UNITED STATES SCHOOL GARDEN ARMY

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Title

UNITED STATES SCHOOL GARDEN ARMY

Description

"A garden for every child, every child in a garden."

Targeting urban and suburban children aged 9 to 15, several government agencies collaborated to distribute millions of United States School Garden Army guides, to teach children to raise food from seed as a part of the school curriculum.

The intent was not only to improve the domestic supply of food, but to improve morale and boost support for the war among school children and other family members left here at home.

Files

3g06465u (1).tif

Citation

“UNITED STATES SCHOOL GARDEN ARMY,” Willa Cather Foundation Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://willacatherfdn.omeka.net/items/show/47.