Victory Gardens Wwi

Following armistice the war garden became the victory garden.

Victory gardens wwi. Food administration was given. The wording on the literature and posters changed a bit but people were encouraged to garden and conserve food in order to allow the us to ship food to the needy of europe. 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 in wartime governments encouraged people to plant victory gardens not only to supplement their rations but also to boost morale.

Americans were encouraged to produce their own food planting vegetable gardens in their backyards churchyards city parks and playgrounds nid 168 herbert hoover appointed by president woodrow wilson to head the u s. First promoted during world war i war gardening or victory gardens provided american citizens an opportunity to assist with the war effort. In north dakota historic records hold little information on wwi victory gardens.

For the average american in world war ii the victory garden was a practical way to contribute to the war effort. Food was an issue in world war i and victory gardens were planted. Written by claudia reinhardt the ganzel group.

Some 20 million victory gardens were planted us population in 1940 was 132 million and by 1942 these little plots produced 40 percent of all vegetables consumed in the us. By the end of world war i the campaign promoting home gardens which by then were referred to as victory gardens had dropped off but many people continued to maintain them.