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Where Our Men are Fighting, Our Food is Fighting
Food crate being parachuted down accompanied with two soldiers. FDR's administration valued food. They constantly told the home front population how important it was. They endorsed the policy of having Americans grow their own food because it…
Grow Your Own: Be Sure!
Red, White, and Blue "V" ribbon surrounded by vegetables. Franklin Roosevelt realized that he could use propaganda posters as a way to encourage the home front to participate in growing a victory garden. His administration used colorful posters to…
Join us on the Farm Front! Be a Victory Farm Volunteer of the U.S. Corp
Girl and a boy posing with gardening equipment. This propaganda poster invites young boys and girls to be part of the larger movement of growing food. It encourages them to take part in a voluntary program that FDR has constantly told them to engage…
War Gardens For Victory: Grow Vitamins At Your Kitchen Door
A girl holding a basket of vegetables and a hoe. Even though growing a victory garden actually required labor intensive work, propaganda posters emphasized the ease of having fresh vegetables, full of vitamins, in close proximity. The home front…
Grow it Yourself: Plan a Farm Garden Now!
Poster of vegetable farm garden being watered. This propaganda poster encourages the home front to grow the type of garden that will supply an abundance of food.The poster tells the home front to grow a "Farm Garden", which reflects the idea that a…
Work on a Farm this Summer
Man with a pitchfork and Woman holding a basket of vegetables. This image encourages men and women to participate in increasing the food supply. Men and women are invited to take a break during the summer months to fight the war effort on a different…