US Victory Garden Commission Reverse

Organized in March 1917, on the eve of the US declaration of war, the US National War Garden Commission was intended to help take pressure off of public food supply as the war effort and recruitment were likely to deplete the farm labor workforce. By encouraging families to grow their own vegetables, like potatoes, beets, and cabbage, it was hoped that they would become more self-sufficient.

Basket of fruit and vegetables; around and below: NATIONAL WAR GARDEN COMMISSION / THE SEEDS OF VICTORY / INSURE THE FRUITS OF PEACE / 1914–1919