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Victory Gardens Handbook


 

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War Gardens, Victory Gardens


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
  Setting Up the Center
    Building and Location
    Equipment Needed
    Floor Plans
    Details of Equipment
    Containers
    Obtaining Equipment
  Operating the Center
    Processes for Tin Cans
    Safety and Sanitation
    Processing Times for Foods in Tin
  Canned Food Spoilage
  Community Food Dehydrators
  A Victory Food Conservation Kitchen in Operation
CANNING FOR CIVIC PURPOSES
  The Food Bank
THE VICTORY GARDEN AS A CLASSROOM TOPIC
  Teacher-made Textbooks Include Gardens
  Soybeans and Goats
  Gardens Named for Soldiers
JUNIOR VICTORY GARDEN CONTESTS
SOILLESS OR CHEMICAL VICTORY GARDENS
  History of Soilless Gardening
  Basic Principles of Plant Growth
  Requirements for Growth of Green Plants
  Methods of Nutrient Solution Culture
  Representative Nutrient Solution Formulae
  Mechanical Considerations
  What the Soilless Victory Gardener May Do
ORNAMENTAL VICTORY GARDENING
VICTORY GARDEN SPEAKERS
VICTORY GARDEN JUNIOR PLAYS
VICTORY GARDEN SHOWS
  Time for the Victory Garden Show
  Exhibit Materials
  Informational Display Cards
    Display Set I—Conservation of Minerals and Vitamins
      in Vegetables and Fruits
    Display Set II—Nutrient Value of Properly-Cooked
      Vegetables and Fruits
    Display Set III—Nutrient Value of Home-Canned
      Vegetables and Fruits
    Display Set IV—Nutrient Value of Meat, Milk, Eggs
    Display Set V—Nutrient Value of Cereal Grain Products
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cover of Victory Gardens Handbook of the Victory Garden Committee
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Victory Gardens
Handbook of the
Victory Garden Committee
War Services, Pennsylvania
State Council of Defense

April, 1944

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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