Help Us Put Down Roots

Every garden starts with ground. Be one of the first to make Verdant Valor Sanctuary real.

Picture a Veteran with a new purpose: a mission to cultivate the land, mentor others, and develop vocational skills
Picture an adult with intellectual or developmental disabilities clocking in to real work, on land that feels like theirs.
Picture a place built around becoming grounded, growing things and people.

Those visions are real for Verdant Valor Sanctuary. It is a land-preserving sanctuary where Veterans and adults with IDD find purpose through supported employment, day habilitation, and Horticultural Therapy. It's not a production farm, but a place to heal, to belong, and to grow.

Here is the honest part... none of it exists yet. Before the first seed goes in the ground, we have to build the sanctuary itself. We have found our path forward in North Carolina, where there is a great and growing need. The very first thing standing between this vision and reality is the infrastructure.

That is exactly what this campaign is for.

We are raising $175,000 to cover creating the first therapeutic and Veterans tribute gardens, ADA-accessible pathways, a pavilion, hoop houses, site preparation, garden equipment, and other operating expenses needed to move from our dream vision to reality.

This is the founding moment. The people who give now are the ones who make the start of this possible, and we want to honor that. Every founding donor is recognized as part of the VVS Founding Circle, with your name carried onto the garden you helped secure.

We cannot build this without you, and we wouldn't want to. Together, we can create a sanctuary of purpose, dignity, and belonging.

Tax line: Verdant Valor Sanctuary is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your gift is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. EIN: 39-4781205.

Be Part of the Sanctuary's Growth

Your generosity helps build a place where nature heals, skills grow, and lives are transformed.