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School community gardens in Vermont

All of the school community gardens listed have a food gardening component. While many school community gardens function as group garden projects from planting to harvest, others may include a garden camp, summer lunch program, or summer recreational activities. In several Vermont towns, the school garden is called a "community garden" and may include plots or raised beds that are gardened individually by families in the community. Produce from school community gardens is harvested and eaten by participating students and their families, used in summer nutrition programs and for special events such as harvest dinners, and shared with the community. Some gardens have innovative names and programs to attract volunteers and youth during the summer months. The contact persons listed in the directory are members of the Vermont Community Garden Network. Please email updates to this list to VCGN director Jim Flint.

Garden Project, Town, Contact, web link	County	Project and Program Details
Think Globally, Eat Locally Garden / Bristol Caroline Camara, Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School	Addison	new 1400 square foot no till garden with raised beds to be located in front of the Middle School wing at Mt.Abraham
Ferrisburgh Community Garden / Ferrisburgh Judy Elson, Ferrisburgh Elementary School	Addison	raised bed gardens, composting, and Farm to School program in rural setting;
Garden Patch at HCC / Middlebury Cheryl Werner, Hannaford Career Center	Addison	technical center garden/farm for food production
Beeman School Garden / New Haven Sheryl Kimball, Beeman Elementary School	Addison	raised bed gardens in rural setting
Ripton Community Garden / Ripton Wendy Leeds, Ripton Elementary School	Addison	garden in rural setting with active summer program
Hand in the Land Garden / Salisbury, Diane Benware, Salisbury Community School	Addison	raised bed gardens and Farm to School Program in rural setting
Starksboro Elementary School Garden / Starksboro Sue Shepard, Starksboro Elementary School	Addison	raised bed gardens near the entrance to the elementary school
Burke Mountain Academy Garden / East Burke Marysia Meirnowska, Burke Mountain Academy	Caledonia	raised bed gardens established in 2008
St. Johnsbury School Garden / St. Johnsbury Melissa Bridges, St.Johnsbury Food Coop	Caledonia	middle school garden with 4 raised beds and summer program
Burlington School Garden Initiative / Burlington Jim Flint, Friends of Burlington Gardens, web site link	Chittenden	raised bed gardens at six elementary schools, two middle schools, and Burlington High School; Healthy City Youth Farm coming in 2010
Peter Earle Memorial Sustainable Garden / Essex Junction Carol Hutcheon, Thomas Fleming School	Chittenden	4 raised bed gardens with flowers, vegetables, and herbs
Hinesburg Community School Garden / Hinesburg Sara Armstrong, Hinesburg Community School	Chittenden	large garden plot with active summer program and support from a local farmer
Redhawk Cafe Garden / Hinesburg Leo LaForce, Champlain Valley Union High School	Chittenden	large garden plot helps supply cafeteria with fresh produce
Brewster-Pierce Solar Garden / Huntington Barb Aitken, Brewster-Pierce Elementary School	Chittenden	raised bed school garden integrated with cafeteria
Orchard School Garden / South Burlington Carol McQuillen, Orchard Elementary School	Chittenden	raised bed vegetable and flower gardens in suburban setting
Tuttle's Garden / South Burlington David Shiffert, Frederick Tuttle Middle School	Chittenden	fenced garden plot established in 2008
JFK's Garden for Learning / Winooski Caroline Bergeron, John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Chittenden	raised bed vegetable gardens with summer nutrition program
Pumpkin Patch at Brighton Elementary / Island Pond Jennifer Hanlon, UVM Extension Master Gardener	Essex	pumpkin patch and flower gardens in rural school setting
Gardens for Learning / Enosburg Earleen Bosley, Enosburg Elementary School	Franklin	raised bed vegetable gardens integrated with summer lunch program
Montgomery School Garden, Montgomery Center Wendy Howard, Montgomery Elementary School Food Service	Franklin	school garden with raised beds integrated with cafeteria
Belvidere and Waterville School Garden / Waterville Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Lamoille	25 ft x 35 ft vegetable garden in front of school; summer program, garden established in 2009
Cambridge School Connections Garden / Cambridge Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Lamoille	12 ft x 40 ft vegetable garden at far end of soccer fields; summer program, garden established in 2009
Eden After School / Summer Program Judy Langlois, Summer Program Director	Lamoille	school garden dovetailed with an after school and summer programs
Hyde Park Elementary School Garden / Hyde Park Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Lamoille	12 ft x 15 ft vegetable garden located next to the playground; garden established in 2009
Lamoille Union High School Garden / Hyde Park LUHS Ag & Nat. Resources Internship Program	Lamoille	joint garden project between LUHS and Vermont Youth Conservation Corps to tranform a field into a school garden
Garden of Life / Johnson Renee Nadeau, Johnson Elementary School PTA	Lamoille	large vegetable garden plot with after school and summer programs
Laraway School Garden Patch / Johnson Julia Landry, Laraway Youth and Family Services	Lamoille	raised bed vegetable gardens integrated into school and summer programs
Morrisville Community Children's Garden / Morrisville Jessica Lawson, Morrisville Elementary School	Lamoille	raised bed vegetable gardens integrated into school and summer programs
Bradford Elementary School Garden / Bradford Jim McCracken, Bradford Elementary School	Orange	raised bed gardens integrated into history, art, and nutrition studies
Orange Center School Garden / Orange Center Peggy Thompson, Orange Center School	Orange	vegetable gardens and summer Gardens for Learning program site
Thetford Elementary School Garden / Thetford Josette Hayashigawa, Thetford Elementary School	Orange	raised bed vegetable gardens integrated into summer garden club
Albany School Garden / Albany Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Orleans	25 ft x 50 ft vegetable garden next to playground; summer program; garden established in 2009
Barton School Sprouts Garden Spot / Barton Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Orleans	15 ft x 35 ft vegetable garden across the street from the Barton Graded School ; summer program ; garden established in 2009
Brownington School Sunflower Circle Garden / Brownington Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Orleans	20 ft x 25 ft vegetable garden next to playground / summer program / garden established in 2009
Charleston Elem School Community Garden / W.Charleston Audra Rastonis, Charleston Elementary School	Orleans	two large timber lined vegetable garden plots integrated with community and school curriculum
Coventry School Garden of Life / Coventry Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Orleans	group vegetable garden plot in front of the school; garden is integrated into Farm to School and summer programs; established 2007
Derby School Community Garden / Derby Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Orleans	30 ft x 50 ft vegetable garden across from the Junior High School parking lot; summer program; garden established in 2007
The Glowing Garden of Glover School / Glover Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Orleans	30 ft x 40 ft vegetable garden at roadside entrance to school; summer program; garden established in 2009
Holland Elementary School Dream Garden / Derby Line Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Orleans	30 ft x 40 ft vegetable garden in field next to roadside; summer program; garden established in 2007
Irasburg School Garden / Irasburg Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Orleans	15 ft x 35 ft vegetable garden next to the volleyball court; summer program; garden established in 2009
Jay / Westfield School Rainbow Garden / Jay Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Orleans	12 ft x 50 ft vegetable garden in front of school; summer program; garden established in 2006
Lakeview Garden / Greensboro Jeff Roy, Lakeview Union School	Orleans	raised bed vegetable gardens integrated into summer school program
Lowell School Garden / Lowell Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Orleans	30 ft x 40 ft vegetable garden in front of the school; summer program; garden established in 2007
Orleans Elementary School Sprouts Garden / Orleans Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Orleans	10 ft x 50 ft vegetable garden behind school next to the playground; summer program; garden established in 2009
Roots and Fruits Troy School Community Garden / Troy Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Orleans	vegetable garden on private land in the downtown area of North Troy; summer program; garden established in 2007
Clarendon Elementary School Community Garden / Clarendon Tim Bartlett and Chris Palance / coordinators	Rutland	large group vegetable garden at school integrated into Farm to School and summer programs; 6 garden plots for community members
Wallingford Elementary School Community Garden / Wallingford / Chris Palance, coordinator	Rutland	new 30 foot diameter circular vegetable garden at school to grow food for school lunch program and seniors; summer recreation program
Crops by Kids of Barre Town / Barre Bryn Mayr, Barre Town Elementary School	Washington	large school garden area with active summer program
Calais Healthy Eating Garden / Calais John Fish, Calais Elementary School	Washington	raised bed vegetable gardens in rural setting
Gardens for Learning / Duxbury Steffan Christensen, Harwood Union High School	Washington	vegetable garden beds, greenhouse, and composting
Thatcher Brook School Garden / Waterbury Kasey Chmura, Thatcher Brook Primary School	Washington	raised bed vegetable gardens integrated with after school program and YMCA summer day camp
Green Street School Garden / Brattleboro Laura White, Green Street School	Windham	raised bed vegetable gardens terraced into a hillside beside the school
Academy School Garden / Brattleboro Tashie Rader, Post Oil Solutions	Windham	large pumpkin patch spilling into a courtyard behind the school
Garden of the Angels / Brattleboro Kathryn Brown, Saint Michael School	Windham	raised bed vegetable gardens adjacent to school
Dummerston School Gardens / East Dummerston Amy Dews, Dummerston School	Windham	raised bed vegetables gardens integrated with school greenhouse
Grafton Elementary School Garden / Grafton Lisa Dufresne, Grafton Elementary School	Windham	vegetable garden plot on private land near the school
Putney Central School Community Garden / Putney Peg Alden, Garden Committee Chair	Windham	vegetable, herb and flower gardens; active garden committee; coordinator; activities tied to curriculum
Chez Thibault / Townshend Paul Paytas, Leland and Gray Union High School	Windham	cafeteria garden project
Compass School Garden / Westminster Station Beth White, The Compass School	Windham	fenced garden plot integrated with greenhouse and entrepreneurial program
Westminster West School Garden / Westminster West Tatiana Schreiber, Master Gardener	Windham	36-bed garden at a two-room school (grades 1-4); focus is on growing food and year round nutrition/science education
Onyon Farm garden / Newfane Emiy Amanna, Kindle Farm School	Windsor	large farm, greenhouse, and garden program at alternative education private school specializing in hands-on programs
Rochester Community School Garden / Rochester Catherine Kenyo with support from Donna Gallant	Windsor	raised bed gardens integrated with curriculum and summer programs
South Royalton School Garden / South Royalton Elizabeth Yockel, Vermont Law School	Windsor	two vegetable garden plots maintained by after school and summer programs
Planting Cosmos Garden / Springfield Tom Green, Riverside Middle School	Windsor	fenced raised bed vegetable gardens established in 2008 in front of the school
Gateway School Garden / Springfield Jean Kerbel, garden coordinator, Master Gardener	Windsor	restored school garden with raised beds, fence, and water; Master Gardeners involved in project
Stockbridge Community Garden / Stockbridge Donna Gallant, Stockbridge Central School	Windsor	raised bed vegetable gardens in rural setting with active family supported summer garden program

If you wish to have your community school garden listed or updated in the directory, please email the VCGN director Jim Flint.

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