First Garden Food of the Season
French sorrel is among the first garden crops to appear and the last being harvested before the garden goes to sleep for the winter. This perennial herb has a lemony tang to brighten up any salad or sandwich. It is a cooking herb, and gardeners share French sorrel...
What else is growing at the garden?
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 groups we identified: Gardeners taking recommended precautions while still visiting public spacesGardeners in high-risk households who...
Safe Gardening Has Begun
Gardeners are long accustomed to change being the only constant. Every season is different, but this year has redefined the word "different" for everyone on earth. Gardening means access to food, along with promoting mental and physical well-being. And so we grow....
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
May you be safe and well in the midst of this. (Meme creator unknown but appreciated)
Garage Garden Work Party
February 29 saw a small garden get-together in the garage. We cleaned and oiled hinged tools and shared homemade coconut milk chai. Camaraderie and inspiration began germinating among returning and new gardeners. At this time of year, the question often arises: do we...
The winter garden arrived this morning.
Here once lay winter squash and herbs. Kale is still happening, and Brussels sprouts are only getting better. Before last night's hard frost, the first of the season, gardeners gleaned the chard (formerly between the two kale rows in the foreground) and donated it to...
Our 2020 Garlic Crop Is Planted
On the beautiful first Saturday afternoon in November 2019, we planted our 2020 garlic crop. But it all began in 2018. Back on a snowy day in November 2018, we planted a garlic crop, which we harvested it in August 2019, shown here. Half the crop went home with...
Community Garden Seeks Food Scraps & a Compost Team
We have built it. Will they come? Compostville at the Garden at 485 Elm was built in 2018 and 2019 with help from a NEGEF grant and grant partners including the Vermont Community Garden Network, the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District, and the Composting...
Fall Gardening for Real
These are the very last cherry tomatoes of the season. Frost-sensitive plants are done. No more tomatoes, eggplants, hot peppers, basil, beans, or peas. Where tomatoes once grew, we're putting garden beds to bed. The harvesting board is sparse and getting sparser....
Healthy Garden Boundaries
Hopefully reducing the likelihood of being an attractive nuisance. This is a hospitable garden. Neighbors, friends, family, and clients of the onsite business are welcome here. Anyone can ask to visit or discuss joining as a gardener. There are limits. A few weeks ago...
First Frost Changes Everything
Montpelier finally had its first frost warning: thirty-one degrees. The garden grows down by the North Branch of the Winooski River. Here, it stays a bit warmer, but we weren't taking any chances. Gardeners mobilized to cover the lettuce beds. This keeps us in salads,...
