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Victory gardens were a tactic used for the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany during WWII to supplement food rations during wartime. They were hugely successful and supplied up to 40% of the US' supply of fresh vegetables. I've been thinking about them a lot lately considering the tariffs, isolationism, fascism, and more.

nps.gov/articles/000/victory-g

It's unfortunately seeming an awful lot like this kind of self sustenance practice is going to be important again over the next few years because of Dictator Dipship. I want to reclaim the term and deem them Resistance Gardens, because yes -- I can and will find joy and community in opposing your ass. Even for simple, yet crucially important things like how I put food on the table.

Black and white photo. A young white girl and white boy stand in front of a store display of seed packets.
www.nps.govVictory Gardens on the World War II Home Front (U.S. National Park Service)