a few weeks ago i started planting my victory garden. i got several packs of seeds from a trip home to missouri last fall and have been planting them in recycled tin cans. i still have several more that need to be planted but it's so exciting to see the little guys sprout!!
right now it's mostly herbs and greens, but i found a carrot sprout this morning!!
now a little history of victory gardens:
victory gardens, also called war gardens, were fruit, veggie and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks during WWI and WWII to help ease the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. in addition to indirectly contributing to the war effort, these gardens were also considered a civil "morale booster" — in that gardeners could feel empowered by their contribution to the war and rewarded by the produce grown. this made victory gardens become a part of daily life on the home front.
posters were printed and displayed to help advertise the idea, and it worked. here are a few posters:
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