15 ACRES OF FIELDS, FORESTS & GARDENS FOR COMMUNITY GATHERING.
CELEBRATING ATKINS FIELD
If you live in Hardwick, you have probably been to Atkins Field, the stretch of green space at the end of Granite Street, where you can enjoy a large open-air field, a time-framed pavilion for hosting various community events, beautiful trails, an orchard, a bicycle pump track, and more.
Visit Atkins Field:
100 Granite Street
Hardwicke, Vermont
The pavilion at Atkins Field is available to reserve for group use. For more information please contact us
REASONS TO VISIT
HARDWICK FARMERS MARKET
Atkins Field is not only home to our community gardens, but also hosts the farmers market that takes place every Friday afternoon during the growing season.
COMMUNITY GARDEN & ORCHARD
The Hardwick Community Gardens are a vibrant space, with picnic tables, tools, greenhouse, shelter, and walking paths along the Lamoille River.
EVENTS, WORKSHOPS & MORE
Atkins Field is open to the public (and their dogs!), and hosts numerous events, workshops, and opportunities to engage and connect to nature and each other.
LOREM IPSUM FOR THE
ATKINS FIELD FULL VIDEO
Through collaborative, youth-centered programming, Reeve Basom of the Center for an Agricultural Economy and community partners are nurturing curiosity, connection and a love of place in the young people of the Hardwick area. From gardening with elementary school students to preparing food for community meals, the Place-Based Education program supports participatory, community-centered learning experiences that unlock opportunities for meaningful connections to place, each other and to a sense of possibility.
Video by Elizabeth Rossano Films, 2022