" THE GARDENS OF VICTORY ” WWII VICTORY GARDEN PROMO BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE XD97845

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'The Gardens of Victory' (:14) is a WW2 era film presented by ‘Better Homes and Garden Magazine’ (:18). It was created by the US Office of Civil Defense (:24) as a way to educate American civilians on the necessity of growing vegetable gardens. During the Second World War over 20 million Victory Gardens were planted in order to reduce reliance on commercial gardens so as to funnel food supplies to troops abroad. The ever popular magazine, "Better Homes and Garden" was launched in 1922 under the original title "Fruit Garden and Home". The name changed over in 1924. It is the fourth most widely circulated magazine in the US. This brief film was created for public use and presents a jovially patriotic advertisement for growth of home gardens for the war effort. Opening scenes show a supply yard full of food crates and covered vehicles for transport to Allied troops (:34). Fighting men scurry for the food line (:38). The need for conserving food supplies for army servicemen is discussed. An industry worker stuffs food into his mouth (:50). Food supplies for the home front in order to keep workers strong. A family crams around a dinner table. Mechanical farm equipment buzzes down crops for harvest (1:16). Scenes from abroad show US food supplies donated to various nations (1:39) as the US took responsibility as a global power. The line of food supplies is traced. A crumbled Allied vessel follows (2:10). A steam train delivers food supplies (2:13). The dome of the White House appears (2:39). An advertisement promotes planting Victory Gardens (2:46). A house wife plucks vegetables from her own Victory Garden (2:50). She sifts through the soil as the narrator discusses the composition of food soil (3:10). The symbol for the US Office of Civil Defense hangs on a door (3:29). A house wife flips through a Better Homes and Garden magazine issue (3:38). Magazine articles dictate seeds and nursery houses for consumer use (3:49). A female plucks a seed packet (3:53). The narrator explains the best method for planting seeds. In the spring, seeds are set into a grove in the dirt (3:58). Weeds are plucked (4:14). Enriched plant food is discussed (4:21). Pesticides are sprayed on (4:25) and crops are watered (4:29). The narrator mentions the need for vegetable gardens at home to relive commercial farms for service to troops aboard (4:40). A close shot follows of a gardening plan provided by governmental agencies (4:54). A book keeper in Iowa (5:25) organizes and plans for his own Victory Garden using a gardening guide (5:37). A fireman in Michigan heads for the store (5:45). A munitions manufacturer (5:54) admires his Victory Garden. A montage of Victory Gardens ensues; in yards of townhomes (6:17) and in community gardens (6:19). A school sponsored Victory Garden follows (6:25). A father tends to his garden after work (6:32). A mother plucks foods from the garden for the table (6:44). She washes a carrot under the faucet (7:03). It ends with a patriotic call for home gardens (7:31). A ‘V’ for victory is pictured built from farm raised crops (7:43). It was produced by Better Homes and Gardens (7:50). 

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