consumed in the U.S. Even in big cities any piece of free space was used to plant vegetables. In the country, farmers who had uncultivated lots converted them to community gardens. World War II images care of the National Archives and Records Administration.
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