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Bookmark or Share- Victory Gardens on the World War II Home Front - U.S. National Park ServiceArticle. Victory Gardens on the World War II Home Front. Learn More. This article is part of the series, The American Home Front and World War II. It explores life on the home front by looking at the things people invented, created, and used and the ways that everyday life changed.
- America’s Patriotic Victory Gardens | HISTORYIn 1942, roughly 15 million families planted victory gardens; by 1944, an estimated 20 million victory gardens produced roughly 8 million tons of food—which was the equivalent of more than...
- VICTORY GARDENS AT A GLANCE: - The National WWII MuseumImage Gallery. Fun Facts About Victory Gardens. During World War II, Victory Gardens were planted by families in the United States (the Home Front) to help prevent a food shortage. In 1941, a five-foot Christmas tree could be purchased for 75 cents.
- Victory Garden at the National Museum of American HistoryThe Victory Garden on the east side the National Museum of American History is a re-created World War II-era garden featuring “heirloom” vegetable and flower species available to gardeners through the 1940s.
- Victory Gardens in World War I - National WWI Museum and MemorialVictory Gardens in World War I. Sow the Seeds of Victory. As World War I raged on, a crisis beyond warfare and shell shock emerged: Europe was running out of food. Barren from drought and often the scene of battles, fertile farmland across the continent was rapidly disappearing.
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