Victory Garden Stories · A Forgotten 1940's Lesson · 20 Million Strong
Please write about War & Victory Garden stories from the senior citizens you know. Take a few moments to interview and bring their story to life.
Project Survival, LLC believes this is an extremely important part of our history and has been lost over time and nearly forgotten. With the few remaining survivors of WWII and their family members, we need to capture these time-sensitive stories for future generations. Please read more...
The core belief of a Victory Garden is founded on the WWI National War Garden Commission in early 1917 that provided food for a nation at war. These gardens provided families & communities fresh food which in turn allowed the nations large-production produce to go directly towards feeding the Allied troops. Many foods were rationed by the War Department of the United States and items such as coffee, milk, sugar, and canned goods, to name a few - were in great demand but with very little supply. Transportation shortages caused delays for fresh foods and vegetables being delivered to the market place so the government encouraged the citizens to plant “Victory Gardens.” Almost 20 million gardens were planted in back yards, empty lots, parks, and many other places throughout America. Areas that were called “slacker-land” was identified and planted into gardens. In all cities & town across America, idle land was used to produce healthy community gardens. Some families worked in private yards while many groups of citizens developed co-op’s and community gardens.
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