Volunteer with our Food Pantry Garden Program

UVLT’s food pantry gardens produce fruits and vegetables for distribution to hunger relief programs throughout the Upper Valley. Since 2019, we’ve grown more than 12,000 pounds of food that has provided tens of thousands of servings of healthy produce for people in need.

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Cora Day and Ella Barrett planting tomato seedlings.

Brookmead Food Pantry Garden -Norwich, VT

The half-acre Brookmead garden is located on Turnpike Road in Norwich, VT. We grow a variety of seasonal vegetables and winter storage crops that are donated to our partner Willing Hands which distributes the food throughout the Upper Valley. Community work days at the Brookmead garden are generally Thursdays from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm during the growing season, but are subject to some change and variation. Volunteers help with all aspects of garden work under the supervision of UVLT staff, including: soil preparation; planting; weeding; watering; and harvesting.

Up on the Hill Food Pantry Garden – Charlestown, NH

The 1,500 square foot “no till” garden plot at Up on the Hill is now in its fifth year, and is growing a variety of spring, summer, and fall veggies for the Claremont Soup Kitchen and the Charlestown Food Shelf. 

We are so grateful for our partnerships with local farms, including Edgewater Farm and LeClair Acres Farm, who generously donate seedlings to us every season to grow for this program.

Community volunteer work days are typically Mondays from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm during the growing season, but are subject to some change and variation. Volunteers help with all aspects of garden work under the supervision of UVLT staff, including: soil preparation; planting; weeding; watering; and, harvesting.

Thank You to Our Partners:

  • Willing Hands
  • Charlestown Food Shelf
  • Claremont Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry

With Generous Funding From:

  • Ben and Jerry’s Community Grant Fund
  • Hypertherm Associates HOPE Foundation
  • Johnny’s Selected Seeds
  • Norwich Women’s Club
  • Norwich Lions Club
  • UNH Extension Master Gardeners, Free Seeds for Education Program

End of Season Cleanup at Food Pantry Garden

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As we approach the end of the growing season at UVLT's Food Pantry Garden at Up on the Hill Conservation Area, it's time to prepare the garden for winter. After a successful season, we need your helping hands to wrap up our final harvests, clear out old plants and weeds, and ready the soil for next year!

In the Gardens

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As a UVLT intern this summer I have worked at the food pantry gardens at the Brookmead Conservation Area in Norwich, VT and the Up on the Hill Conservation Area in Charleston, NH. I have helped plant, maintain, and harvest produce to be donated to Willing Hands, the Claremont Soup Kitchen, and other local food pantries in the area. While every experience at the gardens has been rewarding there have been two extremely meaningful projects I have had the chance to work on this summer.

Meet the UVLT’s 2024 Summer Interns

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Each summer UVLT works with student interns on projects that…