Designing A Victory Garden During Wwll

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Designing a victory garden during wwll. In wartime governments encouraged people to plant victory gardens not only to supplement their rations but also to boost morale. Having published since 1792 the old farmer s almanac held strong even through the years of world war ii when victory gardens were at their peak. Victory gardens also called war gardens or food gardens for defense were vegetable fruit and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks in the united states united kingdom canada australia and germany during world war i and world war ii.

They were used along with rationing stamps and cards to reduce pressure on the public food supply. Amazingly at its height thanks to a fantastic effort by home growers around one third of the vegetables produced by the united states came from these gardens. When a parking lot was bombed in london during world war ii they planted a garden.

When there was not enough food in america because the farmers were off at war uncle sam told them to plant and americans had food. Carrots lettuce kale onion peas radishes. Department of agriculture encouraged the planting of victory gardens to help lower the cost of the nation s food.

About one third of the vegetables grown during world war ii came from victory gardens. At that time the u s.