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War–Gardens of World War 1 – Learn How People Fed Themselves Before Grocery Stores
Welcome to the War Garden, also known as a Victory Garden. During World War I and World War II, tens of millions of the gardens were planted and harvested by citizens to support the war efforts in Europe and the Pacific. Patriots planted gardens in backyards, vacant lots, public parks, school grounds, and on rooftops. Likewise, citizens of Canada, England, Australia, and New Zealand planted War Gardens were promoted and supported by the military and federal governments as a way to free up food to be sent to the troops fighting the wars.
Click the above image to view a collection of 16 books printed from 1875 to 1920 on topics related to planting, growing, and harvesting food for family survival Those were the days before grocery store chains, mini marts, and mail order dinners.
Learn about window gardening, small space gardens, and family gardens. How to get started preparing the land, getting seeds, providing water, and how to use fertilizer.
Click the above image to view a collection of 8 books on topics covering the processing and storage of home grown food by canning, pickling, and drying.
Before the century of processed foods, individuals and families, living mostly on family farms, were proficient at storing their garden's bounty for the cold winter months.
Each of the two recipe books in this collection is a veritable treasure of many recipes based on the bountiful harvests produced by home gardens.
One book is the National Course in Home Economics. It was published in 1917 and it's contents are displayed on 660 pages.
The second recipe book is Cooks in Clover Recipe published in 1889 with 176 pages.
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