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The Victory Garden
A girl saves her neighbor's victory garden by getting her classmates to tend the garden. 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…
The Readington Community Garden, Readington Township, New Jersey
New Jersey community working their community 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…
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The Four Freedoms: Message to the 77th Congress, January 6, 1941
Poster of FDR's Four Freedom Speech. The idea of freedom was very important to Franklin Roosevelt. He gave a speech highlighting the types of freedom that he believed people should have. One of these four freedoms was freedom form want. Although it…
Share This If You Think Every School Should Have A Garden: Grow Food Not Lawns (1 of 2)
This image depicts children learning about how to grow their own food. It was posted on a social media site in order to draw attention to the importance of gardening in the public school system. It is in agreement with the government-endorsed…
School Plan
Under the Obama administration, Michelle Obama has implemented the Let's Move! plan to encourage healthy eating habits. Schools are encouraged to allow the students to grow and eat vegetables. In our current time, government-endorsed gardening has…
Plant a Victory Garden
This poster portrays a family tending a victory garden. This propaganda poster was used to encourage the World war II home front population to grow victory gardens. The poster proudly proclaims the words " Plant a victory garden", "Our food is…
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Parent Plan
Under the Obama administration, Michelle Obama has implemented the Let's Move! plan to encourage healthy eating habits. Parents are encouraged to make their children live healthy lives. In our current time, government-endorsed gardening has once…
Ours to Fight For: Freedom From Want
Visual interpretation of FDR's Four Freedom's speech. A family sitting down to to eat turkey dinner. Norman Rockwell painted a series of four pictures interpreting Franklin Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech. This image demonstrates the third…
November 26, 1942- Proclamation 2571: Thanksgiving Day
Declared the 4th Thursday of November Thanksgiving Day. Gathering the harvest and the importance of the home front to produce food. Home front gardeners are as important as soldiers.
"In giving thanks for the greatest harvest in the history of our…
"In giving thanks for the greatest harvest in the history of our…