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 …
2nd Gleaning, Twice as Much
This is the second gleaning in The Garden at 485 Elm’s partnership with Community Harvest of Central Vermont. The first gleaning in …
Young Hacks Academy: Thinking Outside the Garden
On July 22, The Garden at 485 Elm’s garden coordinator, Cindy Delfino, led a session at Young Hacks Academy in Montpelier. Cindy …
Gleaning — Feeding Those in Need While Improving the Garden
Now, this is partnership. Today Community Harvest of Central Vermont gleaned 40 pounds of food in less than two hours. They left …
How was that herb walk?
Gardeners from The Garden at 485 Elm gathered on a warm, sunny Saturday for a guided tour, tasting, and tincture-making led by …
Take that, deer!
We have deer fence, thanks to the City of Montpelier’s Parks Department’s generous support of local community gardens. …
Ancient Sage
This sage is growing in the herb garden plot of The Garden at 485 Elm. The wood it’s growing from is as …
Shout-Outs While The Plants Drink Deeply
Finally, a deep, soaking mother-rain. The garden needs this. We’re happy to hand watering duty over to Mother Nature for a few …