August 1, 2023 at 11:12 am
The Victory Garden at Smithsonian Gardens is a demonstration vegetable garden located on the east side of the National Museum of American History. It is used by our gardening staff to interpret the Victory Garden trend that was popular during World War II (1941-1945). During that time, millions of victory gardens in all shapes and […]
July 2, 2021 at 3:11 pm
Americans have always been known for both revolutionary thought and lasting traditions. An early American tradition during colonial times centered around drinking tea. At that time, tea was such a commodity that bricks of it were treated as cash and people literally waited for tea-laden ships to arrive in seaports. Most of us have heard […]
April 14, 2020 at 3:39 pm
This year many are thinking about growing their own vegetable garden. Growing food and being more self-sufficient is a common reaction in times of national struggle. Perhaps the most well-known vegetable gardening campaign occurred during World War II – Victory Gardens. In 1944, about 20 million Victory Gardens provided 8 million tons of food or […]