LEARN THE THINGS

Educational resources, Programs, and events to help you grow, tend, prepare, and preserve nutritious food.

Below is an assortment of resources organized by topic and stage of the growing season. These materials were gathered with an eye towards first-time gardeners, focus on Brattleboro and Vermont-oriented resources, and include important information on how to maintain safety and health while gardening during the COVID era.

Need specific help or resources to garden for yourself or your family?

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Have expertise or resources you are able to share with others locally?

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Garden Prep

- Garden Planning
- In-Ground Gardening
  1. Garden Bed Preparation
- Raised Beds
  1. Calculate Amount of Soil Needed
  2. Guide to Building Raised Beds
- Gardening in Small Spaces
  1. Container Gardening
  2. Balcony/Rooftop Gardening
  3. Indoor Herb Gardening
  4. Indoor Gardening Tips
  5. Grocery Store Gardening
- Composting and Soil Amendments
- Gardening for Everyone
  1. Making your Garden Wheelchair Accessible
  2. Gardening with Physical Limitations
  3. Gardening with Young Children
  4. Resources for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for farms and farmers

PLanting

CAre & Maintenance

General Garden Maintenance Resources
1. Vermont Extension Master Gardener Helpline
2. Vermont Extension Gardener Resources
Watering
Trellising Peas, Pruning Tomatoes, Trellising Tomatoes, Thinning Carrots
Pest Management
1. Weeds (Undesired Plants)
2. Bugs
  1. Bad Bugs at a Glance
  2. Common problem insects: Aphids, Cabbage Worms, Cucumber Beetles, Slugs
3. Wildlife
  1. Excluding and Repelling Problem Wildlife from the Garden
  2. Vermont Fish and Wildlife resources
4. Disease Agents: Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Mycoplasmas, and other microorganisms
  1. 10 Easy Steps to Prevent Common Garden Diseases
  2. Disease Fact Sheets Listed by Crop
5. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Practice
  1. Visual guide to IPM
  2. IPM resource list

Harvesting and Beyond

Harvesting
1. Harvesting Guide for Common Fruits and Vegetables
2. Safe Harvesting
3. Foraging for Wild Edibles - NOFA/Mass webinar
Eating
Storing and Preserving
1. Quick Pickles and Refrigerator Jams
2. Edible Brattleboro plans to hold a “make-it-and-take-it" canning workshops later in the season - Check the webpage for updates
3. Storing food for winter - July 25 webinar
4. Creative Ways to Use Food Scraps
Sharing
1. Guidelines for safe donations to Vermont Foodbank

Regional Resources & Networks

- Online gardening information & networks around our state and region
- Webinars and Online Conversations
  1. Soul Fire Farm Ask a Sista Farmer Weekly Q&A
  2. Granite State Gardening with Emma Erler (Facebook Live Events)
  3. NOFA/Mass Resiliency Skills Webinar Series
  4. Charlie Nardozzi Victory Garden Webinar
  5. How to Grow Video Series with Charlie Nardozzi
- Podcasts
  1. NOFA/Mass Podcast - recently posted an episode about native pollinator plants to add to your garden!
  2. Gastropod - Dig for Victory episode about Victory Gardening and food sovereignty
- Recommended Books
  1. Gardening Books at Brooks - Check out this list of gardening books available at Brooks Memorial Library on Main St. in downtown Brattleboro, a library card is free for any Brattleboro resident!
  2. Gardening-Related Children's Books at Brooks - Engage your child in your garden by reading these fun books together, available for checkout from Brooks Memorial Library to anyone with a library card!
- Resources for Racial Equity in Food Systems
  1. 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge
  2. Dismantling Racism in the Food System
  3. Dismantling Racism in Community Food Work
  4. The Groundswell Center has an excellent resource page on racism and equity across the food system.
  5. Mail Order Native Foods - Support America's most vulnerable communities by ordering these Indigenous foods online
- Local Experts
  1. Master Gardener Helpline - Ask a UVM Master Gardener your gardening questions!
  2. UVM Victory Garden Resource Map - If you are in need of support or resources, check out this map! Many gardeners are offering support remotely through video chats and phone calls!
  3. UVM Master Gardener Resource Map Sign Up Form - If you have expertise or resources you are able to share, fill out this form!

Events (Online and LocaL)

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