River Valley Area Community Gardens, Inc.
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About the Gardens

Our History

The RVACG was organized in 2009 as a school / community garden through a Creativity Grant with the River Valley School District.
In the autumn of 2015, the RVACG became an independent entity.  The Village of Spring Green graciously allowed the RVACG to find a new home in an open parkland in the 900 block of Westmore on the northwest side of the Village.  The site is approximately 2 ½ acres of tillable land.  In 2017 the RVACG became a 501c4 tax-exempt organization.  There is a total of 76 rentable plots.
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Board of Directors

​The RVACG is guided by a volunteer Board of Directors who direct the organizations mission and day-to-day governance.  The Board currently meets on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 pm either at Spring Green Community Church or in good weather the Gardens. 
​Community gardeners and other interested people are encouraged to attend.
​Notices of Board meetings are circulated to the directors and the current gardeners via email. Public notices of meetings are posted as an event on the RVACG's Facebook page.

The members of the RVACG Board of Directors are as follows:
  • Sarah Alt, Secretary   
  • Melissa Hildebrandt, Treasurer    Duties:  Budget /  Fund raising
  • Tom Hilston, Director     
  • Don Koller, Director     Duties:  Mowing     
  • Doug Rouse, VP / Superintendent    Duties: Food pantry plots; Plant disease/pest control and prevention; Irrigation; Grounds supervision
  • Rose Ellen Schneider, President / Registration    Duties: Registration, Publicity, Facebook/ Web site administration; Plant Sale Committeee        
  • Amy Thompson,   Duties:   Student Gardening Committee, Social / Education Committee Director
  • Wid Yarnall, Director    Duties:  Grounds supervision

Volunteers

Volunteers are always welcome to help with gardening tasks and harvesting the food pantry plots.  If you are interested in volunteering your time towards the RVACG, please contact us via email at info@rvacg.org

Legal Notice

River Valley Area Community Gardens, Incorporated (or "RVACG"), is a Wisconsin non-stock corporation operating a community garden site in Spring Green, Wisconsin. We are tax exempt to the fullest extent of the law pursuant to section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code and Chapter 181 of Wisconsin State Statutes and Annotations.

​The corporation's official address is:

River Valley Area Community Gardens, Inc.
P.O. Box 611
Spring Green, Wisconsin 53588

For more information email us at info@rvacg.org

We Would Love to Have You Visit Soon!


Hours

Daily: 7am - 8 pm
Daylight hours

Telephone

1-608-588-6040

Email

info@rvacg.org
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  • Home
    • About the Gardens
    • Directions
  • News
    • Garden Notes
    • Programs >
      • Educational Seminars
      • Community Food Pantry Donations
      • Special Gardens
    • Events >
      • Plant Sale
    • Videos & Audios
  • Student Gardening
  • Garden Plots
    • Enabling Demonstration Garden
    • Garden Planning Resources
    • Garden Guidelines
    • Veggie Crops
    • Earliest Planting Dates for RVACG
    • Plant / Seed Quantity & Spacing for Row Planting
    • Covid 19 Guidelines
  • For Gardeners
    • FAQs
    • Gardening Resources >
      • Vegetables Resources
      • Fruit Resources
      • Flower Resources
      • Trees, Shrubs, Landscaping
      • Garden Management
      • Pollinators
      • Professional Resources
    • RVACG Soil Type
    • Garden Pests and Diseases
  • Contact
    • Support and Donations