"A garden for every child, every child in a garden."
That was the motto of the United States School Garden Army.
Link: Full history with tons of citations - by Rose Hayden-Smith, 4-H Youth Development and
Master Gardener Advisor, UCCE-Ventura County
Look at their beribboned pins in this detail from the 1919 President Hoover era poster below. Nice! But the badge material was an illusion I found when I went looking for one. They are hard to find because they were very fragile, made from thin celluloid, and given to children!
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