Victory Gardens Program
Our Victory Gardens Program (VGP) builds and manages vegetable production beds at partnered sites in the community.
This program took shape in 2020 as a way to further meet food insecurity needs for our community during the pandemic. In tandem with our YGP gardens, these gardens located in central public sites are designed to provide more vegetable access to households across Galveston County as well as provide beautiful havens which empower connection with the outdoors & food for all who pass by.
GoFM staff ensures consistent maintenance & abundant harvests at our VGP gardens. In collaboration with our Community Partners and volunteers, we look forward to growing the VGP family of gardens for years to come!
Where are our Victory Gardens located?
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Our VGP pilot site was Moody Early Childhood Center. 12 raised beds grow vegetables year-round for the families and staff of MECC. Harvest distribution rotates between the different MECC age groups/classes, and parents & MECC staff are our primary volunteers!
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In 2021, we partnered with the City of Galveston to break ground on our 2nd garden! Adjacent to McGuire Dent Recreation Center in Menard Park, this new garden is in the same spot as a previous garden–we replaced old weathered beds and improved the space.
The harvests from this garden are distributed free to members of the community!
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GOFM built a garden on the Galveston Central Church grounds in 2024 to support their ministry for the unhoused. GOFM aligns with GCC’s commitment to serving all people of Galveston.
future sites will include other daycares, apartment complexes, parks, and other communal public spaces.
Volunteer at VGP!
Volunteers from all sources are welcome & needed, but there is a special focus on first enrolling folks from our partner sites and any neighbors closest to the garden itself.
We grow as much food as possible and give the harvest to the immediate community served by our partners!
