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photo collage from the March 10, 2007  Symposium in Newport

photo collage from the February 24, 2007  Symposium in Springfield

photo collage from the February 17, 2007  Symposium in Rutland

photo collage from the February 3, 2007 Symposium in Burlington

photo collage from the February 4, 2006 statewide conference in Burlington









2008 Vermont School and Youth Garden Conference - April 12, 2008
Vermont Law School, South Royalton

Special thanks to the 75 people who participated and to the organizations, funders, presenters, and volunteers who helped to make the conference a success!

registration opening
keynote tour
montgomery gateway
workshop workshop
lunch workshop
speaker exhibits keynote

The conference was jointly organized by Sara Coblyn Porth of 4-H Growing Connections, Linda Berlin of  UVM Extension, Joseph Kiefer of Food Works, and Jim Flint of Friends of Burlington Gardens.  Please click the link to view the conference program and schedule.

Marcia Eames-Sheavly,
coordinator of the Garden-Based Learning Program in the Department of Horticulture at Cornell University, delivered the keynote address, "Greener Hands, Greener Voices."
Click on the links below to read more about the vision and ideas shared in Marcia's keynote address:

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