THE VINEGAR HILL COMMUNITY GARDEN AT THE301

A COLLABORATION BETWEEN VHNA AND INSTINCT FITNESS AND WELLNESS

Want to help?

Do you enjoy tending to plants? Growing? Weeding? Watering? Building? Spreading the word about community happenings? We would love to employ your superpowers in support of The Garden.

Our next Help and Harvest dates and times are:

Wednesday, July 2nd at 5:30 PM

and

Sunday, July 6th at 9:00 AM

Please stop by and help if you're interested and able.

Please email springfieldvhna@gmail.com with any interests, questions, and garden ideas.

FAQs

When can I help in The Garden?

We are currently working at The Garden on Wednesday nights at 5:30 - 7:00 PM and Sunday mornings at 9:00 - 11:00 AM. You are welcome to come during those times to lend a hand. This may change as the needs of The Garden changes. Please see the "Want to help?" section above to see this week's work/harvest times.

In cases of inclement weather, we will not work in The Garden.

Can I harvest food from The Garden?

You are welcome to come to The Garden during the above-mentioned work times, and we can support you in harvesting. We may also have special harvesting events where you are welcome to come and share in The Garden's bounty.

Our Story

2024: We began collaborating on the community garden, located at 1200 S. Pasfield (on the northwest side of The301's property), with Instinct Fitness and Wellness. The seedlings and starter plants that we planted were donated to us from various generous organizations.

Trellises, tomato cages, tools, and time were donated by the community.

Many of the seeds used were donated to us by the Enos Park Neighborhood Garden for use in the 2025 season.

2025: We met and began discussing The Garden plan and goals for the season. Expansion, intentionality, and soil remediation were the focus.

VHNA was awarded a Community Grant from the Springfield Civic Garden Club. The monies were used to extend the garden, remediate the soil, install fencing, and more! Many thanks to the Springfield Civic Garden Club for the grant and opportunities we were afforded because of that funding.

We got to work with Garden Work Parties, a Garden Bash and Porch Crawl, garden caretaking, and harvesting. The garden journey continues, and we would love your help. Please email us at springfieldvhna@gmail.com if you're interested in supporting the effort.