We Build Victory Gardens for Community and Veterans
Our mission is to mentor Veterans while providing farming opportunity in safe and supportive environments where they can achieve wellness themselves and produce healthy food for our nation.
Tell Me More!
Dan York (retired Major General, USAR) and Anthony Sweeney (retired Sergeant, USMC) describe the mission and value of VetREST by helping Veterans navigate return to civilian life through mentoring and hands-on small scale farming. (Video courtesy PaperFlames)
History: Why a Victory Garden? (courtesy HistoryChannel.com)
Bybee Lakes Victory Garden Overview
Our Projects
- Bybee Lakes Victory Garden Harvest Workdays 2025Join us Saturdays: * August 16, 2025 (Summer Harvest) / * October 18, 2025 (Fall Harvest & Clean Up), 10am – 1pm, Bybee Lakes Victory Garden
- Cathedral Park Planting with Portland Parks & RecCome join us April 18, 2025, to spruce up the Cathedral Park Nature Patch under the majestic St. Johns bridge in N Portland.
- Bybee Lakes Victory Garden / Friends of Trees PlantingThank you for helping us plant over 800 starts in our Garden! See photos from event
- Bybee Lakes Victory Garden Harvest WorkdayJoin us Saturday, October 19, 2024, from 9:30am-12pm to help harvest our fall bounty and prepare our gardens for winter.
- Bybee Lakes Victory Garden Fall Volunteer Work DayCome help us In the Garden – Thurs. September 19, 2024 (9:30am – noon). We’re looking for volunteers to help prepare our garden for harvest!