The Home Front in WW2, Growing and Cooking Rationed Food | Dig For Victory
The Dig for Victory campaign has become one of the iconic battles of the second world war. Along with Dunkirk that rescued the British army from the German clutches, the Battle of Britain air war that prevented the invasion in September 1940 and D Day that was the beginning of the end for the Nazi Third Reich.
Dig for Victory - The 1940's Experiment
2012年1月28日 · During WWII public information films encouraged individuals and communities to be ingenious, creative and to take responsibility in growing extra food for the table to balance food shortages. The “Dig for Victory” campaign was launched in 1939 by the British government.
Dig for Victory Official Government Leaflets from WW2
In this wartime dig for victory leaflet is a basic but thorough guide to growing the root crops. Carrots, Beets, Parsnips, Turnips and Swedes. Compost is still the heart of the garden today but methods have improved over that promoted in this September 1941 official government guide.
WW2 People's War - Digging for Victory - BBC
During the early years of the 2nd world war while staple diet foods were available to most people, especially those living on farms and countryside dwellers, this was not the case for town and city...
WW2 People's War - Dig for Victory - BBC
Dig for Victory. One major ploy of the enemy was to starve the population and U boat attacks on the Merchant Fleet were horrendous. As elsewhere Cotmanhay had allotments on which we grew our...
WW2 People's War - DIGGING FOR VICTORY - BBC
During the first few months of World War II, known as the “Phoney War” we prepared for the worst. We lived in the suburbs of London and, in response to the admonishments to “dig for victory”,...
WW2 People's War - Dig for Victory - BBC
In 1942 the Government brought out a theme 'Dig for Victory' which was intended to encourage everyone to grow their own vegetables. In our back yard there was a piece of land with a large plum...
Dig For Victory - Imperial War Museums
The 'Dig for Victory' campaign launched at the outbreak of the war encouraged the cultivation of gardens and allotments. Millions of instructional leaflets were issued and by 1943 over 1.4 million people had allotments and were producing over a million tons of vegetables a year.
Official Monthly Wartime Growing Guides | Dig For Victory
This official April 1945 wartime monthly growing guide from the dig for victory campaign covers the seasonal tasks, timing and pest control methods. May 1945 Allotment & Garden Guide The May 1945 Dig for Victory growing guide covered the monthly jobs with long articles on growing outdoor tomatoes and how birds can help in pest control.
WW2 People's War - Digging for victory - BBC
2005年11月18日 · In the park next to Wormwood scrubs, we would go to plant and dig up vegetables. We used to go there to play football before the war but we couldn’t do that any more because it was all being dug...