JULIA RUBIN Associated Press
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This image shows a dog resting by a backyard garden covered in snow in Westchester County, N.Y. on Feb. 4, 2021. Deep into this pandemic winter, it can be hard to remember what a refuge gardens were for many people last spring and summer.
Deep into this pandemic winter, it can be hard to remember what a refuge gardens were last spring and summer.
In those frightening early days of COVID-19, victory gardens and household vegetable plots sprang up all over. Seed companies reported shortages. Hardware stores saw a run on garden tools. Millions found comfort, release and a sense of safety outdoors with their hands in the dirt.