Garden Project, Town, Contact, web link
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County
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Details,
Amenities, Fees
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Bristol Community
Garden / Bristol
Gerrie Heuts, Recreation
Coordinator
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Addison
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new
site opening spring 2009 on land adjacent to Martin's Hardware, UVM
Extension Master Gardeners participating
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Otter Creek Community
Garden / Middlebury
Erin Buckwalter,
garden organizer
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Addison |
new
site opening spring 2009 on land adjacent to the Otter Creek Brewery;
20 plots 4 ft x 20 ft are planned plus 4 communal plots
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Starksboro Community
Garden / Starksboro
Sue Shepard, steering
committee chair
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Addison
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new
site opening
spring 2009 on town land adjacent to Robinson Elementary School; up to
20 plots 45 ft x 20 ft are planned
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Vergennes Community
Garden / Vergennes
Keri Brown and Judith Irven, coordinators
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Addison
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garden
established
in 2008 on land owned by the Northlands Job Corps; UVM Extension Master
Gardeners participating
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Morgan Spring Community
Garden / Bennington
Jennifer Krijnen, steering
committee chair
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Bennington
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new
site established in 2008 on town land adjacent to the Bennington
Recreation Center; 24 plots, 10 ft x 20 ft
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Pownal Community
Garden / Pownal
Peter Hopkins, coordinator, article link, web site link
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Bennington
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garden
site established in 2007 near the Town Hall; 20 plots 12 ft x 24 ft
each; fencing
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Hardwick Community
Garden / Hardwick
Hilary Hoffman, Center for an
Agricultural Economy
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Caledonia
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garden
site established in 2006 on town land adjacent to the Lamoille River
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Passumpsic River Valley
Community Garden / St. Johnsbury
Melissa Bridges, St.
Johnsbury Food Coop, article
link
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Caledonia |
garden
site
established in 2008 on private land adjacent to the St. Johnsbury School
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NVRH Community Garden /
St. Johnsbury
Laural Ruggles, garden coordinator
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Caledonia |
garden
site established in early 1980s at Northeastern Vermont
Regional Hospital, located off Rt. 5 between St. J and Lyndonville; 14
plots; 25 ft x 30 ft; site usually has a waiting list
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Bolton Valley Community
Garden / (aka Foolish Gardens)
Darlene Autery, garden coordinator
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Chittenden
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high
elevation community garden site established in 2008 and expanding to
include 12 plots in 2009; serves Bolton Valley residents
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Burlington
Area Community Gardens / Burlington
Lisa
Coven, Burlington Parks & Recreation, web
site link
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Chittenden
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11 garden sites; 400 plots;
city water, tool sheds, tilling, half plots, scholarships, $55/standard plot
for residents, $60 non-residents |
Fort Ethan Allen Community Garden /
Colchester
Sonny Orsini, Coordinator for
Community Development, UVM |
Chittenden |
35
plots with well
water,
fencing, kids area, tool shed, compost, tiilling; plots reserved for UVM grad
students and Fort residents |
Macrae Farm Community
Garden / Colchester
Emily Gennari, steering
committee chair
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Chittenden
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new
site opening spring 2009 on Winooski Valley Park District land in the
Intervale off Macrae Farm Road.
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Essex Junction
Community Gardens / Essex Junction
Mark Brislin,
Essex Junction Recreation and Parks; web
site link
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Chittenden |
2 sites - Meadow Terrace
(organic gardening only) & West Street Community Garden; 80+ total
plots,
water, tilling; $30 per
plot residents, $50 non residents |
Hinesburg Community
Garden / Hinesburg
Tobiah Schulman, garden coordinator
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Chittenden |
garden
site established in 2008 on private land near the post office; 10 plots
available 15 ft x 30 ft; water comes from nearby stream |
Huntington Community
Garden / Huntington
Alissa White, steering
committee chair
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Chittenden
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new
site opening spring 2009 on private land near the lower village center;
10 plots planned, 10 ft x 25 ft
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Shelburne
Community Gardens / Shelburne
Betsy Cieplicki,
Shelburne Parks and Recreation |
Chittenden |
garden
site with 21 plots on town land at LaPlatte Nature Center; town water,
tilling; $15-30 /plot; Shelburne residents |
South Burlington Community Garden /
South
Burlington
Charlie
Nardozzi, National Gardening Association |
Chittenden |
25 plots; water system, picnic
table, $30/plot for South
Burlington residents; display gardens, children's
garden, & hiking trails
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Taft Corners Community
Garden / Williston
Debbie Page, Gardener's Supply
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Chittenden
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10
plots plus eight raised bed gardens (8 ft x 8 ft) to raise produce for
local food pantries; $30/plot; managed by Gardener's Supply
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Williston
Community Garden / Williston
Kevin
Finnegan, Williston Parks & Recreation |
Chittenden |
garden
site with 8 large and 8 small plots for Williston residents; located on
town land next to
Brennan Park; water, tilling;
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Winooski Community
Garden / Winooski
Andrew
Wolf, Winooski Parks and
Recreation |
Chittenden |
garden site with 5 plots at
Landry Park; fenced park area with swimming pool surrounds garden; $40 per plot |
Breezy Acres Farm
Community Garden / Montgomery
Rolf Anderson, Montgomery
Community Gardens, web site link
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Franklin
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20 ft
x 30 ft garden
plots available for families and groups; water system
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Down to Earth Community
Garden / St. Albans
Holly Creeks, garden
coordinator
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Franklin |
garden
site established in 2008 behind St. Albans City School off Bellows
Street; 8 plots 4 ft x 25 ft and 2 plots 25 ft x 25 ft
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Morristown Community
Garden / Morrisville
Carol
and Stephen Jennings, garden coordinators |
Lamoille
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garden
site located
off Rt. 100
near Morristown Lumber; one acre of plots; size varies; town land &
water; no fees; annual fundraiser |
Stowe Area Community
Garden / Stowe
Brian Kaplan,
Assistant Recreation
Director,
Town of Stowe |
Lamoille |
garden
site
established in 2007 on Field K of the Polo Fields/ Mayo Farm Property;
20 plots 10 ft x 15 ft; $20 per plot, water available from
storage tank on site; deer fencing to be installed
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Community Garden along
the Missisquoi, North Troy
Sue Brassett, Tri-Town
Natural
Resources Committee
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Orleans
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garden
site established in 2007; water from storage tank; garden site is 70 ft
x 60 ft including group plots and individual raised beds
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Newport Community
Garden, Newport
Bill Coleman,
garden coordinator
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Orleans
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garden
established
in 2008 with handicapped-accessible raised beds and individual plots;
water from spigot; private landowner
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Rutland
Community Garden / Rutland
Cindi
Wight, Rutland Recreation and Parks |
Rutland |
historic community garden site
restored to active service in 2006; 39 plots, basic size is 20 ft x 20
ft with larger sizes available
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Community Gardens at
Rootswork / East Warren
Jeremy
Gulley, garden coordinator |
Washington
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4
large and 6 small plots; tilling, water, wash stand for cleaning,
restroom; access to commercial kitchen; $13-$45 plus deposit
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Metro Way Community
Garden / Barre
Teresa Allen, steering
committee chair
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Washington
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new
urban garden site opening spring 2009 off main street in downtown
Barre; site will include at least 20 small plots
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North Branch Comunity
Garden / Montpelier
Nancy
Chickering and Kris Hammer, garden coordinators,
2007 photo story,
article
link
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Washington
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located
at North Branch Nature Center; water from river and shallow well;
bulletin board; organic gardening only; garden site expanded in
2007 from 20 to
60 plots
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Waterbury
Community Garden / Waterbury
Alena Schnarr and Erin
Mooney, garden coordinators
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Washington |
garden
site on town
land near library, 12 garden plots, no fees, no water on site,
gardeners responsible for own tilling |
Worcester Community
Garden / Worcester
Grace Hurley, steering
committee chair
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Washington
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new
site opening spring 2009 on town land at the edge of Ladd Field. Site
will include at least 18 individual and group plots
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Bellows
Falls Community Garden / Bellows Falls
Kari
Gypson, garden coordinator |
Windham |
garden
site with 12
plots
on town
land near base of ski hill; town water;
fencing, garden is organic only; work days; no fees. |
Upper Dummerston Road
Community Garden / Brattleboro
Jane
Michaud, garden organizer, Post Oil Solutions, article
link |
Windham |
garden
site with 34 plots on Brattleboro Retreat land; founded in 2006;
organic
gardening; water supply |
School of International
Training Community Garden / Brattleboro
Richard & Angela
Berkfield, coordinators, article
link
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Windham
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garden
site located near a pond on the SIT grounds; open to SIT students and
local residents
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Grafton Community
Garden / Grafton
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Windham |
garden
site on
grounds of Windham Foundation; fencing |
Townshend Community
Garden / Townshend
Jon-Michael Muise, steering
committee chair
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Windham |
new
site opening spring 2009 on town land near town commons;
individual and group plots
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Hartland Community
Garden / Hartland
Brianne Goodspeed,
steering commitee
secretary/treasurer
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Windsor
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new
site opening spring 2009 on town land in the village center adjacent to
the library
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Ludlow
Area Community Garden / Ludlow
Liz
Crowley, President or David
Almond, Treasurer; article
link |
Windsor
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garden
site located
at the Fletcher Farm School with 30+ plots; water, fencing, common
areas |
Norwich Community Garden / Norwich
Missy
Boisvert, Hanover Food Coop & Barb Tolman, UVM Extension Master
Gardener
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Windsor
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community
garden with 25 plots gardened by members of the Hanover Food Coop; $20
+ $20 deposit; plots by lottery; Plant a Row Program
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Stony Brook Community
Gardens / Stockbridge, VT
Donna Brennan-Gallant,
steering committee chair
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Windsor
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new
garden site
opening spring 2009 on private land as part of a Earth learning
center; 10 plots 25 x 20 ft ; 5 plots 25 ft x 10 ft
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White River Community
Garden / White River Jct
Brian Carroll and Diana Van
Dillewijn,
coordinators
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Windsor
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garden
site established in 2008 with help from the Upper Valley Coop
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