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

Take that, deer!

We have deer fence, thanks to the City of Montpelier’s Parks Department’s generous support of local community gardens.

Chris carries one of 30 very large cedar posts from Fontaine Millworks in East Montpelier to its respective and recently dug hole in The Garden at 485 Elm

Chris carries one of 30 very large cedar posts from Fontaine Millworks in East Montpelier to its respective and recently dug hole in The Garden at 485 Elm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

061914 CA puts cedar post in hole

AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer Steph Olsen guides an international team to stabilize and level very large cedar fence posts

AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer Steph Olsen guides an international team to stabilize and level very large cedar fence posts

An AmeriCorps VISTA-led international team from the City of Montpelier's Parks Department steadies and levels fence posts

An AmeriCorps VISTA-led international team from the City of Montpelier’s Parks Department steadies and levels fence posts

And the fence is up!  We'll be using cobbled-together gates for now, but the deer can no longer reap this community garden's hard work for their free buffet

And the fence is up! We’ll be using cobbled-together gates for now, but the deer can no longer reap this community garden’s hard work for their free buffet