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Joe Scatterscrew – Organizing for a New Year (8/23/2019)

Posted on August 26, 2019 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

It is time for another Joe Scatterscrew story. I introduced Joe with the 12/14/2018 footnote. In case you don’t remember that, here is the introductory paragraph.Joe Scatterscrew is a fictitious agriculture teacher. He was created in the 1950s by the Head Continue reading Joe Scatterscrew – Organizing for a New Year (8/23/2019)→

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School-Community Canneries (8/16/2019)

Posted on August 12, 2019 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

What happened to all the vegetables that came from the Victory Gardens that we discussed last week? Some of the produce was eaten, sold, or canned at home. However, some of it was processed at a school-community cannery operated by Continue reading School-Community Canneries (8/16/2019)→

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Victory Gardens (8/9/2019)

Posted on August 8, 2019 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

During World War II FFA and 4-H members grew Victory Gardens. In this Friday Footnote, we will learn more about Victory Gardens. We have a team of North Carolina State students and faculty as guest authors for this Footnote. Emma Continue reading Victory Gardens (8/9/2019)→

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When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Verse 2 (8/2/2019)

Posted on August 2, 2019 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

A few weeks ago the Friday Footnote (7/12/2019) focused on how the GI Bill (officially the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act) enabled World War II veterans to enroll in the Institutional On-Farm Training Program. This was a program where returning veterans took Continue reading When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Verse 2 (8/2/2019)→

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The Death of Mrs. Henry Groseclose (7/26/2019)

Posted on July 26, 2019 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

Would you be surprised to learn that the wife of Henry Groseclose, the Father of the FFA, passed away three months ago? I certainly was. When you realize that the FFA started in 1928 it is somewhat incongruous that his Continue reading The Death of Mrs. Henry Groseclose (7/26/2019)→

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