by Gordon Clark, Coordinator, Vermont Victory Gardens We know as individual gardeners how hard it can be to find time to tend our garden plots. What does it take to get people to give their time to tend giving gardens – where they are growing food for someone else, specifically people in need? I asked […]
School Gardens in the Summer
“What happens to all these lovely school gardens in the most bountiful months of the summer, when school is out and there is no one to tend them?” Kathleen Kesson poses this often-asked question in an excellent article found in Seven Days Kids. Experience tells us that the answer boils down to two areas: 1) […]
Looking for resources for your garden?
We finally have what our Network has been asking for: a list of the places gardeners in our Network frequent and the people they turn to to help make their garden grow each season. A big thanks to all who’ve contributed to this growing list! Click here to get ideas for where to find resources […]
Honoring Seeds & Their Stories
Seed swapping has long served as a way to not only gather the seeds you need for the coming season, but more significantly as a way to share and preserve culture. When we share and plant each other’s seeds we honor the food and the grower and bring their stories to life. Even in these […]
COVID-19 Guidelines & Resources for Safe Community Gardening
Stay up-to-date on the latest resources and news regarding the COVID-19 virus by visiting VCGN’s Facebook page and/or joining our Facebook group. Check out the following guidelines and scroll to the bottom of this page for more resources to help you navigate this challenging time. These guidelines are based on current information we have on […]
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