When food rationing tightened during World War II, backyards, rooftops, and vacant lots turned into farms. By 1943, roughly 20 million American victory gardens were supplying about 40 percent of the fresh vegetables grown in the United States. Britain’s Dig for Victory campaign pushed the same idea with posters, recipe leaflets, and cartoon mascots. What …
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