PROJECT VICTORY GARDENS

Project Victory Gardens is a thriving community where veterans heal, grow, and rediscover purpose through the grounding power of agriculture. Its mission is dedicated to cultivating resiliency, healing, and renewed purpose among our Nation's veterans through agri-therapy, animal therapy, and agricultural education. By connecting veterans with meaningful agricultural opportunities, we foster community, restore confidence, and reignite the drive and sense of mission that defined their military service.

Established by Matthew and Kara Rutter, Project Victory Gardens is a veteran-led non-profit* organization in Townville, South Carolina. Matt and Kara served a cumulative 45 years in the U.S. Army, culminating at Command Sergeant Major and Sergeant Major, respectively.

Matt and Kara are both qualified Master Resiliency Training instructors who use their resiliency skills every day. While some of those resiliency skills are built through formal programs, it often comes in the mundane tasks around the farm: feeding chickens, milking goats, or pulling weeds in the garden. Project Victory Gardens is set on seventy-four beautiful acres along Lake Hartwell. There are miles of trails across the property that are great for mountain biking, four-wheeling, or just communing with Nature!

Host or Publisher South Carolina Agricultural Council