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
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Security Administration
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- Home front, Economy and finance
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Security Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-748 (NAID 514235).
Text on the object
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
