| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Remembrance Day |
| Year | 2024 |
| Stamp Count | 2 |
| Country | Canada |
Just in time for Remembrance Day, honour Canadian home front heroes with this stamp issue commemorating the Soldiers of the Soil and farmerettes, who provided much needed farm labour in Canada during times of war.
Farm labour shortages due in part to men leaving for military service in the First and Second World Wars led to national and provincial initiatives to maintain both the domestic food supply and Canada’s commitment and ability to produce food for Britain and the Allied troops overseas.
Teenage boys and young women recruited to work on farms through national and provincial initiatives is an example of how civilian members of society stepped in to help with the war effort at home.
This stamp issue salutes the young women and men whose labour through two world wars helped keep plates – and stomachs – full, both on the front and at home.
The two stamps feature archival photos of participants in the national Soldiers of the Soil initiative and the Farmerette Brigade of the Ontario Farm Service Force, respectively, at work in the fields.
The farmerettes photo, entitled “Taking a break from hoeing celery,” features four Farmerette Brigade participants in Thedford, Ontario, in 1945.
The Soldiers of the Soil photo features program participants harvesting flax in Willowdale, Ontario, circa 1917.
