Goodnight, Sweet Garden
Sleep well. We look forward to seeing you in the spring.
What else is growing at the garden?
Attend the Grow It! workshop — many locations & dates
When we attended Vermont Community Garden Network's Grow It! workshop last year, we had some seeds started in pots and The Garden at 485 Elm was still a lawn. This year, it's a whole different story. We hope to see you at the May 7 Barre Town workshop, or that you'll...
We Heart High Mowing Seeds
Thanks to the generosity of High Mowing Organic Seeds in Wolcott, Vermont, The Garden at 485 Elm has a great supply of seeds to start our 2015 planting. Our acceptance letter said that High Mowing Organic Seeds will ship donations if recipients pay shipping fees....
Tell your food story Feb. 15 at the Winter NOFA VT Conference
Make your 30-second pitch by Jan. 23 to tell your story of five minutes or less at the 33rd annual NOFA Winter Conference. The “Story and Poetry Slam” will serve as the's year's conference keynote. On Sunday, Feb. 15, at 9:30 a.m., the floor goes to "farmers,...
Happy New Year & Happy Garden 2015!
The Garden at 485 Elm went to bed slowly. It reminded me of a super-productive person who couldn't resist doing "just one more task" before going to bed. With the new year upon us, let's make it official: The Garden at 485 Elm has gone to bed. But bed is...
From the internet to the dinner table
The website reads: Front Porch Forum's mission is to help neighbors connect and build community. We do that by hosting regional networks of online neighborhood forums. Front Porch Forum certainly upheld its mission when it comes to The Garden at 485 Elm. It...
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 can produce. I think this might be the last of the harvest. Although, there are still kale plants with leaves and chard and other goodies hiding...
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 down and putting-to-bed co-occurs with harvesting and replanting. The insects are waning and larger creatures who...
Have you seen Spruce the cat?
Guy's Farm & Yard is an ongoing resource for The Garden at 485 Elm. That's how we got to know Spruce the cat. Now he's missing! Spruce was last seen at his home at Guy's Farm & Yard in Montpelier on Friday, October 18, 2014. He is very much loved and...
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 cool, dry, dark place. A third gleaning happened today. Sixty-three pounds of crops vulnerable to frost went to organizations feeding local people in...
