It begins: First big work party of spring
A beautiful day beckoned gardeners for the first big garden work party of the season. We dug potato trenches (and found some …
Safe Community Gardening in the Time of COVID-19
Gardening here this season means adhering to the COVID-19 rules. Our new garden health and safety team devised them to support three …
Gratitude: UVM TREKkies transform the garden!
Volunteers worked here in the garden all day. It was part of their three-day, peer-led orientation adventures for incoming first-year students at …
You *can* eat the daisies!
Our herb walk with herbalist Diana Baron fell on a gorgeous late spring evening and revealed a big food surprise: daisies! How …
Fresh-picked veggies in December
This was my first year gardening. Ever. Among other surprises, I did not know how far into Vermont’s cold season a garden …
Putting the garden to bed
Two beautiful weather days meant two productive work days at The Garden at 485 Elm. …
Late fall garden work day
Earlier in the gardening season, building infrastructure overlapped with planting and harvesting. On this rainy day late in the gardening season, breaking …
Fall in the garden
The tomatoes are all picked, the plants pulled and composted. The onions and potatoes are all dug up and stored in a …
Fall Equinox: Endings and beginnings
The fall equinox is upon us and, of course, the garden. We’re back in sweatshirts and things are changing fast. …
Thinking Outside the Garden: Riverfront Protection & Invasives Management
The Garden at 485 Elm grows on a property that has 400 feet on the North Branch of the Winooski River. The garden’s 1/4-acre is on higher …