The Knoll

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

• The Educational Garden serves as a place for students to learn about gardening and agriculture through research and hands-on experiences. We grow food for Midd Dining and each year we contribute produce to our robust local gleaning program coordinated by HOPE, a local nonprofit. 
   
• The Outdoor Kitchen is a space to cultivate community. We host Thank You Pizza gatherings and help co-host celebrations for campus partners. Interns are trained to cook with the wood-fired oven and make pizzas with vegetables from our gardens.
   
• The Serenity Garden is a work-in-progress on the western slope of the Knoll. This garden is a collaboration with the Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life. In 2012, His Holiness the Dalai Lama blessed a large round marble bench. We also constructed a labyrinth to celebrate 15 years of the Knoll in September 2017. 

Learn More About the Knoll

Check out the intern-run blog

Browse our Annual Reports for full details of our programs

Read our 20th Anniversary book, Growing with the Knoll: Twenty Years in the Garden, compiled and edited by Aria Bowden ‘23 and published by New Perennials Publishing

Visit the Knoll

The physical address of the Knoll is 152 Vermont Route 125, Cornwall, VT. Driving access is limited during the spring and fall, but visitors are invited to park cars at the intersection of Bicentennial Way and Route 125, then walk the short dirt road to the Knoll. When the weather allows, we will leave the gate open and visitors may park on the Knoll.

Please be respectful of our rules while visiting:

• Keep dogs on leashes
• Stay on paths
• Leave the harvesting to us*
  • Please note: All are welcome to snack from the Grazing Garden!
• Pack out what you pack in
• Burn permits and event registrations are required for all campfires and oven use
• The Knoll is an alcohol- and other substance-free space

Event Hosting 

Thank you for being mindful of the Knoll as a working garden and learning environment. We ask guests to yield space to staff, volunteers, and reserved group events as needed.

Small, casual gatherings are welcome and do not require reservation. However, campfire pit and pizza oven use are by permission only. 

For campus partners requesting permission to host events, please review our “Event Hosting Steps” page for detailed information. Our staffing capacity limits us from hosting non-campus partner-led events.

A winter note: Please remember that the Knoll operates as a three-season space and no amenities are available at the Knoll during winter (e.g., driving access, snow removal, restroom access, water, hand hygiene, trash receptacles). Our typical season runs from April 1 - November 1 and we are not able to support organized events outside of this period.

Knoll Student Intern Crew

From starting seedlings in the spring to harvesting in the fall, the Knoll relies on student volunteers and interns. Volunteers and interns help manage all aspects of the Knoll, including facilitating Volunteer Hours, growing and selling produce, event management and support, and participating in regular farm visits to learn more about our local food community. 

2026 Summer Interns… Introductions coming soon! 

Spring/Fall Interns

Knoll Staff