Reply #53: Victory Gardens Helped Win the War

[Hidden Stillness]

This reminds me--sometimes, people think that Victory Gardens were a "cute" World War II idea, that made people think they were contributing something toward the war effort, whether they were or not; but just to show you how great that New Deal generation was when they all worked and pulled together as a team: At the height of the Victory Garden effort, one-third of all the Nation's produce--ONE-THIRD--came from Victory Gardens, freeing other produce to be sent to the troops. It was a huge, monumental result, like all the "drives" for metal, rubber, etc., and it helped win the war.