Last garden work party: brussels sprouts harvest
Autumn activity in the garden has been varied, busy, and delicious. Posts here have not kept up. Until we get to posting …
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. …
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 …
Om-nom-nom
Pardon us for talking with our mouths full. That’s where things are at — bursting with ripeness and fresh flavor. We did …