Need tools to start a garden? Ever wanted to make your own pasta? Curious about what is in the Big Red Shed in the Municipal Parking Lot behind the library? Come celebrate the unveiling of Brooks Memorial Library's, newest collection on Saturday, June 4th from 10-noon, 224 Main St. in Brattleboro. You will find tools to cultivate your garden, to help with harvesting your yield, and for preparing and preserving food. From simple spades to fancy food dehydrators, implements to support local sustainable food security and enhance the experience of food preparation with specialized equipment will be available for loan to BML cardholders. Library cards are free to Brattleboro residents, property owners and business owners and may be purchased by others for $62/year or $32/6 months.

Opening day events include:
• 10 am—Ribbon cutting
• 10-noon—Tours of the tool inventory and an introduction to the reservation system, chalk flower garden mural project, demonstration of papermaking with embedded seeds, seed bookmark decoration activity.
• 10-11—Garden songs with Andy Davis on accordion
• 11-12—Sing and Dance with Robin Morgan

Families can follow a story walk featuring Lola Plants a Garden and Lola Loves Stories, by Anna McQuinn between Brooks Memorial Library and the Edible Brattleboro plant giveaway event occurring simultaneously at the Retreat Farm. For more information, call 802.254.5290 ex. 1201 or visit www.brookslibraryvt.org.

This project was made possible by a grant from the Vermont Foodbank

Dec 1, 2024, 1 to 3 PM

Dec 3, 2024, 6 to 7:30 PM

Dec 5, 2024, 6 to 8 PM