Hi! We are a husband and wife who came to North Carolina with big dreams. Slow and steady is our way of operating. We worked our way from an apartment whose patio garden was eaten by one of our cats, to our home on two acres.
Elisabeth always dreamed of having a homestead lifestyle, practicing some of the household arts of gardening, canning, candle making, and soap making. Ever the planner, she stocks up on books and knowledge, and is always on the hunt for a scrap of paper or common Magic the Gathering card for a bookmark.
James is a doer. Execution is his style. He’s building a collection of tools and deciding on a workbench plan for the garage. He is the most popular with the ducklings and happily so! The bedrock of the group, he makes the dream happen. James likes playing Magic the Gathering in several formats and can be found at local game stores.
Suppe Victory Gardens is our way of beginning to farm. The scale is small, the goals are lofty! We want healthy, fresh, wholesome foods that carry tremendous flavor. We are willing to take the extra time to grow delicious food. We look for heritage or heirloom stock and choose methods that create harmony. In our ideal farm, the veggie scraps are composted, the compost feeds the garden, the garden feeds us and eventually our town.
We believe anyone can take part and have a say in the making of food. And that food should be enjoyable!
Victory Gardens
Victory Gardens were something encouraged by the US government during World War I. Civilians were encouraged to grow their own food in their backyards, and communities turned unused land into gardens! Campaigns ran encouraging ads and gave information to amateurs. Social clubs passed word of gardening around, and the Bureau of Education started a group to teach children to garden and recruit them into the movement. This helped prevent food rationing as commercially produced crops were diverted to the military.
When World War II came around the idea was dusted off and again and Victory Gardens were encouraged. About half of all American families had a victory garden during this time, with 40% of the nation’s produce grown from these gardens in 1943-44. At the time, many of these gardeners were first timers and this was an effort that almost anyone could engage in.
These gardens were something everyone could do; they unified Americans with everyone being able to aid in the war effort; they increased food independence; and there’s a bit of achievement and pride at the harvest.
At Suppe Victory Gardens, we believe our world needs a bit more unity, community, and sense of accomplishment. Journey with us to victory!
