Community of Practice

UPDATE: We are no longer running the Winter Skillshare event on March 12 due to a scheduling conflict with one of our favorite garden collectives, Sungold Collective, who will be presenting about collective gardening at Pecha Kucha Burlington that night at Main Street Landing. We encourage those of you who can make it to go and hear from Amy of the Sungold team. To learn more and sign up for the event follow this link.

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One of the ways we are supporting collective gardening as a movement is by weaving together a Community of Practice. This has looked differently through the years as our capacity and programs evolve. In the past four years, we have organized three Collective Gardening Trainings and we’ve coordinated six community of practice gatherings, some virtual and others in person.

Particularly within the last couple of years, we’ve heard from several gardeners, including those who already grow collectively, as well as groups interested in developing their own collective model. What we are hearing is a desire to gather with a group of people who share a passion for collective gardening, to share lessons learned and to glean ideas for unique challenges and opportunities. Participation in the Collective Gardening Community of Practice is open to everyone, from everywhere, and with all levels of experience in gardening or collectivism. 

For 2026, we are looking forward to building on these relationships so that we can come together to share skills, knowledge and comradery around the collective movement with one another. Stay tuned for our next call to gather!