Morris Cuomo: A Victory Garden was an individual families backyard garden. The war effort cosumed a lot of resources including food. By growing their own they relieved the pressure on the supply. Consumer automobiles were not produced during the war. There is no 43 Chevvie or Ford or anything else.
Ardelia Liptow: to eat the harvest
Loise Mausser: To help the soldiers with fresh food and it was called a Victory Garden since it was grown for the soldiers fighting in the war. One horrible thing though, was the Black people weren't allowed to eat any of that.. they had to depend on what they could grow themselves and reduced to having to find dogs and rodents for food. I guess people forgot the Black soldiers that fought in the Union in the war between the states or the all Black fighter squadron here in Tuskegee, Alabama, of which I was privileged to meet the squadron leader. Yes, I live in Montgomery, Alabama and had relatives that fought for the South and yet ! our cemeteries are dotted with Southern and Union soldiers lying side by side.. they were all given Christian burials and are attended to on a regular basis....Show more
Roselee Mczeal: Because commercially grown crops were in short supply. The war effort consumed many resources, and that meant shortages for the public. Victory gardens were touted as a way for people to become independent by feeding themselves. It gave people something to do and made them feel they were helping in their own way.
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