From Starts to Snacks: The Garden Begins
![Lroy drew this garden layout, which is now the shape of this garden](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/040514-Lroy-garden-layout-w-planting-areas-labeled-300x231.jpg)
Lroy drew this garden layout, which is now the shape of this garden in March 2014
![A generous "Seed Grant" from Vermont Community Garden Network, High Mowing Seeds, and others](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/WIDE-VIEW-040514-Seeds-from-Vermont-Community-Gardent-Network-High-Mowing1-300x118.jpg)
A generous “Seed Grant” from Vermont Community Garden Network, High Mowing Seeds, and others
![Chris and Lroy plant starts](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/040514-Chris-Lroy-plant-starts-300x225.jpg)
Chris and Lroy plant starts on April 5, 2014
![Seeds in hand over plant trays](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/040514-Seeds-in-hand-over-plant-trays2-300x225.jpg)
Planting starts on April 5, 2014
![Chris, Lroy, Colleen, Jason plant starts](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/040514-Chris-Lroy-Colleen-Jason-plant-starts-300x210.jpg)
Chris, Lroy, Colleen, Jason plant starts on April 5, 2014
![Lroy checks out seed packets on April 5, 2014](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/040514-Lroy-checks-out-seeds-300x225.jpg)
Lroy checks out seed packets on April 5, 2014
![Plant trays with signs on April 5, 2014](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/040514-Plant-trays-w-signs-300x208.jpg)
Plant trays with signs on April 5, 2014
![Chris's kale starts under grow-lights](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/041314-Chris-Nelsons-kale-starts-300x224.jpg)
Chris’s kale starts under grow-lights
![Plotting the plots: What likes to grow where & companion plantings](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/051114-Rob-Sam-Chris-N-plan-plots-300x225.jpg)
Plotting the plots: What likes to grow where & companion plantings
![April 25, 2014: Last photo of the garden as a lawn](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/042514-Last-photo-of-garden-as-lawn-300x225.jpg)
April 25, 2014: Last photo of the garden as a lawn
![April 27, 2014: Chris & Cindy stake out the garden](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/042714-CA-Cindy-Delfino-stake-out-the-garden-300x225.jpg)
April 27, 2014: Chris & Cindy stake out the garden
![April 29, 2014: Stephanie tills](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/042914-Stephanie-tills2-300x225.jpg)
April 29, 2014: Stephanie tills
![May 8, 2014: Colleen shovels](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/050814-Colleen-shovels-300x298.jpg)
May 8, 2014: Colleen shovels
![May 8, 2014: Sheryl shovels](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/050814-SRA-shovels-225x300.jpg)
May 8, 2014: Sheryl shovels
![May 9, 2014: Chris guides the big manure dump](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/050914-CA-the-big-manure-dump-300x225.jpg)
May 9, 2014: Chris guides the big manure dump
![May 10, 2014: Charles hauls a rock](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/051014-Charles-hauls-a-rock-300x225.jpg)
May 10, 2014: Charles hauls a rock
![May 10, 2014: Jason digs in](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/051014-Jason-digs-in2-296x300.jpg)
May 10, 2014: Jason digs in
![May 10, 2014: Chris & Lroy dig in](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/051014-Chris-Lroy-dig-in2-300x225.jpg)
May 10, 2014: Chris & Lroy dig in
![Lots of garden activity on May 10, 2014](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/051014-Chris-Dave-Charles-Lroy-Cindy2-300x225.jpg)
Lots of garden activity on May 10, 2014
![Chris, Sam & Rob shovel](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/051114-Chris-Sam-Rob-shovel1-300x167.jpg)
Chris, Sam & Rob shovel
![Sam shovels](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/051114-Sam-shovels-300x225.jpg)
![Lroy & Sierra take a break](https://thegardenat485elm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/051014-Lroy-Sierra-snack3-300x225.jpg)
Lroy & Sierra take a break