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 […]
Toolshed Tips: Share the Harvest
Your August tip: Welcome to the month of plenty! This is the time you’ve been waiting for all season. This beautiful abundance can quickly turn into an overwhelming amount of food, which is a very good thing if you know how to manage it. Here are a few ideas for helping your gardeners get the […]
Toolshed Tips: Mid-summer Garden Coordination
Your July tip: Mid-summer can be at the most rewarding and the most challenging time for community gardening. It’s when the reason for the season really kicks in…plants are more robust and filling up your garden with green, your harvests are beginning to be more substantial, and your early season work is really beginning to […]
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 […]
Toolshed Tips: Garden Orientation
Your May tip: Spring in all its glory is finally here and everyone is eager to get their hands, seeds and plants in the soil! Before everyone is going full speed ahead in their own garden, take the time to orient your gardeners, classrooms, and volunteers to a new season in your garden. In the […]
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