06/27/2024
Share the work, share the harvest! Want to get involved at Boyd Community Garden or adopt one of our 20 garden beds? Contact [email protected]
La Puente's Valley Educational Gardens Initiative - VEGI
VEGI (the Valley Educational Gardens Initiative) cultivates garden-based nutrition education and comm Garland.
VEGI is a collaborative organization of local schools, non-profits, and the community to provide hands-on education in schools and gardens across the Valley. We are a program of La Puente Home and work as a partner organization to the Food Bank Network of the San Luis Valley. We currently provide 270 classroom and garden-based lessons for K-5 students in Alamosa during the school year. In the summ
Operating as usual
06/27/2024
06/14/2024
Enterprises is in need of a few household items for our Center full-time volunteer house. The house serves as a residence for our full-time volunteers that manage the Center thrift store and help with other La Puente programming. If you have gently-used items that you are willing to donate, please reach out to Jessica at [email protected]
Items in need:
*Two mattresses and box springs (one full and one queen)
*Dressers and a night stand
*Kitchen table and chairs
*Couch and loveseat
*Tv stand
*Washer and dryer
04/23/2024
VEGI’s Seasonal Summer Assistant will assist with various aspects of VEGI’s programming throughout our main growing season. Assistant will work alongside the AmeriCorps member(s) to teach garden-based educational lessons focused on nutrition and environmental awareness with our partner sites, help maintain our 3 growing spaces, harvest vegetables, and provide general program support during the busy summer months.
Accepting applications now:
https://www.indeed.com/job/vegi-seasonal-summer-assistant-f7b96201cd939463
04/07/2024
A few weeks ago, VEGI added a new greenhouse at Boyd Community Garden! Thank you to our staff and volunteers!
02/13/2024
Greetings from the VEGI team! We just wanted to share our yearly recap newsletter with all of you! 2023 was a big year for VEGI with lots of growth and we have even bigger plans for 2024!
02/11/2024
We wish you a Happy Lunar New Year! Support one of our local Chinese or Thai restaurants as you celebrate this holiday!
01/19/2024
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