La Puente's Valley Educational Gardens Initiative - VEGI

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

er, we offer Garden Camps and programs in Alamosa, Del Norte, and Blanca-Ft. Stay connected with us for updates, tips, events, and info on how you can get involved to help make community gardening a success in the Valley! Community Garden Nights are every Tuesday (May-October) at the Boyd Community Garden (11th and State in Alamosa). Boyd is a community food growing and sharing space, raising vegetables to donate to the Food Bank and to those who help with the garden. Volunteer opportunities, internships, donating to the gardens, and helping with events are all options for community involvement! We strive to meet immediate needs for nutritious foods through addressing root causes of food insecurity and health issues in our Valley. We work to build awareness and access to resources to grow nourishing produce in our own backyard. We are fueled by the community, so come be a part of our great work!

Share the work, share the harvest! Want to get involved at Boyd Community Garden or adopt one of our 20 garden beds? Con...
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]

Enterprises is in need of a few household items for our Center full-time volunteer house. The house serves as a residen...
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

VEGI’s Seasonal Summer Assistant will assist with various aspects of VEGI’s programming throughout our main growing seas...
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

A few weeks ago, VEGI added a new greenhouse at Boyd Community Garden! Thank you to our staff and volunteers!
04/07/2024

A few weeks ago, VEGI added a new greenhouse at Boyd Community Garden! Thank you to our staff and volunteers!

Greetings from the VEGI team! We just wanted to share our yearly recap newsletter with all of you! 2023 was a big year f...
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
01/05/2024
11/28/2023
VEGI had a great time at Trunk-or-Treat! So many fantastic kids and costumes. We look forward to next year.
10/21/2023

VEGI had a great time at Trunk-or-Treat! So many fantastic kids and costumes. We look forward to next year.

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513 6th Street
Alamosa, CO
81101

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