Growing Together: It's our 25th Anniversary!

Celebrate with Us! Honoring our Past and Present

It's our 25th anniversary and we want to celebrate with you!

We started in 2001 as Friends of Burlington Gardens in the home of Jim Flint. It took many leaders, volunteers and supporters over the years to grow from the grassroots gardening education organization to the portfolio of VGN managed teaching garden plots and a propagation greenhouse that we operate today.

We honor the historical roots and want to share an early article that was prophetic in naming the importance of building our community through hands-on gardening education all while placing food sovereignty at the forefront of our work.

Another historical reflection on gardening through the pandemic was recently recorded with StoryCorps; A great tale of how Shift Meals led to the Collective Garden model of today.

Stay tuned for more origin stories and our upcoming workshops scheduled throughout 2026. We invite you to come to a free public event and continue the momentum of growing together.

Please consider a donation to our 25th Anniversary campaign to help us teach even more Vermonters how to grow nutrient-dense food.

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Garden Phenology

As we practice climate mitigation in our gardens we thought this article had great tips on keeping a phenology journal and knowing you're not alone. Watch for our Garden Like a Farmer upcoming workshop series that will cover many adaptation techniques.

Across the Fence

We were honored to be featured on Across the Fence in conjunction with our SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) grant partner.

Our Greenhouse at Landry Park section starts at minute 5:32 followed by Northeast SARE Director Dr. Teresa Leslie noting the significance of supporting Vermont's food system to "Grow what we eat and eat what we grow."

Welcome Ada!

Please welcome our newest garden educator, Ada Dunkley. Growing up in Vermont, Ada’s love of gardening was fostered by helping in her parents' gardens. Ada majored in Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont and pursued her interest in sustainable agriculture by completing internships with New Farms for New Americans and Common Roots Farm.

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