US Victory Garden Commission Obverse

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.

Woman to right planting cabbage, soldiers in background marching to right; to left and right: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA