Gardening Builds Community in Middlebury, Vermont

This spring, Middlebury, Vermont will join a growing list of towns with a community garden. With plans to start in mid-May, the garden will be located on a plot of donated land behind Otter Creek Brewery. Plots will be available for $20-$30 with subsidies available to those who qualify. Gardeners will then be able to harvest all of the produce from their plot.

Erin Buckwalter – Bristol farmer, activist and former Master Gardener for the Winooski Community Garden – and Jay Leshinsky – advisor for the Middlebury College Organic Garden (MCOG)- came up with the idea for the garden when they met at garden workshop during the Middlebury Harvest Festival. Others who will be involved in running the garden include the MCOG, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-Op and UVM.

The purpose of the garden is to help build community (through educational programs for children and adults as well as a possible mentoring program), to provide garden space for students and renters living in Middlebury during the summer, and primarily to provide an opportunity for people to take charge of their food security and health.

For the full article, click here. Contact information will be posted when it becomes available.

To learn more about community gardens throughout Vermont, as well as gain access to gardening resources, check out the Friends of Burlington Gardens & Vermont Community Garden Network site.

Gardening Builds Community in Middlebury, Vermont

This spring, Middlebury, Vermont will join a growing list of towns with a community garden. With plans to start in mid-May, the garden will be located on a plot of donated land behind Otter Creek Brewery. Plots will be available for $20-$30 with subsidies available to those who qualify. Gardeners will then be able to harvest all of the produce from their plot.

Erin Buckwalter – Bristol farmer, activist and former Master Gardener for the Winooski Community Garden – and Jay Leshinsky – advisor for the Middlebury College Organic Garden (MCOG)- came up with the idea for the garden when they met at garden workshop during the Middlebury Harvest Festival. Others who will be involved in running the garden include the MCOG, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-Op and UVM.

The purpose of the garden is to help build community (through educational programs for children and adults as well as a possible mentoring program), to provide garden space for students and renters living in Middlebury during the summer, and primarily to provide an opportunity for people to take charge of their food security and health.

For the full article, click here. Contact information will be posted when it becomes available.

To learn more about community gardens throughout Vermont, as well as gain access to gardening resources, check out the Friends of Burlington Gardens & Vermont Community Garden Network site.