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A black and white image of a woman standing in her home's backyard garden in a dress in Utah 1930s with text that reads Great Depression Gardening Skills and Stories with Historical Pictures from the 1930s and 1940s Hat Poses, Sears Homes, Woman In A Dress, Photo Of A Woman, Backyard Food, Victory Gardens, Flower Gardening Ideas, Garden Diy Ideas, Cash Crop

Great Depression Backyard Gardening | Victory Gardens 1930s & 1940s |Fruit, Herb & Vegetable Garden

During the Great Depression, many families turned to backyard food production to keep their families fed. My paternal grandparents were teenagers through the 1930’s and each labored on their family farms. Here I’ll share family stories told about Great Depression home gardening and how it saved lives:

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Frugal Cooking Tips from the Great Depression

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Great Depression: Farm Stories of Survival {Surviving the 1930's}

My grandparents were teenagers through the Great Depression. I'll share stories from the family farm about how they survived this hard time:

black and white photograph of an old fashioned kitchen with table, chairs, stove and refrigerator

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an old black and white photo of a man standing in a corn field holding a bag

20 Historic Photos In Texas Taken During The Great Depression

20 Great Depression Photos In Texas

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A WPA bookmobile | How Reading Got Farm Women Through the Depression

Great Depression Backyard Chicken Keeping | Home Food Production | Victory Garden & Laying Hens 1930

A black & white image of a man in antique overalls on a Great Depression farm in Texas scattering handfuls of grain for a flock of around 100 white leghorn chickens with text that reads Great Depression Chicken Keeping Skills and Stories How Laying Hens Kept Families Fed with historical pictures

a woman standing in front of a pot on top of a stove

How People Got The Most Out Of Their Food During The Great Depression

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7 Cheap Recipes Straight From The Great Depression