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Program History GFGM is a grassroots program that was founded in 2005 by the non-profit organization Food Works at Two Rivers Center in Montpelier, VT. Following the 2013 dissolution of Food Works, partner sites Green Acres Housing and Highgate Apartments wanted to continue hosting the program. A small group of dedicated staff carried over from Food Works re-organized as a program under Highgate Non-Profit 501(c)3. Internally, our project staff practices horizontal and consensus based decision making. GFGM is the longest standing food education initiative at affordable housing sites in Central Vermont, and it was a natural transition with our long time community partner Highgate, in Barre City. Since then, this community education project continues food organizing work where it is most needed, at affordable housing with limited income families.

GOOD FOOD, GOOD MEDICINE ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Spring planting Summer growing Creating “If you give a person a fish Pathways they eat for a day but if you teach them to fish to they will eat for a lifetime” Wellness So our overarching goal Winter celebration is hands-on practical education! Fall harvest Year around food & herbal education in community gardens at two a fg ordable housing sites in Barre, Vermont

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GOOD FOOD GOOD MEDICINE PROGRAM 2017 ~ A Seasonal Scroll Barre, Vermont Gardening COOKING NUTRITION HERBALISM LEADERSHIP GARDENING Open Gardens Day Wellness program Virtues of Mothers Day Program planning garden plot Spring health needs Dandelion: community meal Meet with S assignment assessment infused oil, syrup and garden plot sign GANTA, BHA and P and salves. up Maloney Property R Collecting seed and Personal Health Goal Wild Edibles - Management I plant donation. Setting first greens Dandelion Fritters GA mural project with N Fresh spring greens local kids. G Garden clean-up Cleansing foods, First Aid plants: salads GFL Spring Retreat Distribution of seed early season recipes Yarrow, Plantain GFL program grant and plant donations Dandelion Sautéed Nutrition Plant-in-a-bucket Meal planning with Lavender, Arnica fiddleheads and planning GROW IT! with VCGN workshop . MyPlate guidelines Tick and Lyme info. Spring rolls with Fresh and dried presentation garden harvest Organic pest Light, fresh and raw herbal tea control: neem and quick prep recipes blending S HG community meals Faba beans nematodes Natural insect U Youth hire for GFL Mulching as weed repellent Summer nutrition M program Sautéed summer control Herbals for needs using MyPlate M Presentation- Retired squash Revamp perennial relaxation E Teachers Association gardens Culinary herbs for Stress relief Potluck and float R Spinach pesto Compost building health meditation and making party Berry scones Gardens for Calendula salve movement exercises Herbalism Barre Heritage Learning Program St. johnswort oil Sumac aid (drink) Festival parade Food drop gleaning Field Trip to Local Elderberry syrup Fall nutrition needs Applesauce Sowing fall crops Farm and Farm and oxymel using MyPlate- Bringing in the Elderberry and Stands A Strengthening and blueberry preserves harvest, first frost warming foods U Food preservation: Drying, labeling Fall GROW IT! T Roasted peppers Seed saving and storing herbs workshop with VT U Green Tomato for GFGM Community Garden Recipes for the M minced meat Plant garlic program herbal Network season N Picked beets garden apothecary F2P presentation Cooking sauerkraut Green Acres Exploring the rainbow butternut squash Youth Build community meals Respiratory of nutrients soup volunteer day GFL fall retreat health workshop Pickled garden veggies Adult Garden Soups using Holiday Gift Make and Wellness Series Program planning: Winter nutrition gleaned and Take party - pilot program seed sorting, needs with MyPlate: preserved veggies/ community meal W Herbs for each wishing list for herbs I body system seeds and live Nutrition as it relates Feedback and Bitters, Oxymels N plants, garden plot to each body system Immune building evaluation with all and Syrups design. T broth participants Leadership Infused oils and The growing cycle: Simple recipes E Soups salves seed, sprout, flower, Hummus R Meeting with VCIH Bath salts and fruit & root Muesli dream pillows and plan next year’s gardens

FAMILY WELLNESS SERIES What is the Family Wellness Series? In this program you will learn easy and e ff ective ways to listen and care for your bodies. Each week we introduce a body system e.g. digestive, cardiovascular, immune. You will learn about foods and herbs that support those systems and make easy and fun herbal remedies to take home. A fun and relaxing FREE class for adults. Exploring food as medicine and Wednesdays herbs for the body systems at Green Acres Apt 45 JANUARY 17- Hosted by the Good Food, Good Medicine Program, MARCH 14, 2018 made possible thanks to support from the Hunger Mountain Coop and The Vermont Community 11am-2pm Foundation’s Lunch included Donor-Advised Food Justice Fund

Open Gardens 2017 Green Acres Community Garden Program May - October ******* Wednesdays 1- 4pm. gardening * nutrition * cooking * herbalism * community * health * sharing Garden plot sign-up Garden program info session seed swap and give away

Gardens for Learning GARDENS FOR Growing Healthy Children LEARNING: The program at a glance: WEEK 1 — PLANTING THE GARDENS Getting our hands into the dirt / Carrots of all colors - juice, fresh, shredding for salad Making natural insect repellant roll-ons WEEK 2 — POLLINATORS Hand lens exploration, who is living in our garden? / Games- “The Hive & Pretend pollinator” Cooking and Snack- Salads and dressings / My pollinator book WEEK 3 — COMPOST AND SOIL SCIENCE I Spy-Worms and critters, the great decomposers / Games- “Decomposer” Cooking and Snack- Hummus / Building a compost bucket for home WEEK 4 — WEEDS? WHAT ARE THEY Wild plant exploration- weeds with benefits/ flash card plant ID / Flower stained glass pictures Cooking and Snack- Kale Chips / First aid herbs- infused oils WEEK 5 — BOTANY GARDENS FOR LEARNING (GFL) is a kids hunger prevention summer Plant part ID, what part do we eat / Watering the plants, plant part scavenger program that is hosted in many Vermont communities, including low- hunt income housing sites, public schools, early childhood education and Cooking and Snack- Pestos / Plant stained prayer flags community health centers. This program began in the mid 1990’ s through Food Works at Two Rivers Center, to continue growing community WEEK 6 — EVERYTHING HERBAL gardens and food programs for children during the summer when free What herbs are growing in our gardens, how do we use them / Herbal flash and reduced lunches are not accessible. In 2014, VCGN adopted GFL to cards / continue the statewide mission. Lavender - Lemon aid, scones and herbed honey/ Herbal Honeys / Boo-Boo salves WEEK 7— FUN WITH GRAINS Our 2016 program ran for 8 weeks at both Green Acres and Highgate Plant scavenger hunt, grains we grow in our gardens / Grinding and sifting grains affordable housing in Barre, VT. Each week contained theme based Cooking and Snack- Corn bread, calendula cookies/ Mandala board & Story time in learning experiences that included gardening, nutrition, cooking and the gardens botanical crafts. This program fosters learning that embraces children’ s respect for one another, sharing, and self esteem building for WEEK 8 — A GARDEN PARTY themselves, their community and the environment. Creating garden party invitations / menu planning / rainbow wands Cooking and Snack - Veggie Lasagna, Rainbow salsa w/corn chips / Hand print chefs aprons