This summer we spent some time driving through Southern Vermont to see how the community gardens were doing and to check in with local garden leaders. Here’s an update from our visit to the Morgan Spring Community Garden: Located in the heart of a Bennington neighborhood, just down the street from the local food shelf […]
Robin’s Nest Children’s Center Gets New Gardens
Robin’s Nest Children’s Center in Burlington received a special food garden grant from Lululemon Athletica this summer. On Aug. 16, a team of volunteers from the Vermont Community Garden Network, Lululemon’s Church Street store, and Robin’s Nest installed four raised beds and a bench. Robin’s Nest serves infants through six-year-olds at the Old North End […]
Garden Spotlight- Calahan Park
By Colin Reid, VCGN Communications Intern Calahan Park, located on Locust St. in Burlington, is home to one of the city’s fourteen community gardens managed by Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront. The plots, built in to the side of a lightly sloping hill, overlook Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks. This garden, which is a colorful […]
Community Teaching Garden Alumni Story Project, Part III: Gardening for Life
“One of the things I really appreciated about [the Community Teaching Garden] was the accountability…” For Meredith Evans, those first years of meeting regularly in the garden built a whole new set of life-long skills, a commitment to gardening, and a love for the act of growing. Meredith and fellow CTG graduates, Beth Wood and […]
Community Teaching Garden Alumni Story Project, Part II: New Direction
“While it was five years ago that John Peckham took the Community Teaching Garden class through the Vermont Community Garden Network, he speaks about the unforgettable experience that helped fuel lifestyle changes and the direction of his life.” John Peckham – Community Teaching Garden Alumnus, 2008 Written by Erin Anderson, 2013 Community Teaching Garden Intern […]
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