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 […]

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.  […]

Community Teaching Garden students recently shared their final garden potluck of the season with farmers from the New Farms for New Americans (NFNA) market garden.  Eighteen Bhutanese farmers, garden students, and VCGN staff, interns, and volunteers gathered for a brunch with Nepali chutneys, Vermont breads, Mexican drinking chocolate, and various garden treats at the Ethan […]