Category Archives: Denville

Denville, NJ Morris County

Victory Gardens

During #WW1, President Woodrow Wilson called on U.S. citizens to grow their own food to supplement their food supply.

#WW1 flyer promoting Victory Gardens by Burpee Seeds, 1918

People were asked to work every bit of land possible to produce their own food. Food production had fallen dramatically because most agricultural labor joined the military and the U.S. entered a food shortage.

During #WW2, U.S. citizens were once again called upon to grow food in whatever space they could find. Food production had once again fallen due to agricultural labor joining the military.

The Victory Garden movement was successful. Sowing the Seeds of Victory produced 40 percent of all the fresh fruits and vegetables consumed in the U.S. during this period. 20,000,000 Victory Gardens were recorded across the United States. Victory Gardens were even planted on school ground and used to supplement children’s lunches.

Government entities would supply families with seed packet designs to reserve produce seeds, garden plot guidance and recipes.

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Printable PDF from the U.S. Marine Corp Museum

Excess food grown in Victory Gardens was canned and used during the winter months to help supplement the amount of food available.

Planting and growing fresh produce is a rewarding hobby, sign of self sufficency and off sets the food bill! But what if you don’t have a lot of yard space? Or any yard space? Use containers, windowsill gardens, rooftop gardens, balcony or patio gardens. Use grow lights inside. There are many possibilities that will work!

Find a fun seed variety pack and have fun growing your own vegetables!

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GROWING AND STORING FRESH PRODUCE

Indoor Gardening

#Denville New Live & #distancelearning from @denvillelibrary !

Alexander Clemente will be presenting a series of lectures on the Greats of History!

Monday, November 14th @ 7pm – Catherine the Great – Live and #distancelearning

Did you know Catherine the Great was not Russian? Nor was Catherine her name! Register for this lecture to learn more!

Thank you @DenvilleLibrary for programs like this!

Register @ Denville Library !



#Denville Live and #DistanceLearning ! Our own #Veteran and Historian Joel Farkas !

@DenvilleLibrary presents an historical treat from one of #Denville‘s own #Veterans and local historians, Joel Farkas!

November 1st – 7:00pm – 8:00pm – The Pilgrims & the Mayflower

Register to attend live or via #DistanceLearning

Joel Farkas, graduate of Ohio State University, Officer in the U.S. Army, volunteer with the National Park Service, docent at #MorrisCty ‘s Washington’s Headquarters, lifelong learning lecturer with Rutger’s University, lifelong lecturer with Fairleigh Dickenson University, recipient of the National Park Service Centennial Volunteer Challenge Award, and teacher and collector of history!

Sample lecture by Joel Farkas on “George Washington Slept Here (NJ)”

Thank you @DenvilleLibrary for programs like this!

Register @ Denville Library !

Cooking Connection with DenvilleLibrary.org

Do you love cooking and learning about the latest food trends? Join the Cooking Connection from @denvillelibrary !

It’s SOUP season!  Let’s talk about and share our favorite soup and stew recipes.  Bring your best one(s) to the group or come to get new ideas!

*Make POTS of each type of soup and put them in individual storage containers for your lunches*

October 26, 2022 – 7:00pm Live

Register for this event @ DenvilleLibrary.org