The Garden at 485 Elm
The Vermont Community Garden Network (VCGN) has been there for us since before we dug up the south lawn and invited the community to garden together here. Way back in the winter of 2014, I went looking for a community-garden template (my favorite way to work). I Googled “Vermont community …
The garden sleeps. We don’t.
The Plants Now we turn toward the vast fields of Plant life. As far as the eye can see, the Plants grow, …
We’re still enjoying some garden greens and herbs, but we’ve done our last big harvests and created a cozy winter bed for …
While there are still salad greens, kale, and herbs to harvest, and a few lovely daikon radishes in a box bed, this …
This essay by 485 Elm gardener and naturalist Ned Swanberg originally appeared is reprinted from the Bridge with the author’s permission. ESSAY: …
Gardeners plant hope. Every year, we planting garlic for harvesting the next season. Here’s how we turned garlic heads into seeds of …
Eventually, everything that was once an animal, vegetable, or mineral will break down—it will all compost. Without help, that could take months, …
Temperatures are nearing freezing at night. Squash and cucumbers are very cold sensitive and will rot if exposed to frost. So we …
