Supporting community and school gardens in Vermont.
Registration is open for the 2021 season of the Community Teaching Garden Course! The Community Teaching Garden Course is a unique garden education program offered by the Vermont Community Garden Network to teach adults how to grow their own food in a fun, supportive, and cooperative learning environment. The 6 month long course follows the […]
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 […]
Now is the best time to join as all monthly gifts in 2020 will be matched by a good friend of VCGN – doubling your impact! Make a long-term difference through a monthly gift. Join our Perennial Club with an investment of $12 per month and we’ll plant a berry bush at a school or housing site […]
You’ve come to the right place for help growing veggies – in shared spaces or your own backyard! Bookmark and visit often for tips, resources and conversations about gardening. Receive weekly emails about what’s happening in the garden throughout the season (planting, composting, pests, harvests & more). Sign up for our monthly newsletter with stories, […]
Many people turned to gardening this season as a simple act of hope–to plant a seed is to bring life. Others sought out a new hobby to combat the idleness of this “pause” and commune in the great outdoors. And many more saw the potential of gardens to address freshly exposed realities, long-lived and new, […]
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 […]
This challenging return to the school year brings inevitable worries for everyone involved–students, parents, teachers, administrators. In the world of outdoor education and garden learning we see an incredible opportunity to bring learning outside not only to address social distancing, but also give students the rich experience of learning from the outdoor world. However, to […]
We depend on membership to sustain our growing network! Your annual membership supports training & education, technical assistance, resources and networking opportunities for gardeners across the state, and is an investment in community health.
This year has been different for so many reasons, but various things have recently fallen into place for the Charlotte School garden and it feels like there is more interest, need and use for the garden than ever. Due to a combination of several things: greater need in the community, the food shelf open every week […]
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