Illustrated Flushing and vicinity : College Point, Broadway-Flushing, Malba-on-the-Sound, Whitestone, Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck in the third wa . League for Womans A Corner of the Garden of Mrs. John W. Paris FLUSHING AND VICINITY. Old Elms onJackson Ave.(Lower) Service was organized,in March, and Flushingdecided to work as aunit, the Garden Clubwas asked to take chargeof the agricultural andgardening part of thework. This being a commun-ity work in which allcivic associations should take part, the Flushing Home Gardens Committee was organized tocarry on this work. The committee is comp
Illustrated Flushing and vicinity : College Point, Broadway-Flushing, Malba-on-the-Sound, Whitestone, Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck in the third wa . League for Womans A Corner of the Garden of Mrs. John W. Paris FLUSHING AND VICINITY. Old Elms onJackson Ave.(Lower) Service was organized,in March, and Flushingdecided to work as aunit, the Garden Clubwas asked to take chargeof the agricultural andgardening part of thework. This being a commun-ity work in which allcivic associations should take part, the Flushing Home Gardens Committee was organized tocarry on this work. The committee is composed of all the business and civic organiza-tions, and many individuals. Hundreds of individual gardens have been planted and many acresplanted in potatoes, corn and larger crops. Vacant lots and waste places of the community have been trans-formed into Neighborhood Food Gardens where men, women andchildren are each doing their bit. Lessons on Canning and PreservingFruits and Vegetables began in June. Gardens are rapidly becoming as popular and as necessary a partof the home in Flushings as they are in Europe. Long Island has a very interesting history agriculturally. Many years ago noted scientists of Europe, after years spent in
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