What is the winning garden?

In World War II, millions of Americans and British were encouraged to plant winning gardens, private gardens in their backyards and empty land that were designed to reduce the demand for fresh products. By growing their own food, people could also add their rations, which were sometimes limited to ensure that units had enough food. The British and US government also used the concept of Victory Garden as a moral booster, which shows that every citizen could contribute to war effort in some way. This would be reflected in the reduced costs in terms of the supply of soldiers. By cultivating their food, citizens also equalized the shortcomings caused by lack of work in the field of fields of fields and high demand for agricultural products from the army. Gardens also provided a point that citizens could gather about, supporting the participation of the community in war effort.

Victory Gardens appeared in various places. Gardens in the garden were commonAnd some communities have taken empty land and have been transferred to the Gardens of Victory Gardens throughout the war. Several cities also reserve premises in public parks such as the famous London Hyde Park, to establish winning gardens, popularize ideas and provide space for people who lacked space in the garden.

More than 20 million people in the United States only planted the winning gardens during World War II, and these war gardens were the main source of food for many families. Food from the Victory Garden, which was not immediately consumed for community efforts.

At the end of the war, the Victory Garden movement was largely abandoned because people expected that food supply would return to the pre -war level. In fact, Britain, in particular, fought a lack of food several years after the war, because it took some time to put the land back in full production.In the later part of the 20th century, the Victory Garden movement experienced a revival, while the advocates for locally grown, organic foods encouraged people to plant the winning gardens to supply food and promote local means of production.