A Flurry of Spring Planting
Gardeners planted arugula, carrots, chard, kale, mustard greens, pac choi, snap and snow peas, and spinach in beds that had been covered in leaf mulch for the winter. They created narrow furrows, they mixed in compost, and dropped in the seeds. Finally, they watered...
What else is growing at the garden?
The Changing of the Garden
We've been harvesting food for ourselves and for donation for over a month. Now early summer crops are giving way to the lush food that ripens mid-summer.
How We Communicate: “Now Harvesting”
In The Garden at 485 Elm, everyone grows all crops together. Everyone picks from the same beds of greens, the same tomato plants, the same herb boxes. One of the most common questions about the garden is, "How do you divide the food shares?" There's plenty of food for...
Midsummer Days Gardening
We got together on Saturday morning and late Sunday afternoon, which is our work party pattern. We ended Sunday evening with a delicious potluck.
Donations: Feeding the Community
Once crops are producing plentifully, we donate to organizations feeding community members in need. In addition to being a gleaning partner of Community Harvest of Central Vermont in our first season, we've donated to the free community lunches at the Unitarian Church...
Interdependence on Independence Day
We gardened, we ate, we enjoyed each other's company.
More food ripening
For a while, we ate fresh greens. We tended other crop plants and thought about them as future food. Now the future is starting to arrive.
Very Green: Early Summer in the Garden
The major planting is in. The drop-hose watering system is in. A few projects remain, but the rush is over and we can get down to garden maintenance.
Garlic scapes
Maybe you've seen them at the farmers market and wondered, "What is that and what do I do with it?" For a brief time in late June, we relish the rare treat of garlic scapes. A scape is the flower bud of the garlic plant. Like garlic from the bulb, garlic scapes are...
Gardening at the Solstice
The light looks like midday. But it's nearly 7 p.m. and the light lingered for hours more.
The light at the end of first big garden push
The sun shines on The Garden at 485 Elm a few minutes longer each day. The warmth propels seeds into germination, plants into flower, and gardeners into productivity.
