Dr Rose Hayden-Smith is the author of Sowing the Seeds of Victory: American Gardening Programs of World War I. We discuss Victory Gardens, food security, women in farming and more! Dr Hayden-Smith’s history specialty (0:00:54) What are Victory Gardens? (0:01:55) The Women’s Land Army (0:03:20) World War I movements (0:04:35) The art of the Victory Gardens posters (0:06:20) The adoption of planting gardens (0:08:12) School gardening (0:10:18) Funding from National Defence (0:12:43) How highways changed the way we eat (0:17:55) The desire for meaning (0:19:08) Cooking, bread-making today (0:22:54) Hunger and food access (0:24:30) Hydroponic indoor gardening (0:28:29) Sisters of the Soil (0:30:04) Women in farming today (0:32:19) How to keep the momentum going (0:32:55) Food security in politics (0:36:16) State-level food policies (0:37:10) Faith communities and agriculture (0:39:11) Optimism in the future (0:40:28) Good starter vegetables for beginners (0:42:15) Dr. Hayden-Smith’s memories in gardens (0:43:50) Dr. Rose Hayden-Smith’s website: https://rosehaydensmith.com/ Buy the book! https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/sowing-the-seeds-of-victory/ Dr. Rose Hayden-Smith on Twitter: https://twitter.com/victorygrower Visit Planet B612 on the web: http://planetb612.fm/ Follow Planet B612 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetB612fm Support Planet B612 on Patreon: https://patreon.com/juliesworld Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-ee981d for 40% off for 4 months, and support Planet B612.