On The Home Front: Victory Gardens
Victory Gardens seemed forever present beginning in 1942 and continuing into 1946 as World War Two impacted the civilian population of the United States. As a federal campaign declaring “food is fighting” the war, residents throughout Sherburne County took up the appeal to grow more food, and preserve more food, to help the war effort. Pamphlets distributed by private companies and the Federal govt. promoted the victory garden program “Every member of a well-fed farm family consumes $25 to $30 worth of vegetables and fruits every year,” Department of Agriculture agents claimed. “A half to three-quarter acre garden will supply the needs of a family of six.” The remaining produce grown on farms and small gardens throughout the county, and throughout the country, could be used in large cities and communities lacking the acreage to garden. The surplus garden produce allowed the federal government to utilize commercially grown and canned vegetables for th...