Captain Planet Foundation
P is for Poppies
Explore the way local farming and rationing helped the war effort in World War I with a lesson plan on gardening. After learning about trench warfare, reading "In Flanders' Field" by John McCrae, and studying poppies, kids discuss the...
Curated OER
Amazing Grazing: Keeping Our Ecosystem Running
Learners discover the value of sustainability within our ecosystem. In this ecological activity, students discuss the importance of a food cycle in our society, and how humans can improve the conservation of a healthy ecosystem....
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Colorado College: World War I Poster Collection: u.s. Food Administration
Examples of posters used by the Food Administration during World War I to promote food conservation.
Oregon Secretary of State
Oregon at War: On the Home Front: Conservation Becomes Second Nature
Although this site focuses on the impact of World War I on Oregon, the information about food rationing and limitations pertains to the entire country. Find out about the Food Administration and its efforts to encourage the conservation...
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Fruit From Washington: Crop Harvests at Home in America in World War Ii
This site is filled with posters from World War II, the Great Depression, and World War I which encouraged using food wisely, growing victory gardens, and helping harvest the crops on commercial farms.