Grand Trunk gardens support war effort

dc.date.accessioned	2019-09-24T19:11:34Z
dc.date.available	2019-09-24T19:11:34Z
dc.date.issued	1943-00-00
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/1000000591
dc.description	In 1943, Grand Trunk chief gardener Olaf Jensen had the idea to convert the railroad's flower beds along the lines and at its shops into "victory gardens" for the war effort. Victory gardens, also called war gardens or food gardens for defense, were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks to reduce the pressure on food supply. An Aug. 1, 1943, story in the Enquirer and News reported that "plants grown included 20,000 tomatoes, 7,000 cabbages, 800 peppers, 2,000 Bermuda onion sets and a large number of eggplant."	en_US
dc.format.medium	4x5 BW negative
dc.subject	railroad war WWII	en_US
dc.title	Grand Trunk gardens support war effort	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US
dc.description.envelope	GRAND TRUNK GARDENS
dc.description.photographer	Enquirer and News
dc.description.taxonomy	Business/Industry\|Railroad	en_US