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   2006-2011 published articles related to community gardening in Vermont

  2011 article files and links

  Burlington Free Press:  "Grants available to Vermont gardens" January 20, 2011

  2010 article files and links


   Burlington Free Press:  "Kids harvest haul at Underhill school garden" October 22, 2010
 
   Burlington Free Press:  "Burlington students to prepare community meal" October 14, 2010
 
   Burlington Free Press:  "Food cycle involves whole school in Ferrisburgh" October 3, 2010
  
   Sustainable Woodstock: "Woodstock: Community gardens per capita record holder?" October 1, 2010

   Vermont Public Radio podcast: "Community gardens spring up around Vermont" September 7, 2010

   Burlington Free Press:  "Community garden in Burlington? Not in their backyard" July 14, 2010

   Brattleboro Reformer:  "Sanders finds federal funds for school gardens statewide" June 5, 2010 

   Burlington Free Press:  "Sanders announces school garden grant program" June 5, 2010

   Senator Bernie Sanders Press Release:  "Let 40 gardens grow"  June 4, 2010

   Burlington Free Press:  "Construction begins on Underhill Community Garden"  May 14, 2010 

   Seven Days: "Lawn Gone: Backyard agriculture is catching on in Vermont's urban landscapes" May 12, 2010

   Burlington Free Press:  "Youth Farm breaks ground in Burlington"  May 5, 2010

   Burlington Free Press:  "Colchester community gardeners hope for rebound"  April 26, 2010
 
   Communities & Banking magazine, Spring 2010: "Vermont Cultivates Community through Gardening"
   
   2009 article files and links 
  
   Burlington Free Press:  "Youth gardens have appetite for healthy eating"  October 30, 2009

   Vermont's Local Banquet:  "How to start a community garden" Fall 2009

   Burlington Free Press:  "Fresh produce at Heineberg Senior Center"  August 12, 2009

   St. Albans Messenger: "Citizens in Action: Down to Earth Community Garden"  August 10, 2009

   Burlington Free Press:  "Community garden brings Burlington neighbors together"  August 5, 2009
  
   Burlington Free Press:  "Blight wiping out tomatoes, potatoes"  July 31, 2009

   Burlington Free Press:  "Grant encourages new community gardens in Vermont"  July 19, 2009

  
Vermont Woman:  "Diggin' Barre: The birth of a community garden"  June/July, 2009
  
  
Burlington Free Press: "Community garden sprouts at Taft Corners"  May 25, 2009   

  
Times Argus: "Community garden blossoms in Barre" April 13, 2009
  
  
Colchester Sun, Community gardens come to Colchester, April 9, 2009

   Burlington Free Press, Burlington mayor an avid gardener, March 25, 2009

  
Burlington Free Press, Vermonters celebrate Obama veggie garden,  March 24, 2009
    
  
Burlington Free Press, Community gardens see a rise in thefts, March 20, 2009

  
2008 article files and links
   
  
Burlington Free Press: "Gardener's Supply donates 100,000 bulbs"  November 13, 2008
 
  
Burlington Free Press: "Harvesting knowledge at the Hunt Middle School Garden"  September 19, 2008


    Burlington Free Press:  "Women initiate community garden projects"  August 30, 2008
  
   Rutland Herald: "Growing trend: more locals discover benefits of gardening"  June 14, 2008  

    Seven Days:  "Radical Plots: In Vermont gardening isn't just a hobby anymore"  June 4, 2008

    Agriview Web Extra:  "Community gardening in St. Johnsbury"  April  28, 2008

   2007 article
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The Commons (Brattleboro): "Growing together: community gardens take root" October, 2007   
  
  
Burlington Free Press: "Gardeners reap more than flowers and vegetables"  September 3, 2007

  
Burlington Free Press:  "Neighbors grow together"  June 22, 2007

    Burlington Free Press:  "Community gardening enjoys long history"  April 12, 2007
  
  
Bennington County Master Gardeners Newsletter: March 2007

    Rutland Herald: "Network seeks to bolster community gardens throughout Vermont"  February 18, 2007

   2006 article
files and links

  
ACGA newsletter: "Easement preserves Tommy Thompson Community Garden" Winter 2006
  
    
   Seven Days:  "Greenbelt Green Thumbs"  July 26, 2006

   Burlington Free Press:  "Community gardeners endure water-logged plots"  June 7, 2006

   Burlington Free Press: "Flower power wanes"  May 25, 2006

   Lawn & Garden Retailer: "Working in Community Gardens"  April 2006 

   Vermont Commons: "V is for Vermont Victory Gardens"  April 28, 2006

   Parks and Recreation Magazine: "Bloom to Grow"  March 2006 cover story

   Seven Days: "Can community gardens weed out food insecurity"  February 8, 2006
 

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