Growing Young Gardeners - Sampling the Harvest

The Growing Young Gardeners Club 


met for the eighth session at Wheeler Park on 1100 Dorset Street in South Burlington, Vermont on July 30, 2015. 

The Growing Young Gardeners Club is 
collaboration with the Machia Wilderness Camp
and the Burlington Garden Club. 

South Burlington Vt Growing Young Gardeners Photos

Wheeler Community Gardens, SB VT

Carol McQuillen of Common Roots
gives the gardeners,
 Suzanne's Sweet Savories-
all natural Blueberry Dazzlin' Dip.

Carol demonstrates how to remove
and dispose of Japanese Beetles.
Fold the leaf, squeeze / squash,
dump into the bucket. 

                                                                          Sampling the harvest of beans. 

Harvesting tomatoes for the Food Shelf.

Click here to view issue # 1 Introduction to  Growing Young Gardeners Club.  

Click here to view  Week 1 Hands and Seed(lings) meet soil. (many photos)

Click here to view  Week 2 Lessons begin, seeds sprout, weeds emerge. Critters start harvest early, more seeds planted. 
Click here to view  Week 3 Weeding and Composting
Click here to view Week 4 Wash out and Rebuilding.
Click here to view Week 5 Pollinators and Blooms. 
Click here to view Week 6 Wash out and rebuilding.  

Click here to view Week 7 Beets, radishes parsley, and a wooden ring. 

Bernie publishes short stories and photos reflecting Vermont values of Green and Clean and Community.