Gardens

good part of our resources were used to support the national war effort. People at the

home front had to do everything they could to help their country. They helped fund the

war by purchasing bonds, recycling, conserving raw materials like oil, and rallying

behind their troops. All these efforts helped us achieve victory but were not enough on

their own. Food needed to be shipped out to troops who were fighting at home and

abroad. Many of them may have starved if it weren't for the victory gardens that people

planted. These gardens helped feed a nation that was fighting for freedom.

If we were going to win the war, we needed lots of fo

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Backyards, vacant lots, baseball fields, parks and school yards were common places to

find one.

Children and adults tended to them. The basic produce grown were beans, beets,

carrots, peas, radishes, lettuce, spinach, chard, onions, cucumbers, parsley, kohlrabi,

summer squash, corn, parsnips, leeks, turnips, cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli,

peppers, cauliflower, tomatoes, eggplant, endive, and rutabagas. It became a pastime and national duty, not a chore or burden. As Henry Ford once said, "No unemployment

insurance can be compared to an alliance between man and a plot of land". They covered topics

like how to plant, when to plant, how to tend plants, soil health, pest identification, and

what to plant. Unfortunately it

was stopped to quickly because the agriculture industry was not yet at full production. These booklets taught the basics of gardening. Also public service booklets helped

provide information.

They used all different forms of propaganda, such as colorful posters and feature articles

in magazines and newspapers to get the word out. Of course factual information wouldn't be enough to keep people

gardening and stick with it. These gardens were planted before, during the first World War and many wars before

that.

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Approximate Word count = 498
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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