A Victory Garden in a Milwaukee neighborhood, 1918Broccoli maybe? Whatever it is, it looks like a healthy crop. via: Historic Photo Collection, Milwaukee Public Library Erika Janik, writer, historian, and the producer and editor of Wisconsin Life on Wisconsin Public Radio, is our guest curator throughout the month of May. This week, Erika examined the history of Victory Gardens and other food conservation efforts during World War I. Next week, she’ll highlight milk, cheese, ice cream and other Wisconsin dairy delights.
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A Victory Garden in a Milwaukee neighborhood, 1918
Broccoli maybe? Whatever it is, it looks like a healthy crop.

via: Historic Photo Collection, Milwaukee Public Library

Erika Janik, writer, historian, and the producer and editor of Wisconsin Life on Wisconsin Public Radio, is our guest curator throughout the month of May. This week, Erika examined the history of Victory Gardens and other food conservation efforts during World War I. Next week, she’ll highlight milk, cheese, ice cream and other Wisconsin dairy delights.

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A large Victory Garden in Milwaukee in 1918. In many parts of Wisconsin, County Extension Agents advised and supervised gardening efforts. They also taught and organized classes on food preservation to help people make the most of their harvests. Read more about food conservation in World War I Wisconsin in “Food Will Win the War” from the Wisconsin Magazine of History. via: Historic Photo Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
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A large Victory Garden in Milwaukee in 1918. In many parts of Wisconsin, County Extension Agents advised and supervised gardening efforts. They also taught and organized classes on food preservation to help people make the most of their harvests.

Read more about food conservation in World War I Wisconsin in “Food Will Win the War” from the Wisconsin Magazine of History.

via: Historic Photo Collection, Milwaukee Public Library

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Victory Gardens Feed the Hungry, 1919Victory Gardens first appeared during World War I. As the war turned farm fields into battlefields in Europe, a food shortage ensued. The Allies turned to the United States and Canada for food. Wheat, meat, and sugar were among the foods rationed by Americans to feed the troops. The U.S. government, concerned with how the food shortages might affect the home front, began a campaign to encourage citizens to grow their own food. These gardens struck a patriotic chord with Americans who continued to garden after the war when food was needed to help Europe rebuild. Charles Lathrop Pack, President of the National War Garden Commission, produced this booklet to urge Americans to keep gardening as a way to support the peace process. via: Turning Points in Wisconsin History, Wisconsin Historical Society This week, guest curator Erika Janik considers the significance of food during wartime, including government-sponsored rationing and conservation programs.
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Victory Gardens Feed the Hungry, 1919
Victory Gardens first appeared during World War I. As the war turned farm fields into battlefields in Europe, a food shortage ensued. The Allies turned to the United States and Canada for food. Wheat, meat, and sugar were among the foods rationed by Americans to feed the troops.

The U.S. government, concerned with how the food shortages might affect the home front, began a campaign to encourage citizens to grow their own food. These gardens struck a patriotic chord with Americans who continued to garden after the war when food was needed to help Europe rebuild. Charles Lathrop Pack, President of the National War Garden Commission, produced this booklet to urge Americans to keep gardening as a way to support the peace process.

via: Turning Points in Wisconsin History, Wisconsin Historical Society

This week, guest curator Erika Janik considers the significance of food during wartime, including government-sponsored rationing and conservation programs.

Source: content.wisconsinhistory.org

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