
Garden Budgeting and Fundraising
Your October Tip: As you begin to wrap up the season, there’s no better time to take stock of your successes, challenges, and lessons learned from this year’s garden. You can start by asking yourselves as garden leaders and your garden community some basic questions. Record your answers, so they can be used to inform […]
One of the recurring themes during my first season gardening in Vermont has been seeds – where seeds originally come from and how to honor the sacredness of life within a seed when seeds are so abundant and readily available in Vermont. Last month I went to a workshop on northeastern indigenous crops hosted by […]
Cooking in the Garden
By Libby Weiland, Statewide Network Coordinator Your August Tip: What better way to celebrate this time of abundance than to share the bounty! Whether it’s swapping plentiful veggies with fellow gardeners, sharing tasty treats with neighbors and friends, or giving a portion of your produce to a local food shelf or community kitchen—sharing the harvest […]
By Libby Weiland Your July Tip: Providing educational opportunities at your garden can build gardeners’ confidence and skills, and deepen their interest in gardening, ultimately increasing the likelihood that they’ll stick with gardening throughout the season. If the idea of adding “organize workshop” to your list of things to do this summer seems daunting, here […]
By Libby Weiland Your May Tip: Before the season’s in full swing at your garden, make sure there are systems in place for communicating information, ideas, and concerns with and among those involved with the garden (i.e. gardeners, volunteers, teachers, students). To assess your garden’s communications, start with some basic questions: How does your group […]
By Libby Weiland Your April Tip: The days are approaching when your community or school garden will transition from dream to reality—buzzing with people, plants, and other life! By now you should already have an idea of the basic structure of your garden—whether the beds will be individually or communally maintained. However, every garden has […]
By Libby Weiland Your March tip: As you get ready for a new season in your community or school garden, it’s useful to think about who’s involved, what they have to offer, and any additional support you’ll need to pull off another successful year. Start by asking yourself: Who makes our garden run? Grab a […]
By Libby Weiland Your February tip: Many New England gardeners mark February on their calendars as a time to cozy up with favorite seed catalogs and begin planning what to grow in the garden this year. For community and school garden leaders it’s also time to prepare for all the people who will be growing […]
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