Victory Gardens are a return to the
past in the advent of food shortages,
drought, and global warming
you can grow your
own vegetables - with or without
soil, while minimizing water use and
your impact on the environment
Organically Grown
Produce from our Roof Garden
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| A mix of
organically grown tomatoes,
chillies, cucumbers, and eggplant |
Organic Swiss
chard with marigolds, garlic and
chives to repel pests |
Organically grown
zucchini |
Organically grown
artichokes at various stages of
maturity |
Produce Grown
Hydroponically in Our Floating Gardenstm
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| Hydroponic Sweet
Million cherry tomatoes |
Hydroponically
grown Caribbean and jalepeno
chillies |
Better Boy VFN
tomatoes growing hydroponically |
Hydroponic basil,
chard, marigolds, and nasturtiums |
History of Victory Gardens
Victory Gardens were prevalent during WW2
as a means for individuals to contribute
to the war effort by growing their own
food and in doing so allow a major portion
of commercially grown produce to feed our
troops. It was a grand idea. And citizens
in the US embraced it. They called these
gardens "Victory Gardens" because they
potentially helped win the war. Eleanor
Roosevelt thought it was a good idea to
plant a victory garden on the lawn of the
White House. The Department of the
Interior refused to allow her to do this,
but she defied them and did it anyway. It
was an era of rationing which encompassed
everything from butter to gasoline. So the
American people grew their own vegetables.
It was win-win. People ate better, for
less and helped the war effort at the same
time. Similar efforts were made in England
where even the smallest spot of land was
used for a home vegetable garden.
When the war ended, the US government
discouraged people from continuing to grow
their "victory gardens" because they felt
that such gardens would compromise the
growth of industrial agriculture. And so
the "Victory Garden" movement
metaphorically withered on the vine and
agra-business flourished.
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And Now to the
Present