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title: Families can grow the produce for freedom
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/families-can-grow-the-produce-for-freedom-1941/
description: 'Farm Security Administration sheet: a photograph of a farm couple, three children and two dogs on a porch, beside a film-strip of captioned photographs'
section: Collection
---

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[![Families can grow the produce for freedom, 1941 US poster: Farm Security Administration sheet](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/families-can-grow-the-produce-for-freedom-1941.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/families-can-grow-the-produce-for-freedom-1941.jpg)

# Families can grow the produce for freedom

Farm Security Administration sheet: a photograph of a farm couple, three children and two dogs on a porch, beside a film-strip of captioned photographs (more pork and lard, food conservation, war gardens, more milk and others), with the Food for Freedom shield. The tell is plain-folks: ordinary farm people stand for the national effort, and 'victory' and 'freedom' are the stated aims.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/) [Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
FAMILIES CAN GROW
THE PRODUCE
FOR FREEDOM
more pork and lard
food conservation
increased egg production
farm stuff for market
increased soil fertility
war gardens
more milk
adequate clothing
Willing hands of millions of small farmers working together will raise the food needed for victory.
FOOD FOR FREEDOM
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
```

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