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The Blackbird Paradise School and Community Garden is a raised bed, square foot garden utilizing organic gardening techniques. Teachers, students, and community members work collaboratively to grow and harvest produce and flowers to be enjoyed by the district students and staff, food pantry clients, and local senior citizens in need. Programs
News The Bonnie Cabbage Plants Are Here! (March 22, 2012) Every 3rd grade student will bring home a plant and a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship. » LEARN MORE
(January 24, 2012) Blackbird Paradise will offer free housing to our "good bug" friends thanks to a donation by Sally Cummings. Learn More [pdf]
Garden Update (January 23, 2012) The planning has begun for the upcoming season! January 2012 Garden Update [pdf] Garden Project awarded over 50 packets
of seeds (January 15, 2012) High Mowing Organic
Seeds of Harvest Celebration thanks and photos (Oct. 13, 2011) The Garden Project Committee held its Harvest Celebration on Oct. 2. The committee thanks many for their support, here. To view a photo gallery, click here. Previous News June 15, 2010 May 29, 2010 Visitor's welcome box installed in Blackbird Paradise March 31, 2010 Garden Project presented "The Great Plate" Wellness Assembly November 9, 2009 First-ever Harvest Festival a success September 9, 2009 July 8, 2009
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Beneficial
Bug House
Wolcott Vermont supports Blackbird Paradise by donating seeds.
Through their seed donation program, they provide schools and community
groups with one of the essential components for starting abundant
gardens – the seeds! – thereby helping to foster self-sufficiency,
healthy eating and education about plants' life cycles. High
Mowing is an independently-owned farm and seed company located in the
heart of the Green Mountains of Vermont.