Exhibitor setup
8:30—9:00 a.m. Old Dorm Lounge

Registration / Exhibit Area
9:00—9:50 a.m. Old Dorm Lounge

Opening Plenary Session
10:00—10:50 a.m. Old Dorm Lounge

Welcome and introductions, followed by a slide show tour highlighting the beauty, bounty, and
diversity of Vermont's community gardens.

Session II– Best practices for starting and sustaining a community garden in Vermont
11:00—11:50 Old Dorm Lounge & Conant Hall Classrooms

Break out into facilitated community garden interest groups to share ideas and experiences.
Session goal: brainstorm and develop a list of best practices to be published on the web.

Networking Lunch & High Mowing Seed Packet Swap
noon—12:50 p.m. Old Dorm Lounge

Session III - Topical workshop choices & presenters
1:00— 1:50 p.m. Old Dorm Lounge & Conant Hall Classrooms

A. How to find land and form partnerships to organize a new community garden
    Lisa Coven, Burlington Area Community Gardens
    Peter Hopkins, Pownal Community Garden

B. How to design a community garden site and make decisions on amenities
    Kris Hammer, North Branch Community Garden, Montpelier
    Melissa Bridges, Passumpsic River Valley Community Garden, St. Johnsbury

C: How to improve soil structure and soil fertility in a community garden
    Steven Wisbaum, Champlain Valley Compost Company, Charlotte
    Jeremy Gulley, Rootswork Community Garden, East Warren

D. How to secure grants, funding, and donations to support a community garden
     Bart Westdijk, New England Grassroots Environment Fund
     Jim Flint, Friends of Burlington Gardens

Session IV– Topical workshop choices

2:00— 2:50 p.m. Old Dorm Lounge & Conant Hall Classrooms

D. How to secure grants, funding, and donations to support a community garden
     Bart Westdijk, New England Grassroots Environment Fund
     Jim Flint, Friends of Burlington Gardens

E. How to create effective guidelines and sustainable policies for community gardens
     Jane Michaud, Brattleboro Area Community Gardens
     Lisa Coven, Burlington Area Community Gardens

F. How to coordinate a community garden that welcomes a diversity of gardeners
    Rolf Anderson, Montgomery Community Gardens
    Erin Buckwalter, Winooski Community Gardens & Veggie Town
 
G. How to recruit, manage, and retain garden volunteers of different ages and abilities
    Chris Nytch, The Nature Conservancy, Montpelier
     Jess Hyman, Archibald Neighborhood Garden, Burlington

Closing Plenary Session

3:00—3:30 p.m. Old Dorm Lounge
Door prizes, closing reflections, and evaluation