Workshops

VGN offers garden workshops on varying topics throughout the season.  The best way to keep in touch and hear about workshops as soon as they are announced is by following us on Instagram and Facebook (@vtgardens) and by signing up for our monthly newsletter (scroll down to the footer of this webpage to join our mailing list).

If you are interested in nutrition education workshops, check out our Mobile Classroom webpage to learn about scheduling a visit from our Veducator van.



We are thrilled to announce another Garden Like A Farmer Workshop Series!  

The 2024 edition of the Garden Like a Farmer Workshop Series will offer techniques, tips and tools for small-scale gardeners to mitigate and adapt to climate change through nature-based solutions. Workshops take place at farms and community gardens around Burlington. We’ve partnered with the Intervale Center to organize the series and we are pleased to offer these workshops FREE and open to everyone, made possible by the Conservation Legacy Fund. Pre-registration is necessary to reserve a spot and receive confirmation of the exact meeting location.

Keep an eye on this webpage and our Instagram (@vtgardens) to hear workshop announcements throughout the growing season.

Next workshop: Fruit Tree Pruning 

March 25 / 5-6:30pm

Join us to kick off the Garden Like a Farmer workshops series with Jacob Holzberg-Pill teaching us the basics of fruit tree and shrub pruning.  Proper pruning helps to ensure that your fruit trees stay healthy and produce the highest quality fruit. Whether you’re taking care of young trees, wrangling in that grandmother apple tree in your backyard, or cleaning up berry bushes, this class will teach and demonstrate tools and techniques to meet the goals of the trees, shrubs and people in your orchard. The workshop will cover topics such as choosing the most effective pruning tools and determining pruning goals (size, shape, light penetration, etc.) and will demonstrate how to properly prune different types of fruit trees to maximize their health and productivity. Participants will have an opportunity to both observe and practice pruning of fruit trees.

The workshop will take place at a community orchard deeply impacted by flooding in 2023. It will also be an opportunity to learn about tree care during unpredictable weather conditions such as selecting varieties best suited for your hardiness planting zone, fertilizing needs and disease prevention during wet years, watering techniques during dry years, and how perennial plantings can support community resilience.

Click here to register for the Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Skip to content