Huge Flower Grab
The temperatures in the next few days will be in the 30s. Even if it's not a hard frost, this kind of cold will finish off many of the flowers. Team Flower Power has us covered. These goddesses of garden glory remind us that it's time to harvest huge bouquets for...
What else is growing at the garden?
Talking Gleaning in the Garden
Each season, gardeners and our garden coordinator at The Garden at 485 Elm decide what to grow. We plant as much of each crop as we think will feed the number of gardeners who have committed to being part of this community garden, plus more to donate. But life...
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...
