These were known as Victory Gardens, and were an effort to maintain the supply of food during the war years. In this way, everyone could participate and feel they were doing something to help the cause. See the Web Link to the left for more information and links.
During WW1, Charles Lathrop Pack organized the US National War Garden Commission in 1917. Victory gardens were planted in private and public lands and reduced the strain on the food supply strain as well as increased the morale of the homefront.
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Victory gardens
"Potato Pete" was a British cartoon character, originally used in World War 2 to promote the consumption of potatoes, especially those grown in home gardens.
Victory gardens were gardens maintained by individuals to reduce the strain of the infrastructure. The government encouraged people to raise and can their own food.
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Victory Gardens .
Victory gardens. Everything was "victory this" and "victory that" in WWII, replacing the buzz word "Liberty", which served the same function during the first war (when sauerkraut became "Liberty Cabbage").
Americans grew their own fruits and vegetables in small backyard gardens in order to allow the commercially grown crops to go toward the war effort and sent to the troops overseas. It also served to make Americans at home feel they were doing their part to win the war.
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Victory Gardens
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Victory Gardens raised 40% of fresh vegatables and recycling helped make war materials quicker and cheaper
During WW1, Charles Lathrop Pack organized the US National War Garden Commission in 1917. Victory gardens were planted in private and public lands and reduced the strain on the food supply strain as well as increased the morale of the homefront.
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Rationing and Victory Gardens