Spring into the Garden!
Every year, gardeners ask when the garden starts for the season. The answer is: When the snow has melted and the soil has thawed enough to dig in. This year, the first work party was in mid-April. Volunteer crops from the previous season are hardy and delicious, like...
What else is growing at the garden?
Franken-Peas Found Here
Peas need picking daily in order to continue growing. The more we pick, the more peas will grow. In fact, if we don't pick them, the vines start to die. Why "Franken-Peas"? Because the peas we find deep inside the vines are usually huge to bursting. Depending on the...
Bee balm salad
Bee balm grows in the perennial bed outside the garden fence along the road. It's delicious as well as beautiful. Bee balm is a member of the mint family. Its petals are sweet and delicious.
Video: Moving From Scarcity to Abundance
"Shifting the focus of the Montpelier Food Pantry from hunger relief to food justice." ~ Joseph Kiefer, Central Vermont Food Systems Council The Central Vermont Food Systems Council and Just Basics, Inc. created a very special evening about local food systems and...
Planting Lots, Eating Well
Today we nearly cleared the seedling table of the plants we started and purchased. ...
Living with the River
On a beautiful Tuesday evening during National Pollinator Week, naturalist and gardener at 485 Elm Ned Swanberg led a group along the river. Ned's presentation, "Living with the North Branch," introduced us to our follow residents in the plant and animal world. Plants...
People transform a garden
On June 11, we built garden beds, installed tomato structures, and planted tomatoes, greens, and other crops. ...
Our Frenemies in the Garden
On a cool evening, our garden coordinator Cindy led a guided tour of the garden’s bugs. We coexist with beneficial bugs. We eliminate those that destroy crops using organic practices. Good Bugs During the recent Bug Walk we found the spotted lady beetle, which eats...
Shiitake mushrooms
New to The Garden at 485 Elm: shiitake mushrooms.
Beyond the garden fence: Pollinators
The Garden at 485 Elm intentionally attracts pollinators like bees. It's good for our crops that require pollination, but it's also critical for bees. Hannah Morris, garden co-coordinator at The Garden at 485 Elm, is an intern in the University of Vermont Extension...
Epic Memorial Day Workdays
It was hot. And the garden rocked. I was pleasantly surprised that when you come to workdays, you sometimes get to decide what gets planted." ~ Emma, in her first year as a Garden at 485 Elm gardener
