A Vision for Modern Victory Gardens
ABUNDANCE IN COMMUNITY
At Victory Gardens, we connect garden projects in schools and communities with each other and with the resources they need to thrive. We aim to foster a community where individuals and groups can grow and share more food.
About the Victory Gardens Vision
Our Vision
Increase food security and use of regenerative practices through alliances among school gardens, community gardens, and home growers to attract participation and distribute more produce
Our Mission
Victory Gardens will be a non-profit hub connecting gardening individuals and groups with opportunities to grow more food, share resources, increase exposure and participation, and collaborate to improve produce distribution.
Scope
Support gardens in homes, schools, and neighborhoods in Sonoma County, then nurture regionally customized Victory Garden groups nationwide
School Gardens
Community Gardens
Community Gardens
Through our collaboration with the School Garden Network, Victory Gardens has gained insight into specific needs of the sites they serve and where there are opportunities to launch more garden projects.
Community Gardens
Community Gardens
Community Gardens
We'll equip home food growers and community gardens to grow abundantly while protecting the ecosystem: cover cropping, green manures, windrows, forest farms, and sheet mulch can increase yields, reduced water use, improve soil and control erosion.
Building Synergy
Community Gardens
Building Synergy
Coordinating information, volunteers, materials, fundraisers, and events between these groups will identify and address peaks, gaps, and seasonal issues to maximize benefit and reduce waste.
Welcome to the
Victory Garden Renaissance
Join us in making a difference in your community through volunteering. We're here to power up gardening projects in schools and neighborhoods so we can all create and share in the abundance. Discover opportunities to give back and connect with others who share your passion for soil and service.
Victory Gardens Startup Team
Jay Beckwith
Jay brings a unique background to fostering Victory Gardens. An active gardener since childhood, Jay and his wife created an ideal small farm in the hills above Graton on which they maintained sheep, chickens, a fruit orchard, and a quarter-acre food garden.
Over a decade ago, Jay gathered a group of friends to create the Sonoma County GoLocal Cooperative. As an artist, he has used his interest in play sculpture to grow communities, and his book Build Your Own Playground reads like a manual for community development. His concepts are now present on most playgrounds worldwide.
Paprika Clark
Paprika began studying Horticulture at SRJC and learning natives at CalFlora nursery, then honed her expertise as designer and proprietor of PrettyWise Landscapes. After marketing studies at Santa Rosa Junior College and a year in the field, she designed and built three tiny homes. The thoughtful approach in her designs was popular, so she created a two day design build workshop and presented it across the US.
Paprika has always been passionate about community and environmental well-being, and continues her multidisciplinary approach. These days she's a life coach and a psychology student, and can’t wait to help create welcoming Victory Gardens where everyone can participate in positive change.