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Engaging Our Children in Our Gardens
Boy holding a basket of the green beans that he picked. In our current time, government-endorsed gardening has once again become an important political policy. Through the urging of Michelle Obama, the Let's Move! was established. This program…
Every Child Needs A Good School Lunch
Cartoon boy and girl playing catch. Real boy eating a nutritious meal. Healthy nutrition and access to food was very important to FDR's administration. This poster told the home front that children's nutrition was especially important. In addition,…
For Work, For Play, 3 "Squares" a Day
Poster of a family's day. This propaganda poster emphasizes the importance of a balanced and healthy diet. Proper nutrition, such as the nutrition that a family could receive from the vegetables in the victory garden that they plant and tend, is…
Gardening (1940)
Instructional film on how to garden. Propaganda instructional videos told the population what they should be doing to help win the war. This film teaches the population how to properly tend and grow vegetables. It focuses mostly on the children…
Gardens of Service
Food bank community garden sign. In our current time, government-endorsed gardening has once again become an important political policy. Through the urging of Michelle Obama, the Let's Move! was established. This program encourages children to engage…
Gardens To Educate and Inspire Children
Children visiting the white house gardening. In our current time, government-endorsed gardening has once again become an important political policy. Through the urging of Michelle Obama, the Let's Move! was established. This program encourages…
Going our Way? Be a Victory Farm Volunteer
Girl and a boy with gardening equipment. This propaganda poster invites youth to participate and experience harvesting and growing food. They are invited to work on a farm which will help increase the food supply. This poster emphasizes the voluntary…
Great Soil for a Great Garden
White house employees fertilizing the garden. In our current time, government-endorsed gardening has once again become an important political policy. Through the urging of Michelle Obama, the Let's Move! was established. This program encourages…
Great World War II Projects: You Can Build Yourself
Teaching Children about World War II. Children's literature is one of the most prominent ways that the World War II victory garden is remembered in the post-World War II era. It provides a safe way for authors to introduce children to the Second…
Growing our Garden
White house employees tending the garden. In our current time, government-endorsed gardening has once again become an important political policy. Through the urging of Michelle Obama, the Let's Move! was established. This program encourages children…