https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf WWl Final Project en-us 2016-12-12 17:39:43 UTC 2025-11-17 17:39:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pizza.png ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143190166 During World War I, a severe food crisis emerged in Europe as agricultural workers were recruited into military service and farms were transformed into battlefields.

]]> 2016-12-12 17:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143190166 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143190426 The United States got the burden of feeding millions of starving people. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143190426 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143190467 Charles Lathrop Pack came up with the idea of a Victory Garden by encourage Americans to contribute to the war effort by planting, fertilizing, harvesting and storing their own fruits and vegetables so that more food could be exported to our allies.

]]> 2016-12-12 17:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143190467 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143190672 A great way to encourage people to have a victory garden was  Citizens were urged to utilize all idle land that was not already engaged in agricultural production—including school and company grounds, parks, backyards and available vacant lots.

]]> 2016-12-12 17:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143190672 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143190854 Amateur gardeners were provided with instruction pamphlets on how, when and where to sow, and were offered suggestions as to the best crops to plant, along with tips on preventing disease and insect infestations

]]> 2016-12-12 17:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143190854 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143190924 The endeavor was so well received that the government turned its attention to distributing canning and drying manuals to help people preserve their surplus crops.

]]> 2016-12-12 17:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143190924 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191076 As a result of these combined efforts, 3 million new garden plots were planted in 1917 and more than 5.2 million were cultivated in 1918, which generated an estimated 1.45 million quarts of canned fruits and vegetables.

]]> 2016-12-12 17:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191076 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191209 By the end of World War I, the campaign promoting home gardens—which by then were referred to as “victory gardens”—had dropped off, but many people continued to maintain them.

]]> 2016-12-12 17:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191209 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191381 During the war food was rationed because the troops had to be fed and most of the ships that carried goods were used for war supplies

]]> 2016-12-12 17:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191381 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191463 People received ration books]]> 2016-12-12 17:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191463 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191513 Ration books - books that has coupons for certain items; Sugar,coffee,butter,meats and canned goods]]> 2016-12-12 17:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191513 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191593 The coupons allowed you to buy these items even if you had money and no coupons you could not buy it. 

]]> 2016-12-12 17:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191593 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191694 Rationing meant everyone got a fair share when there weren’t enough supplies.

]]> 2016-12-12 17:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191694 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191753 Besides food, clothing and gas were rationed too]]> 2016-12-12 17:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191753 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191860 Because of gas and rubber shortages, Americans were forced to do less driving

]]> 2016-12-12 17:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143191860 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192040 Many things were rationed not just food. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192040 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192141  Many companies additionally allowed employees to plant gardens on company property and provided irrigation water and other supplies to assist in gardeners’ efforts. 

]]> 2016-12-12 17:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192141 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192221 Few to no garden centers existed from which to purchase vegetable starts. Gardeners had to know what to plant directly in the garden from seed and what they needed to start early on their own. Starting things early often involved building a structure known as a hotbed. ]]> 2016-12-12 17:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192221 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192270 Hotbeds were constructed of a wood frame at a dimension of three by six feet. They were covered with glass and heated using decomposing horse manure buried beneath the growing area.

]]> 2016-12-12 17:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192270 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192329 San Francisco's victory program became one of the best in the country. There were over 800 gardens in Golden Gate Park.

]]> 2016-12-12 17:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192329 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192406 Every park in the city had gardens and many vacant lots were used for growing vegetables.

]]> 2016-12-12 17:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192406 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192510 The war took men and horses away from farm work. Imports of nitrate fertilizers were hit. Reduced agricultural output forced up prices and encouraged hoarding. Governments responded by putting price controls on staple foodstuffs. Food queues formed of women and children became a common sight in cities across Europe.]]> 2016-12-12 17:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192510 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192543 Food became very expensive. People panicked and soon there were very long queues outside shops.

]]> 2016-12-12 17:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192543 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192644 'Don't waste it' was a big quote during this time 

]]> 2016-12-12 17:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143192644 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143193066 In 1918, new laws set by the government introduced rationing, a way of sharing food fairly.]]> 2016-12-12 17:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143193066 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143193108 Each person had special ration cards, even King George and Queen Mary.

]]> 2016-12-12 17:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143193108 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143193224 The cards could only be used at certain shops. Families had to say which butcher, baker and grocer they would buy food from.]]> 2016-12-12 17:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143193224 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143193284 The rules were very strict. Anyone found cheating could be fined or even sent to prison]]> 2016-12-12 17:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143193284 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143193330 This saved many people from starving during WWl and was later used in WWll

]]> 2016-12-12 17:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143193330 ctodd18 https://padlet.com/ctodd18/aiynzjq622gf/wish/143193672 V. Gardens
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