GOWANS] VEGETABLE GARDENING FOR CITY CHILDREN 



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child and presented in such a way that he enjoys the part he plays 

 in the family and community welfare. When the back yards are 

 not large enough to produce sufficient vegetables for the family 

 use, the teacher will then secure land in vacant lots. Some cities 

 having neither large back yards nor vacant lots, are considering 

 plans tor transporting the children to the suburbs. 



This is not one of the 85% of children at home during vacation without 

 any useful, healthful and productive occupation. 



Photo by M. Louise Green 



After the family has been supplied with vegetables, then the 

 surplus should be marketed by some co-operative method, or 

 canned. The possibilities of canning vegetables are continually 

 increasing. The girls' canning clubs of the South have clearly 

 shown what can be accomplished in the home canning when it is 

 directed by experienced people. 



To be a successful garden teacher one must become very familiar 

 with such problems as soil management, moisture conservation, 

 plant food requirements, vegetable rotation, seed selection, 

 vegetable diseases and insect enemies, and their control, as well 

 as the canning and marketing of vegetables. Personality is most 



