In World War One, British and French soldiers planted gardens in the trenches. Much like today’s COVID-19 pandemic has spurred more interest in gardening for mental and physical health, trench-grown flowers provided beauty amid devastation, while herbs and vegetables relieved the tedium of rations. In times of uncertainty and death, we seek to generate life. Read more about The Great War in On the Shore, a tale of conflict between generations in a Lower East Side immigrant family (see NOVELS).
