“A garden for every child, every child in a garden.” -The United States School Garden Army On May 5, 1917, Herbert Hoover was appointed by President Wilson to be the United States Food Administrator.  The U.S. had just entered World War I, and Hoover mobilized Americans to produce and conserve food supplies.  Among the kitchen war efforts were Meatless Mondays and Wheatless Wednesdays. Across the country, a movement to grow food in school gardens also took off.  Children, women, and other civilians tended and harvested gardens to feed WWI troops.  What are you growing in your school garden?
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“A garden for every child, every child in a garden.”

-The United States School Garden Army

On May 5, 1917, Herbert Hoover was appointed by President Wilson to be the United States Food Administrator. 

The U.S. had just entered World War I, and Hoover mobilized Americans to produce and conserve food supplies.  Among the kitchen war efforts were Meatless Mondays and Wheatless Wednesdays.

Across the country, a movement to grow food in school gardens also took off.  Children, women, and other civilians tended and harvested gardens to feed WWI troops. 

What are you growing in your school garden?

Source: hoover.archives.gov

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