In 2022, a new Victory Garden at St John’s Village in North Portland was envisioned and planned. Chartered through a Metro Central Enhancements grant, work on the Victory Garden was underway with the support of Village participants and other volunteers. Work included clearing and grading, installation of a pathway and new retaining wall, planting of […]
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St. Johns Farmer’s Market Season 2023
Starting May 6, 2023 First day at St Johns Farmers Market Join as VetREST along with Bybee Lakes Hope Center partner to sell birdhouses and produce at the weekly St. Johns Opportunity Farmers Market as a fundraiser for the Bybee Lakes Hope Center Victory Garden Schedule Saturdays 9:00am – 2:00pm May 6 – October 28, […]
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Bybee Lakes Victory “Garden Party”
VetREST & Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers (two area 501(c)(3) non-profits) have partnered to create a Victory Garden at the Bybee Lakes Hope Center (BLHC) that will provide hope & healing for homeless veterans, families and participants. Opened in October 2020, BLHC transforms the never-occupied, 155,000 square foot Wapato Corrections Facility into a trauma-informed, data-driven transitional housing facility. Our […]
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Team Rubicon “Build a Fence” Day – Part 2!
Thank you for helping us “Build a Fence” with Team Rubicon!
We need to finish our goal. Please join us July 13, 2023, from 11am – 3pm.
Bybee Lakes Hope Center Victory Garden
VetREST & Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers (two area 501(c)(3) non-profits) have partnered to create a Victory Garden at the Bybee Lakes Hope Center (BLHC) that will provide hope & healing for homeless Veterans, families and participants. The nearly 3 acre development on the site of a former correctional facility, now homeless transition center, launched […]
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VetREST Bomber Victory Garden
Ron White (left) and Anthony Sweeney lead our Northwest efforts in creating “Victory Gardens” with area partners — like the Bomber Restaurant in Milwaukee, Oregon (shown below). Special thanks to Home Depot and others for your contributions supporting continued garden development — including the Fall 2020 harvest in the midst of a pandemic.
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Haller Tiny Farm Dedication
We dedicated our first VetREST tiny farm to CPT Brian Douglas Haller in Zolfo Springs, Florida, on November 24, 2019. Brian was a 1981 West Point graduate who was killed along with 247 other peacekeepers on Dec. 12, 1985, when the plane they were on crashed in Gander, Newfoundland. This tiny farm will be used […]
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