The Victory Garden is a part of the OSU Extension Agricultural Learning Center, located next to The Discovery Garden. Volunteers grow fruits and vegetables for donation to the United Community Action Network (UCAN) Feeding Umpqua program that are then distributed to local pantries and community kitchens.
The Victory Garden offers Master Gardeners an opportunity to put into practice techniques taught in our Master Gardener Training Course, such as succession planting, crop rotation, leaf mulching, and vertical gardening.
By donating fresh, nutritious produce to UCAN, Master Gardeners are promoting and contributing to a healthier community.
Click here to read a News-Review article about our garden.
Public Display Garden
The Victory Garden team maintains a fenced-in public display garden at the entrance of the Victory Garden production space. The public garden area includes a more relaxed backyard style garden with beds for growing produce as well as flower beds designed to attract pollinators and other beneficial insects. The Victory Garden itself is not generally open to the public outside of guided tours.
UCAN Donations in Pounds
| Year | Grown in the Victory Garden | From the Easy Access Garden | From MG Home Gardens | Total Donations to UCAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||
| 2010 | 2,017 | 2,017 | ||
| 2011 | 3,396 | 291 | 3,687 | |
| 2012 | 3,412 | 1,008 | 4,420 | |
| 2013 | 3,723 | 1,276 | 4,999 | |
| 2014 | 3,755 | 1,729 | 5,484 | |
| 2015 | 4,795 | 768 | 5,563 | |
| 2016 | 5,439 | 1,550 | 6,989 | |
| 2017 | 5,448 | 1,684 | 7,132 | |
| 2018 | 6,263 | 1,066 | 7,329 | |
| 2019 | 7,235 | 2,027 | 9,262 | |
| 2020 | 7,267 | 2,681 | 9,948 | |
| 2021 | 9,278 | 121 | 2,774 | 12,173 |
| 2022 | 7,775 | 30 | 3,042 | 10,847 |
| 2023 | 8,428 | 43 | 1,617 | 10,088 |
| Total | 100,938 |