Suttons alone has attracted 150,000 new customers since March. Covid-19, plus the 75th anniversary of the second world war’s Dig for Victory campaign, has added to the allure of food autarky.

The ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign was set up during WWII by the British Ministry of Agriculture.

It is 80 years since the Dig for Victory campaign, a war-time Ministry of Agriculture initiative to help to keep the population healthy during rationing following the naval blockade that saw food ...

The Royal Horticultural Society, based in London, wants to gather photographs of the wartime fruit and vegetables patches and allotments to plug a gap in our historical knowledge.

Last week, British agriculture minister David Heath warned of “digging for survival” due to food shortages. He revived memories of the Second World War's Dig for Victory campaign, which is ...

John Raeburn, who died on July 9 at 93, was the agricultural economist who, as head of the Agricultural Plans Branch of the Ministry of Food, set up the “Dig for Victory” campaign that fed Great ...

In 1942 the Government brought out a theme 'Dig for Victory' which was intended to encourage everyone to grow their own vegetables. In our back yard there was a piece of land with a large plum ...

Tack on another victory at Mug Race It's a breeze for father-son team in race on St. Johns ...

The Dig for Victory campaign destroyed the British countryside, a landowner has claimed, after finally making her family farm pay by taking it back to its pre-war state.

It is 80 years since the Dig for Victory campaign, a war-time Ministry of Agriculture initiative to help to keep the population healthy during rationing following the naval blockade that saw food ...