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At Susana A. Hernandez’s house, her parents didn’t have money to buy war bonds, so they farmed, she said.On the radio, President Franklin U. Roosevelt called on Americans to grow food, she said.“I remember the president in a national call urged you to convert your backyard into a Victory Garden for whatever you needed,” said Hernandez, 78.So she and her mother, Luz Argullin, tilled a 10-foot by 10-foot garden at their home in San Benito.caught were not wasted but given to hungry German civilians who lived in the nearby villages, Saldana said.When the war ended,“We planted onion, garlic, beets, turnips,” said Hernandez, who now lives in Harlingen with her husband. “I helped with the hoeing and gardening. There was no irrigation, so we had a small pond — a low area in the land that would fill up with rainwater. We hauled it with buckets, two people at a time.Victory Gardens not only gave people a sense of contributing to the war effort, but they also were an emotional bxxjst to families living under the hardships of rationing. Certain processed food, gasoline, coffee, shoes and other items were rationed. Coupons were distributed based on family size, and the coupon book allowed them to buy a specified amount.
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Brownsville Herald
Brownsville, Texas, US
Mon, May 25, 2009
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