Cracks below the surface: river of life and warning Because I sit in my cabin in northern Illinois, just on the Mississippi River, when I write (here is a few miles wide), I recognized this story very interesting. Having said … The Mississippi River has long been a symbol of American strength and continuity. Stretching […]
During World War II, American households received a governmental call to the development of “war gardens”, later known as “victorious gardens”. These small, homemade vegetable plots have become symbols of independence, patriotism and immunity. War gardens provided the necessary food supplies during each global conflict and reduced pressure on a stressed agricultural system in the […]