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SUMMARY:Community Garden Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating spring with a bumper crop of fun events. Vegetable starts and pollinator plant give-aways\, Composting workshop\, Beekeeping demo\, Bee-bot building bash for kiddos\, Snacks and more…
URL:https://www.bamvt.com/event/community-garden-celebration/
LOCATION:Bennington Community Garden\, Bradford St & Coolidge Ave\, Bennington\, VT\, Bennington Community Garden\, Bradford St & Coolidge Ave\, Bennington\, VT
CATEGORIES:Gardening
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SUMMARY:Grow Your Own Garden: Gardening\, Pollinators\, and You!
DESCRIPTION:If you like to eat\, you can thank pollinators for one out of every three bites you take! Join us on June 5 from 10 AM to 12 noon for a family friendly\, outdoor event all about starting your own garden and supporting all the important pollinators around us. Pre-registration for these activities is required by completing a form at https://go.uvm.edu/2021bennpollinator or by calling Marsh or Cindy Hudson-Knapp at 802-440-5190. Hosted at the Bennington Recreation Center and Community Garden by UVM Extension Master Gardeners\, Bennington County 4-H\, and the Bennington Area Makers this event will have four mini workshops for adults and children: Grow Your Own Garden\, Make-and-Take Kids Bee Crafting\, Honey Bees at Work\, and Free Pollinator Plant Give-Away. Park in the Recreation Center parking lot (655 Gage St\, Bennington\, VT 05201) and walk to the Community Garden on Bradford Street. \nGrow Your Own Garden (10:00-10:30 AM) will be geared to adults or families interested in starting their own garden.  UVM Extension Master Gardeners will help introduce basic garden concepts and there will be a chance to use one of seven small plots in the Bennington Community Garden and vegetable starts will be available thanks to the generosity of the Bennington Rotary Club. \nMake-and-Take Kids Bee Crafting (10:00 – 11:30 AM) is a chance for youth to bee engaged with pollinator friendly activities while their parents or caregivers attend another session nearby. There will be two levels of crafting available: younger/smaller hands will be making a simple bee puppet for play and exploration while older/more agile hands will be making a wired\, electronic “beebot” that buzzes and zooms across flat surfaces. While crafting\, 4-H educator\, Kimberly Griffin\, will lead a discussion about the roles bees and other pollinators play in our food system and how best to protect and support these species. Take home versions of the crafts will also be available for those wanting to make-at-home. \nHoney Bees at Work (10:00 – 11:00 AM) will be led by beekeeper and educator\, Jeanne Davis\, who will be on hand with her traveling beehive to provide an up-close look at the fascinating work of honeybees in their hive.  Kids and adults can learn about beekeeping and how to protect and support these important pollinators. \nFree Pollinator Plant Give-Away (10:30 AM – Noon) – Bennington Area Makers in collaboration with Clearbrook Farm and UVM Master Gardeners will be providing pollinator plants for anyone interested in attracting bees and other pollinators to their gardens.  A variety of plant species will be available. \nPre-registration for these activities is required by completing a form at https://go.uvm.edu/2021bennpollinator or by calling Marsh or Cindy Hudson-Knapp at 802-440-5190.  State COVID-19 guidelines will be followed including limiting the number of people gathered\, health screening of attendees\, wearing facial coverings\, physical distancing\, handwashing\, and contact tracing. \nThank you to our hosts\, presenters\, and sponsors: Bennington Recreation Center\, Bennington Community Garden\, Bennington Chapter of the UVM Extension Master Gardeners\, 4-H of Bennington and Rutland County\, Jeanne Davis\, GBICS\, Bennington Rotary\, Clear Brook Farm\, Bennington Area Makers\, UVM Extension Agricultural Engineering. \nDownload the event flyer and help spread the word.  Share our Facebook event.
URL:https://www.bamvt.com/event/garden2021/
LOCATION:655 Gage St\, Bennington\, VT 05201\, 655 Gage St\, Bennington\, Vermont\, 05201
CATEGORIES:Gardening
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Starting Seeds
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled due to COVID-19\n\nHave you always wanted to grow your own food from seed\, but been intimidated by the thought?  Not sure where to begin? Join BAM and the Bennington Chapter UVM Extension Master Gardeners for an introduction to starting seeds for your summer vegetable garden.\n\nWe will have seeds\, potting soil\, and other supplies to help you get started. We will also discuss the basics of starting seeds indoors including location\, heating\, light\, humidity\, and watering.\n\nWe plan to demonstrate building a seed starting rack with wire shelving\, heat mats\, and LED shop lights as well.\n\n\nThis workshop is free\, but we are requesting that you register so we have enough supplies and help on hand. Register here: https://forms.gle/cJoFybmTKioFbKFRA
URL:https://www.bamvt.com/event/introduction-to-starting-seeds/
LOCATION:Bennington Area Makers\, 239 Main Street\, Bennington\, VT\, 05201-0559\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gardening
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Gardening Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Beneath that snow and ice the soil is just waiting to help you grow food this summer. Join the Bennington Area Makers (BAM) and the Bennington Chapter of UVM Extension Master Gardeners for this workshop that will explore the basics of vegetable gardening.  This workshop is free\, but we are requesting attendees to register to that we can ensure we have enough supplies and help. Register at: http://go.uvm.edu/bamgarden \nDetails\nWednesday\, February 26\, 2020 \n239 Main St\, Bennington\, VT 05201 \n6-8 PM \nFREE (but please register: http://go.uvm.edu/bamgarden) \nMore information about this and all our events is on our events page: http://www.bamvt.com/events \nor email chris.callahan@uvm.edu \nTopics will include siting\, layout\, companion planting\, soil preparation\, fertility and nutrients\, crops\, and variety selection for our region. You will have an opportunity to plan your own garden for the coming year. \nYou may also be interested in our Seed Starting event on April 9. More info on our events page: http://www.bamvt.com/events  \nAbout BAM\nLearn more about BAM at our About page. \nAbout Bennington Master Gardeners\nThe Bennington Chapter of UVM Master Gardeners is a local group of volunteer gardening leaders who partner with local community groups to create access to plants and green space for health and well-being\, to grow and distribute local food\, to create resilient landscapes\, to promote invasive species management\, to educate on ways to help wildlife/pollinators\, and to teach their communities how to compost and maintain healthy soil ecology. For more information on the Bennington Chapter of UVM Master Gardeners\, please visit their facebook page.
URL:https://www.bamvt.com/event/introduction-to-gardening-workshop/
LOCATION:239 Main St\, Bennington\, 05201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gardening,How To
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