By Aaron DaCosta In late April, the Oliver Gardner Community Garden moved their raised beds, stakes, hoses, and rain barrels across town to Williston Central School. The site had been located behind Gardener’s Supply near Taft Corners for the past seven years. The land owner had allowed the garden group to set up there and […]
The Seven Sisters of Abenaki Indigenous Agriculture
One of the recurring themes during my first season gardening in Vermont has been seeds – where seeds originally come from and how to honor the sacredness of life within a seed when seeds are so abundant and readily available in Vermont. Last month I went to a workshop on northeastern indigenous crops hosted by […]