By Jenna Banning, VCGN Volunteer As many of us know, gardens, especially community gardens, can provide both personal therapy and great social interactions. This was certainly true for Jessica Sanderson, who, while recovering from two major surgeries in 2009, began gardening at the new Metro Way Community Garden in Barre as a way to reconnect […]
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: Restoration Ranch
This month, we are featuring a garden project at a small alternative high school in Essex Junction for individuals with special needs and abilities.* Two summers ago, Alexandra Sanchez started a garden project after she visited the Restoration Ranch for Equine Therapy with her students. The proprietor gave the school a parcel of land where […]
Garden Spotlight: Westminster Community School Garden
For the past seven years, Westminster Community School Garden has been a great success and a valuable centerpiece to the community. The school-wide garden teaches kids where food comes from and provides them with healthy food and better habits. The garden took root in the classroom kitchen of first and second grade teacher Irene Canaris. […]