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VCGN
Photo Tour featuring ten VCGN garden sites visited on July 25, 2007
Sampler of community
and school garden signs in Vermont
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2008-2009 mini-grant
programs administered by Friends of Burlington Gardens
 Since
2006, Friends of
Burlington Gardens (FBG) has provided technical
assistance
and mini-grants to assist community and school garden projects
in the
Burlington area and across Vermont.
Thanks to generous support from The Bay and Paul Foundations, Ben &
Jerry's
Foundation, and Ronald McDonald House
Charities, a total of $14,825 in garden mini-grants were awarded
by FBG in May, 2008. Through a grant from the Vermont Community
Foundation, $5,000 in additional mini-grant funding has been provided
to spur the development of new community garden sites in
Vermont.
Fall
mini-grant program helps launch new community gardens (applications
still available)
Click on the link to learn how you can apply for a 2009 Successful
Community Gardens mini-grant to start a new community garden in
your Vermont town, village, or city. The spring deadline is February
12, 2009.
Click
the link to join the Vermont Community
Garden Network and receive a free e-newsletter with statewide
community and school garden news, announcements, and funding
opportunities.
Spring
mini-grant timeline and categories (recipients are currently completing
projects)
The
links below provide listings for the mini-grants awarded on May 29,
2008 to 56 garden projects statewide. The final report deadline was
August 30, 2008.
VCGN
community garden
mini-grants: 20 mini-grants totaling $6,000 were awarded
to new and
existing community gardens in Vermont for improvements including
fencing, water systems, tool sheds, and signs/bulletin boards.
Community gardens eligible for mini-grants provide people in a
neighborhood or community with plots to grow their own food. Gardeners
must demonstrate an ability to work together to accomplish mini-grant
funded projects. Preference was given to gardens serving low to
moderate
income households.
VCGN school garden
mini-grants: 30 mini-grants totaling $6,000 were
awarded to new and existing school-based gardens in Vermont that
directly involve K-12 students during the school year and summer months. Mini-grants may
be used for improvements including raised beds, top soil, fencing,
water systems, and signs/bulletin boards. Accomplishing the
mini-grant funded projects must involve students in service-learning.
Preference was given to garden projects serving low to moderate income
youths.
Burlington school
and youth garden mini-grants: Six mini-grants
totaling
$2,825 were awarded to school and youth gardens in Burlington that
directly involve K-12 students during the summer months. Mini-grants
may be used for improvements including raised beds, top soil, fencing,
water systems, and signs/bulletin boards. Accomplishing the
mini-grant funded projects must involve students in
service-learning. Preference was given to garden projects serving low
to
moderate income youths.
2006-2007
mini-grant programs
The 2007 VCGN Mini-grant Program was funded by the The Bay and Paul
Foundations (school-based gardens), the Ben
and Jerry's Foundation (community-based gardens), and Gardener's Supply
(honorable mention awards). The 2006 VCGN Mini-grant Program was funded
by The Bay and Paul Foundations.
For additional information about the VCGN mini-grants, gatherings, and
site visits in 2006-07, please click on the links below:
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Gardens & the
Vermont Community
Garden Network
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