How do I get Involved?

Where is the SMC

Saint Michael’s College
Organic Garden?
Organic
Volunteering
We love sharing the organic garden with oth-
ers! Volunteers are essential for the cultivation

Garden
of our wonderful garden community. Volunteers
can help out any time during the year, especially
in the summer. During the school year, the Or-
ganic Garden works with the MOVE office and
plans many MOVE volunteer activities down at
the garden. By volunteering at the garden, you
not only interact with a great group of people, but
also get to eat delicious, locally grown veggies!

Work Study
The Office of Sustain-
ability has an Organic To visit the garden, follow the private road from
Garden work study posi- the jug-handle across from the Hoehl Welcome
tion during summer and Center, turn directly opposite the east entrance
academic school year. If to campus. Please be careful crossing the active
you are interested in organic garden and passion- railway crossing on the way down.
ate about growing healthy, local food, contact
Heather Ellis to find out more!
GROWING SEASON 2010:
Heather Ellis Past, Present,
hellis@smcvt.edu
Farm Stands SMC Sustainability Coordinator and and Future
We have regular farm stands on campus when our Organic Garden Supervisor
veggies, herbs, and flowers are ready for harvest. Heidi Lynch
http://smcvtfarm.blogspot.com
Not only is this a great opportunity to get local, Garden Intern, SMC ’10
organic food, it’s also a time to talk with the gar- Erika Bodin
Garden work study, SMC ’13
deners and get together with other members of
the community!
Find out what’s happening this season:
http://smcvtfarm.blogspot.com
 Gardening is an exercise in optimism
How it all Began Growing Season 2010 Thank You!
The SMC Organic Garden was established in the The SMC Organic Garden could not exist on
summer of 2008 with a tremendous amount of its own. We have so many amazing people and
help from Physical Plant setting up the site, and groups to thank for making this year’s growing
support from the Environmental Council, Green season a reality:
Up and the Student Association. Originally, it
started as a community garden with different • The Edmundites
plots for staff, faculty and students to purchase • President John Neuhauser
and garden on their own. • Karen Talentino
• Nancy Brock
The first season proved that more attention on • Members of the Environmental Council
nurtering the soil was needed. Thus, in the sum- • Our amazing Garden Advisory
mer of 2009, the garden, under supervision of This season we have established two new plots in
Committee
the Sustainability Coordinator, took a new direc- addition to our main veggie growing area: a flower
• All our amazing volunteers
tion: rather than dividing the garden into numer- bed and a berry/pie/perrenial plot! Here is our
• the MOVE office and OVE
ous individual plots, the garden was re-mapped 2010 growing list:
• The gardeners Heidi and Erika
with different specific “plots” to better supply the • cucmbers • summer squash • The soil, sunshine and rain
soil with consistent nutrients rather than creating • broccoli • bush beans
a patchwork of nutrients. We have since stricly • peppers • tomatillos Thyme
followed the principles of crop-rotation and • tomatoes • Basil
companion planting. • onions • Dill
• eggplant • Chamomile
• pumpkins • Spearmint
• turnips • Catnip
• parsnips • Rosemary
• zucchini • Cilantro
• spinach • Parsley
• lettuce • Chives
• bak choi • Oregano
• carrots • Blueberries
• kale • Rhubarb
• swiss chard • many flowers!
• beets

A friend in the garden is a treasure whose worth cannot be measured except by the heart