Victory gardens

                                                                   Victory Gardens

      Victory garden also known as "war garden" organized by Charles Lathrop Pack in 1917. The garden was to help reduce pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. The garden was allowed to be planted on private residences as well as public land. Some people called it the "moral booster" that way they felt empowered by contributing and getting rewarded by the produce grown. The average garden produced up to 41 percent of all vegetables that was consumed in the nation. Over 800 gardens were in the golden gate park, plus every park was beginning to build gardens. Having 20,000,000 gardens planted across the united states.

     The victory garden helped us by providing food for the soldiers and as well saved money so we could buy more weapons. Gardens were responsible for bringing Swiss chard and kohlrabi onto the American dinner table because they were easy to grow. They gardens produces tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, beets, and peas. Everyone wanted a gardent that people with no land would grow them from boxes out of their windows.