PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoMonthly ration in Poland, early 1980slemmy.worldimagemessage-square221fedilinkarrow-up1570arrow-down15
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minus-squareKit@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·5 days agoIf Poland is anything like the US, families were expected to keep a garden where they grew many vegetables and fruits, and often kept chickens.
minus-squareCoCo_Goldstein@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoAre you referring to ‘Victory Gardens’ in WWII? If so, that’s a bit of an apples to oranges comparison, since Poland had been at peace for over 35 years.
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 days agoI’m Estonian, not Polish, but I’ve helped my mom grow potatoes and stuff. Because of the peasant history, our people have always grown our own food. Only in the least few decades has it been getting less common.
minus-squareKit@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoPrior to WWII, during the depression.
If Poland is anything like the US, families were expected to keep a garden where they grew many vegetables and fruits, and often kept chickens.
Are you referring to ‘Victory Gardens’ in WWII?
If so, that’s a bit of an apples to oranges comparison, since Poland had been at peace for over 35 years.
I’m Estonian, not Polish, but I’ve helped my mom grow potatoes and stuff. Because of the peasant history, our people have always grown our own food. Only in the least few decades has it been getting less common.
Prior to WWII, during the depression.