Jan 20
5 min read
Recycle, Reuse, Restore the Earth
The Patriotic Scrap Drives and Gardens of World War II Repurposed to
Save the World Today
During World War II, we Americans saved string because it was a patriotic duty. Also bones and rags, paper bags, tin cans, pots and pans, silk stockings, nylon hose, used rubber, old clothes. The U.S. Government rationed war-effort necessities and urged people to grow Victory Gardens to…
