Our Roots
Here’s the story in an acorn: Tree to Table began when Vilppu and Ryan met in 2017. Vilppu was getting married and Ryan helped him build the tables for his wedding. At the time, Ryan was just a beginner woodworker. We began sharing meals together each week and found ourselves dreaming of an integrated life where our work, family, and community fit together towards a bigger purpose. That is when the acorn sprouted.
A couple years later, the Lord blessed us with the opportunity to apprentice under Virgil Otto, Master Craftsman, with over 60 years of experience, in his state-of-the-art workshop. Virgil taught us how to turn a rugged tree into a beautiful table - hence the name Tree to Table.
Since then, we’ve moved into our space down the road, and have completed over one hundred projects in the last two years alone. We’ve fortunate to still get to work with Virgil and to lean on him for experience and wisdom when we need it.
You can find more of Virgil’s work on his website, VirgOtto.com.
Our hope is to see many oaks of righteousness (Isaiah 61) take root across the nation: Families and couples inviting others into their lifestyle of gathering to create and experience life and community the way it was designed and intended. It all starts with one shared meal.
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