victory garden

American  

Or Victory garden

noun

1. a vegetable garden, especially a home garden, cultivated to increase food production during a war or period of shortages.

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Etymology

Origin of victory garden

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

“They don’t like the name 'victory garden',” she said.

From Salon

Molly McIntire planted a victory garden and collected scrap metal as she waited out World War II.

From Washington Post

“So as a start, I suggest maybe you reduce your lawn and have a native plant victory garden, where the food is not for you, but for the wild animals who live here.”

From Los Angeles Times

We planted a “victory garden” in our backyard and had an abundance of vegetables that we ate fresh during the summertime and canned for the winter.

From Washington Post

Mark Cusimano, the founder of one such company, The Martian Garden, says cultivating a red planet victory garden using Saddleback’s soil is his hobby.

From New York Times