Growing a garden for your health, and the world's health is an old tradition. Now a local group is trying to revive an old idea- the victory garden.

"During world war I and II, people wanted to send the boys food, so they grew their own at home. So we're tapping into that tradition- Americans doing what they can to help."

The garden project organizers are happy to help with plants.

"At the moment, we are giving people the starts. Ten kinds of lettuce, cabbage, collards, kale. We have 41 flats of tomatoes."

It's already a popular idea.

"I believe the city of Eugene has 239 community garden spaces. I'm hoping they will have more."

A garden can help your psyche, the environment, and your pocketbook. A dollar and ninety nine cents worth of plants will yield a lot.

"If each one makes 3 pounds, at $2 per pound, that's..."

Thirty six dollars. And if Charlotte's dream comes true, your garden will be just the beginning.

To get closer to that goal of 10,000, the victory garden folks are having an event at Cosmic Pizza this Sunday at 6, and they have a website with much more information. The biggest needs-- tools, and land to work.

"We hope to get 10,000 people gardening locally in the Lane County area."