War Gardens: A Pocket Guide for Home Vegetable Growers

"War Gardens: A Pocket Guide for Home Vegetable Growers" by Montague Free is a helpful handbook from the World War I years, giving people the know-how to grow their own food. It kicks off by pointing out how important home gardens are, especially when things get tough, showing how growing veggies can help with food shortages and save money. The book tells you all sorts of ways to get the most crops out of any space. It also introduces the idea of "war gardens", small plots of land where people can grow vegetables, saying that gardening is good for your health, helps your community get food, and supports the country. It jumps into the good things about backyard gardening and the basics, so anyone ready to start their veggie-growing adventure has what they need.