Veggiestock is a free annual food and garden festival, presented by the Windham Community Food Network.
This is a celebration of the growing season, of our local food system, and of the community gardens at Lauter Park! And an opportunity for local artisans, musicians, non-profits, and food vendors to share their talents.
Share in the free seedlings, and grow your own food up from the earth! Practice abundance, and share your harvests with the community through Plant-A-Row!
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Join us Saturday June 7th from 10am-2pm for a day of food, music, festivities and gardens!
Come experience the variety of activities below!
Come, and thicken your bonds with the communities of Willimantic!
Interested in Vending?
Events
Seedling Giveaway
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to grow their own food. This is why we distribute FREE seeds, seedlings and compost to attendees- on a first come first serve basis. While it’s not mandatory we ask anyone who receives these free resources to participate in our Plant-A-Row program.
Tie-Dye Station
Bring something from home and make your own tie-dye for donation! Don’t have anything you’d like to make psychedelic? No worries! $5 gets you a bandana or $10 a reusable bag and time to tie-dye.
Skate Park
Eminence Ink will be hosting a BMX Jam! Cash Prizes!
Plant ID
Walk
Join Jordan Saucier, local community member and plant enthusiast, on a plant identification walk through our Thread City Community Garden. She will identify perennial species in our gardens and share information on some of their qualities and skills on how to identify species
Meet at the Thread City Garden Entrance at 11:00am
Vendors
We have a wide assorted of artisans and vendors this year selling jewelry, pottery, t-shirts and more!
Garden Tours
The Grow Windham Youth CORE will lead tours of their garden, established in 2016. This is where they grow fruits, vegetables, and edible fungi for the Windham community. Through a variety of methods the Windham Youth CORE, GROW Windham and many volunteers all provide opportunities for the community to prep, plant, and take root.
Food
Organizations
Our favorite gardening, food and community non-profits will be joining us to assist you with all your growing and/or food access needs.
Kids Activities
There will be games, crafts and more for kids of all ages! Lauter Park is also home to a swimming area and splash pad if you need to cool off!
Our Sponsors 2025
Veggiestock '25 is currently accepting vendors.
We're looking for musicians, food trucks, artisans, non-profits and more to come share their talents with us at our 7th annual event!
$20 for vendor & artisan spots.
FREE for non-profits, food trucks and musicians.
Participants are expected to provide their own tables, equipments and if needed electricity and proper permits
