A new community food garden takes root in Newbury

The staff of Little Rivers Health Care is planting a community food garden this spring.

By: Sadie Pickering

Outlets: UVM's Community News Service

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 923

Last Updated: 6 days, 11 hours ago


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Via Community News Service, a University of Vermont internship, for the Bradford Journal Opinion.

NEWBURY – A large rectangular expanse of dirt sticks out against the green grass by the roadside on Route 5. Four posts protrude from the ground at each corner, marking out a plot of land spanning about 20 by 40 feet. It might not look like much just yet, but this is soon to be a new food garden at the …

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