gardens were planted to produce more food for the war effort in market gardens.
gardens were planted to produce more food for the war effort in market gardens.
gardens planted to produce more food for the war effort?
market garden
in britain, "digging for victory" used much land such as waste ground, railway edges, ornamental gardens and lawns, while sports fields and golf courses were requisitioned for farming or vegetable growing. sometimes a sports field was left as it was but used for sheep-grazing instead of being mown (for example see ). by 1943, the number of allotments had roughly doubled to 1,400,000, including rural, urban and suburban plots. c. h. middleton's radio programme "in your garden" reached millions of listeners keen for advice on growing potatoes, leeks and the like, and helped ensure a communal sense of contributing to the war effort (as well as a practical response to food rationing). county herb committees were established to collect medicinal herbs when german blockades created shortages, for instance in "digitalis purpurea" (foxglove) which was used to regulate heartbeat. victory gardens were planted in backyards and on apartment-building rooftops, with the occasional vacant lot "commandeered for the war effort!" and put to use as a cornfield or a squash patch. during world war ii, sections of lawn were publicly plowed for plots in hyde park, london to promote the movement, while allotments growing onions in the shadow of the albert memorial also pointed to everybody, high and low, chipping in to the national struggle. both buckingham palace and windsor castle had vegetable gardens planted at the instigation of king george vi to assist with food production.
victory garden
the black panther party (bpp) played a role in seeding urban agricultural practices in west oakland. one of its social programs aimed to improve the access to healthy food for the city's black population by providing breakfast in local schools, churches, and community centers. a small amount of this food came from small local gardens planted by bpp members. according to prof. nathan mcclintock, "the panthers used gardening as a coping mechanism and a means of supplementing their diets, as a well as a means to strengthen community members engaged in the struggle against oppression." the people of color greening network (pcgn) was created in the 1990s. the group planted in empty and vacant lots in west oakland. in addition, schools around alameda county began teaching basic gardening skills and food education. other groups have carried on those legacies, such as people's grocery and planting justice.
urban agriculture