Vermont's Independent Voice
Browse News
Browse Arts + Culture
Browse Food + Drink
Browse Cannabis
Browse Music
Browse On Screen
Browse Events
Browse Classifieds
Browse Personals
Published April 27, 2011 at 7:05 a.m.
This is the last week of voting for the Skinny Pancake’s $500 Community Gardening Grant, and scrappy Hinesburg Community School is leading the pack with nearly one-sixth of all votes cast.
The grant aims to seed a food project in Washington or Chittenden county. At press time, 19 projects were competing, including the Essex Town School District Community Garden; Crops by Kids, a community garden in Barre; and an APPLE Corps project to plant blueberries on the Statehouse lawn.
The Hinesburg Community School Vegetable Garden’s project is called “Nutrition Improvement: Turn Brown to Green.” Organizers hope the grant will help fund a school garden to supply the cafeteria with vegetables throughout the school year.
Skinny Pancake co-owner Benjy Adler says so many people have voted — 2800 by early this week — that he plans to offer the grant “at least [twice a year], and possibly three times a year.” He is rooting for his own favorite competitor, he says, but won’t reveal which it is.
To read about the competitors and cast a vote, go to skinnypancakegrant.wowcrowd.com. The grant will be awarded on May 1.
More By This Author
About The Author
Corin Hirsch
Bio:
Corin Hirsch was a Seven Days food writer from 2011 through 2016. She is the author of Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England, published by History Press in 2014.
Corin Hirsch was a Seven Days food writer from 2011 through 2016. She is the author of Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England, published by History Press in 2014.
Speaking of...
-
New Spots to Eat at Burlington's South End Art Hop
Sep 3, 2024 -
Q&A: Howard Fisher Delivers Meals on Wheels With a Side of Good Cheer
Dec 20, 2023 -
Video: Howard Fisher Delivers Meals on Wheels
Dec 14, 2023 -
Q&A: Alexis Dexter Rescued 57 Shelter Cats During the July Flood
Sep 13, 2023 -
Video: Two Months After the Flood, Alexis Dexter Rebuilds Kitty Korner Café in Barre and Continues to Rescue Cats
Sep 7, 2023 - More »
Comments
Comments are closed.
From 2014-2020, Seven Days allowed readers to comment on all stories posted on our website. While we've appreciated the suggestions and insights, right now Seven Days is prioritizing our core mission — producing high-quality, responsible local journalism — over moderating online debates between readers.
To criticize, correct or praise our reporting, please send us a letter to the editor or send us a tip. We’ll check it out and report the results.
Online comments may return when we have better tech tools for managing them. Thanks for reading.
