Victory Gardens Part 1
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
In keeping with theme of gardening let’s take a look at the 1940s. During World War II food shortages occurred as much of the production went to feed troops fighting overseas. Victory Gardens worked to supplement US food rationing. The gardens became multiethnic spaces in which Jim Crow in the south and de facto Jim Crow in the north did not restrict the collective work of planting and harvesting needed food. Why not resurrect similar policies to help those struggling with food insecurity? More on victory gardens for the 21st century tomorrow.
