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Community Gardening During World War I: Sowing the Seeds of Victory, October 3 at 2 pm at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Find out how World War I gardening programs impacted the war, and how they remain relevant to our national security today.
Ruth Hayden-Smith, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, will consider the significant impact on American food production, consumption patterns, and cultural life of three popular World War I national gardening and agricultural programs: the National War Garden Commission, the United States School Garden Army, and the Woman’s Land Army. Through these programs, the federal government, in partnership with private organizations and a strong grassroots effort, urged Americans to express their loyalty and patriotism through by producing and conserving their own food. As then, the connection between the nation’s food readiness and national security has relevance today. This program is free thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Ruby W. and LaVon P. Linn Foundation.
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
33 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA 02421
781-861-6559
programs@srmml.org