South Burlington, Vermont -- July 26, 2009
One of the best-kept secrets at the University of Vermont is the horticulture farm off-campus.
The acreage is dedicated to trees and shrubs -- and flowers. Every summer at this time as group called Friends of the Hort Farm hold a plant sale to raise money. The receipts help cover the expense of maintaining the grounds and caring for the plant collections. Friends of the Hort Farm say budget cuts at UVM have left some plant science programs in limbo.
Stephanie Miner/Friends of the Hort Farm: "We always have to tread on eggshells because UVM does own the property. It is their research facility for the plant-soil science department. And that is all subject to what federal grants or grants that the faculty can go out and get to do a project. And if there isn't a project going, the land lies fallow."))
Although tough economic times have cut into programs at the Hort Farm, the Friends say at least the property has been zoned agricultural to discourage any moves to develop it.
Source: http://www.wcax.com
Showing posts with label Vermont. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vermont. Show all posts
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Hometown: Children plant garden for food shelf in Jericho
By Lynn Monty • Free Press Staff Writer • June 24, 2009
After working as a physical education teacher for 30 years, Susan Adams of Underhill decided to retire and take up gardening. She took a Master Gardening course at the University of Vermont this winter and is sprucing up the Deborah Rawson Memorial Library with the help of Underhill ID School students. This is the first year the library will be a Master Gardening site.
The third- and fourth-graders in Tracy Walker and Pam Bloch’s classes planted a vegetable garden for the local food shelf at the library June 1. Students implemented a composting program at the school last year as a fourth grade initiative to promote leadership. They started with one composter for snack trash and have now filled four composters that will be used for the garden at the library.
“We thought it would be fun because the school is adjacent to the library and this really connects with their science unit,” Adams said.
Read more:
After working as a physical education teacher for 30 years, Susan Adams of Underhill decided to retire and take up gardening. She took a Master Gardening course at the University of Vermont this winter and is sprucing up the Deborah Rawson Memorial Library with the help of Underhill ID School students. This is the first year the library will be a Master Gardening site.
The third- and fourth-graders in Tracy Walker and Pam Bloch’s classes planted a vegetable garden for the local food shelf at the library June 1. Students implemented a composting program at the school last year as a fourth grade initiative to promote leadership. They started with one composter for snack trash and have now filled four composters that will be used for the garden at the library.
“We thought it would be fun because the school is adjacent to the library and this really connects with their science unit,” Adams said.
Read more:
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)