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Victory Garden at the National Museum of American History

The Victory Garden

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 […]

Victory Garden 2020

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 […]