TOP 10 Agricultural sustainability programs in Colchester, Vermont

Pine Island Farm is a peaceful destination located at 1029 Pine Island Road, Colchester, Vermont, United States. This fourth-generation dairy farm is renowned for its delicious chocolate milk. The farm is also home to Pine Island Community Gardens, a space where first-generation Americans, including refugees and asylum seekers, can reconnect with farming roots and grow produce that is hard to find in Vermont. The community gardens span seven acres and are used by over 75 families from 10 different countries. Families lease plots ranging from 1/16 to 1/8 of an acre and use well water for irrigation and goat manure from Dhaurali Goats for fertilization. The gardens produce a variety of crops, including African corn, eggplant, hot peppers, amaranth, bitter melon, and greens.