Our work celebrates the 20 years of love, labor, and learning in the garden, which continues to evolve. At the Knoll, we root our work in celebrating connection and dismantling oppression.

On the ground, this looks like ensuring equitable access, opportunities, and programming in alignment with the college’s Land Acknowledgment and partners across campus.

The Knoll offers three main program areas: the Educational Garden, the Outdoor Kitchen, and the Serenity Garden. We host students, faculty, staff, and our local community for classes, research, garden volunteer hours, internships, and events.

The Knoll has retained its nimble and creative roots relying on off-the-grid and sustainable technology while operating without electricity or solar energy storage. We rely on philanthropic support to continue to upgrade our infrastructure and expand our programming and impact. In celebration of our 20th anniversary, please consider making a gift to support the important and uniquely Middlebury work we do.

How your donations help

$8 buys a new pair of gardening gloves for the crew each year

$10 helps purchase seeds for crops to be grown, harvested, and delivered to dining halls

$50 helps rent a 11-passenger Middlebury College vehicle for the day to attend field and gleaning trips to places like Soul Fire Farm, Shelburne Farms, and Footprint Farm

$90 covers registration and dinner for one student to attend the Farm to Plate Annual Gathering

$250 buys groceries and covers intern time for a community-wide “Thank You Pizza” party

$300 buys a half cord of kiln-dried split firewood for the pizza oven

$500 covers replacement greenhouse plastic

$1,200 supports a housing stipend for one summer intern

$5,000 pays for ground-excavation and sure-pack gravel for wheelchair accessible pathways

$6,500 supports one summer intern for 15 weeks

$75,000 funds a student workshop to build timber-framed 30x50’ three-season event pavilion with restrooms and wash/pack facilities

Want to learn more?

Check out go.middlebury.edu/knollhours for 20th Anniversary event information and read our full annual program report at go.middlebury.edu/knollreports.

For more information about making a gift, please email giving@middlebury.edu for support.