Victory Garden Workshop for kids on June 3 in Wilton

Wilton Historical Society announces Victory Gardens Workshop for Kids on Saturday, June 3 from 11:00am - 12:30pm

Millions of Americans grew Victory Gardens in their backyards – and on rooftops and in windowboxes – during WWII to supplement their wartime rations and help spur victory. Planting Victory Gardens helped make sure that there was enough food for our soldiers fighting around the world. Museum Educator Lola Chen will show the children the Society’s own Victory Garden, and talk about how everyone helped the war effort with vegetable gardens.

Many different types of vegetables were grown-such as tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, beets, and peas. Victory Gardens were responsible for bringing Swiss chard and kohlrabi onto the American dinner table because they were easy to grow. The workshop project is making pavers for the Victory Garden. The children will help prepare their own snack.

Suggested for ages 6 – 12. Wilton Historical Society members $10 per child, maximum $25 per family; Non-members $15 per child, maximum $35 per family. Please register: info@wiltonhistorical.org or call 203-762-7257.

 

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Submitted by Wilton, CT

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