Friends of Burlington Gardens has awarded 24 VCGN mini-grants totaling $6,000 to support new and existing garden programs that directly involve students at Vermont public schools during the school year and summer months. The mini-grants will provide reimbursements for improvements including raised beds, top soil, fencing, water systems, and signs/bulletin boards. Preference was given to garden projects serving low to moderate income youths. Mini-grant recipients will receive award packets by May 4.

Special thanks to The Bay and Paul Foundations for providing generous funding for the 2009 VCGN community school garden mini-grants, and to our statewide VCGN mini-grant review committee members, Sarah Rosow, Kim Potter, Bill McMaster, Lisa Dufresne, and Matt Tucker. Award $ amounts are mathematically based on the ribbons awarded by the reviewers, where blue ribbons are $400, red ribbons $250, and white ribbons $100. Click the link below to download the 2009 VCGN Mini-grant Reviewer Tally Sheet.

               VCGN Mini-grant award recipient                      Award$     Item(s) eligible for reimbursement

              

1	.	Mount Abraham Middle/HS Garden	$280		sign, water system, fencing
2	.	Cornwall Elementary School Garden	$280		timbers, top soil & compost, water system
3	.	Salisbury Community School Garden	$220		top soil & compost
4	.	Shoreham Elementary School Garden	$220		timbers, top soil & compost, water system
5	.	Robinson Elementary School Garden	$190		sign, top soil & compost, water system
6	.	Lyndon Institute Garden	$250		timbers, top soil & compost
7	.	St. Johnsbury School Garden	$220		timbers
8	.	Lawrence Barnes Elem. School Garden	$340		sign, timbers, top soil & compost
9	.	Edmunds Middle School Garden	$130		sign, top soil & compost, water system
10	.	Enosburg Falls Middle/HS Garden	$310		sign, timbers, water system
11	.	Cambridge Elementary School Garden	$400		sign, top soil & compost, fencing
12	.	Waterville School Community Garden	$310		sign, top soil & compost, water system
13	.	Bradford Elementary School Garden	$310		top soil & compost, water system
14	.	Brownington Central School Garden	$280		sign, top soil & compost, fencing
15	.	North Country Jr. High School Garden	$160		timbers, top soil & compost
16	.	Orleans Elementary School Garden	$250		sign, top soil & compost, fencing
17	.	Lothrop Elementary School Garden	$190		timbers, top soil & compost
18	.	Rutland City School Garden	$220		top soil & compost
19	.	Barre City Elem./Middle School Garden	$250		top soil & compost
20	.	Warren Elementary School Garden	$280		sign, top soil & compost, water system
21	.	Guilford Central School Garden	$250		sign, timbers, top soil & compost
22	.	Westminster West School Garden	$220		sign, water system, fencing
23	.	Bethel Elementary School Garden	$130		sign, top soil & compost
24	.	Sharon Elementary School Garden	$310		sign, water system, fencing

                                               Total mini-grants awarded:    $6,000