Youth Agriculture Project
Youth Agriculture Project is one of The Tutorial Center’s most popular and exciting programs. It brings together the best of all worlds: growing fresh healthy produce, essential job skills training for local youth, environmental sustainability & community involvement, plus support for local charitable health and human services organizations.
Congratulations to the terrific youth participants and to the hard-working crew and staff in both Bennington and Manchester who make this project so special.
Highlights from this season include:
More than 2-1/2 acres of organic produce grown and harvested: beans, beets, broccoli, garlic, onions, tomatoes, kale, cauliflower, cabbage, peppers, potatoes, squash, basil, oregano, peas, lettuce….and more.
Donation of over 1,000 lbs. of this healthy, nutritious food to our area Meals on Wheels program for their meals for the needy.
Establishment of a new partnership with the Southwest Vermont Medical Center to provide fresh produce from our gardens to the hospital community cafeteria.
Restoration of the landscaping at the Shaftsbury Historical Society.
Restoration of the historic Hiland Hall gardens at the Park-McCullough House in North Bennington.
Expansion of the Manchester Community Garden to include organic garden plots for 13 community members.
Creation of garden-based after-school programs for children of Manchester Elementary and Middle School.
Installation of a drilled well at the Manchester Community Garden.
Youth Ag Project Featured at National Dropout Prevention Conference
Kudos to Youth Agriculture Project staff and students! Based on a review of research-proven programs that are successful with at-risk youth, TTC was recently chosen to make a presentation about our Youth Agriculture Project at the National Dropout Prevention Conference in [...]
Youth Agriculture Project Shares the Bounty Throughout the County
The Tutorial Center’s Youth Agriculture Project grows and harvests hundreds of pounds of organic produce: a bounty of potatoes, kale, onions, broccoli, parsley, eggplant, garlic, green beans, zucchini, tomatoes, and more. Gary Littlefield slices onions in the kitchen at Southern [...]
Manchester Community & Education Garden Opens
The Manchester Community & Educational Garden, a joint project between The Tutorial Center, Transition Town Manchester and Manchester Elementary-Middle School has opened for the 2011 Season with a bang! Have you reserved your space? Call Hilary Batchelor 802-824-4565 for more [...]
YAP Garden grows veggies – and confidence
by DAWSON RASPUZZI The Bennington Banner 08/11/2010 10:27:23 PM EDT Piper Hard, 21 months, and her father, Merrick Hard, consider the offerings Tuesday at the Youth Agriculture Project booth at the Walloomsac Farmers Market in Bennington. Randall Moon, a project [...]
Grow, Baby, Grow: Summer Work and Learn, A Youth Agriculture Project
The Tutorial Center’s Summer Work and Learn Program is well under way in both Manchester and Bennington, thanks to a Department of Labor grant has enabled it to replicate its successful Youth Agriculture Project in 2010, which allows The Tutorial Center [...]
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