After School Garden Club

At A Glance

Location: 

Bennington, Vermont

Primary Issue Area:

  • Food
  • Living Economies

Active since:

2015

Core volunteers:

3

Community Size:

16,000

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to help children, ages 5-10 :*understand where their food comes from*create a community and school based garden*develop a life long interest in working the land, caring for the land, and sharing the proceeds of their efforts with others*develop a life long desire to  recycle, reuse and compost.*gain an awareness of local vocations and hobbies related to the production of food