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glad of the opportunity afforded by the community 

 market to secure vegetables that were fresh and choice. 

 One of the most prosperous and successful of these 

 community markets was at Oakland, California, under 

 the direction of Mrs. James Hamilton, the city direc- 

 tor of food production, who showed courage and energy 

 in pushing her project to success. It will be well to 

 let her tell something of her own story. Here is part 

 of what she has to say: 



So far this market has been the means of saving hun- 

 dreds of tons of vegetables and fruits, together with 

 quantities of berries, eggs, chickens, pigeons, rabbits 

 and honey. The greater part, if not all, of the perish- 

 ables otherwise would have been wasted. This market 

 has taken care of the war-garden supplies of our city 

 since it was opened, together with the supplies of several 

 of our big growers of both fruits and vegetables. It will 

 be a very great means of stimulating production for 

 next year because the grower knows he will be given a 

 place where he can market his supplies advantageously. 



In Brookline, Massachusetts, a community market 

 was established in an unused church, placed at the dis- 

 posal of the market committee by the trustees. Here, 

 on two days of each week, surplus garden products 

 could be brought for sale. As gardening had been stim- 

 ulated to the maximum there was much to be sold. 

 Those who wished to sell their own products were pro- 

 vided, at nominal rental, with individual tables. Sales 

 were made by the market committee for those not 

 wishing to sell in person. For this service a small per- 



