Stars and Stripes and Veggies!

About this episode

The episode compares modern gardening practices to those in 1776, discussing changes in cultural involvement and offering gardening suggestions.

Everyone still have their fingers? Let's hope so, 'cause there's weedin' to be done! We compare present day gardening to what it was like in 1776 when this whole experiment got started.Many garden varieties have carried through unchanged, but our collective cultural involvement in growing food has been altered dramatically. Tom and Darrin also have a “whine fest” and then suggest options for the next month while they’re away.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom, Darrin

Topics covered

• gardening
• history
• cultural involvement
• food production
• weeding

Keywords

• gardening
• 1776
• weeding
• food production
• cultural changes

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