Friends of Burlington Gardens :: Vermont Community Garden Network

The Vermont Community Garden Network (VCGN) is facilitated by Friends of Burlington Gardens as part of its statewide outreach. VCGN includes more than 1,245 individual members representing 180 Vermont communities.

VCGN builds upon the joint resolution passed by the Vermont legislature in 2004 to support the expansion of community, youth, and school gardening movement statewide.

Vermont Community Garden Network Bulletin
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Vermont Community Garden Network Bulletin and announcements are published and distributed via e-mail. There is no cost to subscribe, though contributions are greatly appreciated.

To subscribe to the VCGN Bulletin, enter your email address in the box at left or email Friends of Burlington Gardens with your name, mailing address, phone number and your affilliation if applicable (e.g. organization, school, garden project, club, or group.)

The VCGN mailing list is maintained by Friends of Burlington Gardens with email and address information protected via FBG's privacy policy.

VCGN Bulletin Archive:

January 2012
December 2011
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
June 2011

Federal funding for school community gardens

Senator Bernie Sanders secured federal funding to establish a state-wide, school-based summer gardening initiative that teaches Vermont children and youths how to grow fresh produce using land on or adjacent to school campuses. Friends of Burlington Gardens administered the statewide pilot program as a model for similar programs in other states. Forty School Community Gardens around the state received technical assistance and up to $1,000 for tools and infrastructure improvements. For more information, including photos and reports from the schools, click on School Community Gardens.

VCGN mini-grant programs Flynn beds

The Vermont Community Garden Network Mini-grant Program began in 2006. Since its first grant cycle, $43,000 in mini-grants funds have been awarded by Friends of Burlington Gardens to support 188 school and community gardens in Vermont. The program was made possible through generous funding from The Bay and Paul Foundations and the Ben & Jerry's Foundation.

* COMING in 2012 * Thanks to a generous Irene Recovery Fund grant from the Vermont Community Foundation, FBG will offer a new grant program in 2012 to help rebuild flooded gardens. The Garden Flood Relief grant round will open in January. Application information will be posted here. For more information, contact Jess Hyman at jess@burlingtongardens.org