Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects Honors Program 5-1995 The Home Trenches: The Program to Increase Food Production and Conservation in Utah During World War One Alene Estelle Alder Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/honors Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Alder, Alene Estelle, "The Home Trenches: The Program to Increase Food Production and Conservation in Utah During World War One" (1995). Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects. 386. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/honors/386 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Honors Program at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE HOME TRENCHES: THE PROGRAM TO INCREASE FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION IN UT AH DURING WORLD WAR ONE. by Alene Estelle Alder Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of UNIVERSITY HONORS WITH DEPARTMENT HONORS lil History UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, UT 1qq5 Alene Alder 1 The Home Trenches Wars are not just won on the battle field but on the home front as well . Soldiers cannot fight on empty stomachs or without weapons . "The Man who tills the soil and supports the soldier in the field and the family at home is rendering as noble and patriotic service as is the man who bears the blunt of the battle" 1 It was necessary to mobilize the entire country in support of the Great War. To feed our soldiers and those of our allies, a call rang forth encouraging American farmers to increase crop production , and housewives to conserve as much food as possible .