Victory Gardens

Victory Gardens
Victory Gardens during WWII was one of the only ways people could get food and or make money buy selling what they grew. Victory Gardens were a way to keep the food supply up for families and even the troops.Several famers had been growing for years and now it was time for their “cousins” to grow and get into the act. Since the government rationed things such as milk, cheese, sugar, flour, meats, eggs, canned goods, and just about anything you can grow in a garden; families had to find away for them to get into their homes themselves. Victory gardens was a huge positive and made families money and food on their tables.
Where ever they could grow they would. They used backyards, empty lots, and even city rooftops. One thing they did was they would pull together with their neighbors and one family would grow some things and the other families would all do something different that way they could come together and be a cooperatives. One interesting thing was for women to learn how to grow certain things it would be in magazines, kind of like a recipe. During this time, over 20 million Victory Gardens were planted and help people out greatly.
Once World War II ended so did Victory Gardens. By the spring of 1946, all victory gardens were over with. Victory Gardens were always publicized in things like magazines, posters and even radio if the families had access to them. All in all Victory Gardens made a huge difference in the communities and help families out like crazy.








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