This week we are diving into the history of victory gardens. This subject came to me during the middle of COVID-19. I’ve had family and I have kept gardens before COVID-19, and it was interesting to see the burst of new people coming onto the gardening scene. Which had some perplexing similarities to the history of victory gardens in a disconnected way. So we are going back to the time of victory gardens, especially during World War I and II. You might just get the garden bug yourself.

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Sources:

America’s Patriotic Victory Gardens. History.com. (n.d.). https://www.history.com/news/americas-patriotic-victory-gardens

Small agriculture: A National Agricultural Library Digital Exhibit. Omeka RSS. (n.d.). https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/ipd/small/exhibits/show/victory-gardens

Time for victory gardens again?. Tellus. (n.d.). https://tellus.ars.usda.gov/stories/articles/time-victory-gardens-again

U.S. Department of the Interior. (n.d.). Victory gardens on the World War II Home Front (U.S. National Park Service). National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/victory-gardens-on-the-world-war-ii-home-front.htm#:~:text=Victory%20Gardens%20freed%20up%20agricultural,their%20families%20enjoyed%20better%20nutrition

Victory garden at the National Museum of American History - Smithsonian Gardens. (n.d.). https://gardens.si.edu/gardens/victory-garden/

Victory gardens in World War I. National WWI Museum and Memorial. (n.d.). https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/victory-gardens-world-war-i

Victory gardens. Virginia Museum of History & Culture. (n.d.). https://virginiahistory.org/learn/victory-gardens#:~:text=First%20promoted%20during%20World%20War,%2C%20city%20parks%2C%20and%20playgrounds

For Further Reading:

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/canning-and-food-preservation-on-the-world-war-ii-home-front.htm

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/homefront-ration-recycle-garden.htm

This week we are diving into the Witch’s Sabbat, Samhain. This year Samhain is on Friday, November 1st in the Northern Hemisphere and will be on Sunday, May 4th, 2025. Samhain is known as the Witches’ New Year and is considered the first sabbat starting us off on the Wheel of the Year. We will be diving into some history, traditions, and ideas in which you could introduce celebrating Samhain in your practice.

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Sources:

Chamberlain, L., & Chamberlain, L. (2017, November 6). Samhain – the Wiccan calendar. Wicca Living. https://wiccaliving.com/wiccan-calendar-samhain/

How to celebrate Samhain in 2024. Mabon House. (n.d.). https://www.mabonhouse.co/samhainsabbatcelebrate

Renee. (2023a, October 15). Recipes to celebrate Samhain. Awesome on 20. https://awesomeon20.com/recipes-to-celebrate-samhain/

Renee. (2023b, October 17). 3 Easy Samhain rituals. Awesome on 20. https://awesomeon20.com/samhain-rituals/

For Further Reading:

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain

https://www.newgrange.com/samhain.htm

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Samhain

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/the-origins-and-practices-of-holidays-samhain-dia-de-los-muertos-and-all-saints-day/

https://www.brown.edu/Departments/Joukowsky_Institute/courses/13things/7448.html

https://druidry.org/druid-way/teaching-and-practice/druid-festivals/samhain-festival

This week we are diving into understanding Miscarriage. To start us on the right foot and to give a content warning, Miscarriage is much more common than people know or talk about. This is a heavy topic to navigate as there is much unnecessary taboo and shame placed on individuals. Especially when it happens much more than it is educated to individuals on, we will navigate an overview of what a miscarriage is, common symptoms, busting myths, risk factors, prevention, and more.

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Sources:

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2023, September 8). Miscarriage. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pregnancy-loss-miscarriage/symptoms-causes/syc-20354298#:~:text=Most%20miscarriages%20happen%20because%20the,how%20people%20look%20and%20function

Miscarriage. Harvard Health. (2024, September 19). https://www.health.harvard.edu/a_to_z/miscarriage-a-to-z

Miscarriage. March of Dimes. (n.d.). https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/miscarriage-loss-grief/miscarriage

Miscarriage: Causes, symptoms, risks, treatment & prevention. Cleveland Clinic. (2024, May 1). https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9688-miscarriage

For Further Reading:

https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/miscarriage-support-advice/?utm_source=The+Daily+Good&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=read

Free booklet from the March of Dimes for grieving parents

https://www.marchofdimes.org/bereavement-kit-form

Grief Information and Resources

https://centering.org/

Resources for families after the death of a child

https://www.compassionatefriends.org/

https://www.seattlechildrens.org/clinics/

Lupus Research Alliance: Pregnancy and Family Planning

https://www.lupusresearch.org/

Resources for families with pregnancy or infant loss

https://nationalshare.org/

Dilation and Curettage (D&C)

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/dilation-and-curettage/about/pac-20384910