Keeping Things Going: Dig For Victory Flashcards
What where the fears in Britain with regards to food ?
Frustration of shortages of food along with the fear that people needed to do more
What did ministry of agriculture do to try and stop this ?
Led a campaign know as ‘Dig for victory’
What where two features of the campaign ‘Dig for victory’
Ministry wanted people to turn their gardens into vegetable plots for growing their own food
Before the war there where 700k plots which doubled to 2 million by the end
How did schools react to the fears of food shortages ?
Taught vegetable gardening as part of their lessons
What happens to parks and city squares ?
Dug over to make way for potatoes, onions and carrots
Many in public parks like Hyde park
What did some people do with the new found space left by the bombs?
Since many people didn’t have gardens they made use of the space left by bombs by creating a new plots
What does the second annual report in 1943 by the Bethnal Green Bombed sites producers accusation tell us ?
How war debris survey lorries where used to take away rubble
Poultry and rabbits had been bought by the accosiarjon and sold to members
How did the then queen react ?
Went around in June 1943 visiting six sites run by the accosiatjon
How could people get advice on growing ?
Government issued dig for victory leaflets and printed guides
Talked about growing but also tackling pests and diseases
Radio stations set up to broadcast important gardening info on saterdays
