Gardening in World War I

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When the United States joined the ongoing war in Europe in April 1917 Americans across the nation embraced vegetable gardening as a way they could contribute to the war effort. They were encouraged to plant gardens in any space available including individual households, in school yards, in unused commercial property and other locations. For those with no land to grow on, community gardens sprang up across the country. Articles in popular magazines like the Ladies Home Journal encouraged gardening and provided instructions for beginning gardeners. Here are some photographs and posters for First World War gardens.

Agencies like the US Food Administration and the Department of Agriculture distributed pamphlets on gardening.