Toolshed Tips: Organizing Your Spring Garden Workday

Organizing Your Spring Garden Workday Spring is a great time to organize a work day for your garden–complete projects that take many hands or special skills and get your garden ready for the season! This is also a great opportunity to gather volunteers that may want to support your project through the summer months. Planning […]

Toolshed Tips: Garden Planning: What will you plant?

Garden Planning: How will you decide what to grow in your garden this season? By Libby Weiland, Statewide Network Coordinator On an individual level, gardeners get to planning their gardens based on… what grew well last year (and consequently what didn’t); what you love to eat (and actually use); what you find beautiful; new-to-you varieties […]

Toolshed Tips: Authentic Volunteer Engagement

Authentic Volunteer Engagement By Libby Weiland, Statewide Network Coordinator Have you ever volunteered before? Picture your least favorite volunteering memory. What was it about the experience that didn’t work for you? What would you have changed or wanted more of? Now, picture your most favorite volunteering memory. What was it about the experience that worked […]

Starting a Garden Project: On a Budget

When building your budget for starting a community garden–or really any garden project for that matter–take a moment to consider some creative and engaging routes for seeking materials and support. Double the Value: donated materials and in-kind support Not to underestimate the value of actual funds to support your project, but engaging your community by […]

Gardening on a Budget

Growing your own veggies is a great way to cut costs on your food budget.  But there’s more you can do to reduce the costs even further.  We’ve gathered tips and strategies that can benefit you during your growing season, to make gardening a lot more fun with fewer worries. Plan Ahead Connect with UVM […]

39th Annual ACGA Conference – Atlanta, Georgia

By Libby Weiland, Statewide Network Coordinator This year I had the privilege to participate in the 39th Annual American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) Conference held in ACGA’s home city, Atlanta, Georgia. I’m not sure it gets much better than southern gardener hospitality. A wonderfully diverse and dynamic gathering of people–all working to make essential change […]

Tools for Garden Leaders

As you head into your season we want to remind you of all the tools and tips at your fingertips–right here on the VCGN website! Need some gardening advice? Check out our NEW Growing in the Garden page for a list of VCGN staff picks for go-to gardening websites, guides, books, articles and more. Looking […]

Toolshed Tips: Celebrate Spring!

Celebrate Spring! By Libby Weiland, Statewide Network Coordinator Dear Gardeners: There’s no doubt that despite the piles of snow you have green and growing on your mind! Here in Vermont, the days of planting our gardens are nearly in sight, but still a month (or months) away. What can you do now to celebrate Spring […]

Toolshed Tips: Leadership Support

Leadership Support By Libby Weiland, Statewide Network Coordinator Congratulations on pulling off another season at your community-based garden! Your dedication brought the community loads of fresh produce, a vibrant, green space to gather, grow and learn, and so much more! And we know that this was not always an easy task—it took your energy, time, resources, […]

Extending the Season Webinar Resources

Presented to you by Vermont Community Garden Network, this webinar provides: tips from gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi on in-the-garden season extension techniques, inspiration on how to build and manage a community hoop house from Bethany Dunbar of Center for an Agricultural Economy and Hardwick Community Garden, and lessons from Olivia Brooks, Morgan Willis and Phyllis […]

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