Garlic to Seed and to Feed
Garlic harvest day included the last of the onions. The gorgeous harvest yielded robust shares of garlic and onions for gardeners here and for the Montpelier Food Pantry as well as our entire stock of garlic seed, which we'll plant later in the fall. Garlic heads pull...
What else is growing at the garden?
The garden is chugging along
What a weekend of workdays. The bulk of plantings are done or nearly so. We'll continue planting succession crops, fall crops, and winter crops. ...
Planting and eating
Food is beginning to emerge as other seeds and seedlings continue to go into the ground. ...
Join us for gentle yoga in the garden.
Come practice a gentle yoga flow at The Garden at 485 Elm, 5:30 to 6:30 pm on Thursday, July 2. Catherine Craig will lead a hatha yoga class with a focus on alignment. Surrounded by beautiful plants and with a view of the river, we will link breath to movement... and...
Eating food right now
What are we eating at The Garden at 485 Elm? Chinese cabbage (pictured) Chives & chive flowers Dandelion greens Herbs: Cilantro, lemon balm, oregano, rosemary, three kinds of sage, tarragon, German & broad leaf thyme, peppermint, and spearmint Kale We'll have...
June 20, 5 pm: Join us for a talk on gleaning
Enjoy a talk among the plants about gleaning, which maximizes plant health, prevents food waste, and feeds community members in need. Community Harvest of Central Vermont gleaned nearly 200 pounds in 2014 from The Garden at 485 Elm. See photos from the first gleaning...
View from within the garden: Good question
Here's a glimpse into the workings of a collaborative community garden. The gardeners at 485 Elm ask good questions. And if one gardener has a question, it's a good bet others have the same question. Here are a few from this week: Do people's names in boxes on the...
River Corridor Protection
The Garden at 485 Elm sits on a piece of property with 400' of frontage on the North Branch of the Winooski River. We situated the garden on the southeast corner of the property. The riverbank area is in the 100-year floodplain. That was a piece of prevention. The...
Interlude: Invasives eradication
Last week was the beginning of the end for the Japanese knotweed infestation at The Garden at 485 Elm. The knotweed is growing in a quarter-acre patch in the southeast corner of the property along the North Branch of the Winooski river. People came and mowed down our...
Garden workday flow
It begins as friendly chaos. People gather and introduce (or reintroduce) themselves. We chat. Our garden coordinator Cindy assesses the needs of the day. We determine who is willing and able to do what. We snack. Work begins. Then momentum takes over and the time...
Garden workday mid-thaw
Snow has finally melted off the garden. But the ground remains frozen a few inches below the surface. There is much to do. ...
