The Garden at 485 Elm
People growing together:
a collaborative community garden in Montpelier, Vermont

People transform a garden

On June 11, we built garden beds, installed tomato structures, and planted tomatoes, greens, and other crops.

2016-06-11 Assembling squash boxes.47

The day began with building squash boxes and long garden beds with hemlock boards from Fontaine Millwork.

Two workstations make the building go twice as fast.

Two workstations make the building go twice as fast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This area had been covered with black plastic to prevent weeds. This day, gardeners uncovered it, tilled the earth, and built the raised beds in place.

This area had been covered with black plastic to prevent weeds. This day, gardeners uncovered it, tilled the earth, and built the raised beds in place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-filling a corn bed, planting seeds where plants didn't come up.

In-filling a corn bed, planting seeds where plants didn’t come up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building tomato support structures.

Building tomato support structures.

 

Planting tomatoes.

Planting tomatoes.