Meet this season’s garden educators

Every year VCGN is blessed by a energetic and creative team of garden educators–this year is no exception! Our seasonal staff for 2021 come to us from across the state and will be supporting gardeners and leading programming in Chittenden, Addison and Washington Counties. In addition to this dynamic team we will also have garden […]

Looking for resources for your garden?

We finally have what our Network has been asking for: a list of the places gardeners in our Network frequent and the people they turn to to help make their garden grow each season. A big thanks to all who’ve contributed to this growing list! Click here to get ideas for where to find resources […]

Honoring Seeds & Their Stories

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 […]

New to VCGN?

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, […]

Planting Hope: Vermont Victory Gardens

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, […]

COVID-19 Guidelines & Resources for Safe Community Gardening

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 […]

Improving Lands, Improving Lives

We are pleased to announce a new collaboration with New Farms for New Americans!  Improving Lands, Improving Lives is a 3-year project to enhance and facilitate a comprehensive agriculture program on food systems, nutrition and a first-ever leadership and mentorship training program for new American farmers.  VCGN will work with NFNA and farmers enrolled in their program […]

Toolshed Tips: Bringing Your Classroom Outdoors

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 […]

Become a VCGN Member!

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.

Garden Spotlight: Charlotte Central School

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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