The Saint Michael's College Organic Garden began in 2008 and has expanded since then. It is located down a private road from the Hoehl Welcome Center. Volunteers are welcome and needed to help maintain the garden. Produce from the garden is sold at on-campus farm stands during harvest seasons. The garden grows a variety of vegetables, herbs, berries and flowers in different plots using organic practices like crop rotation.

1. Saint Michael’s College
Organic
Garden
Past, Present,
and Future
http://smcvtfarm.blogspot.com
Where is the SMC
Organic Garden?
To visit the garden, follow the private road from
the jug-handle across from the Hoehl Welcome
Center, turn directly opposite the east entrance
to campus. Please be careful crossing the active
railway crossing on the way down.
GROWING SEASON 2010:
Heather Ellis
hellis@smcvt.edu
SMC Sustainability Coordinator and
Organic Garden Supervisor
Heidi Lynch
Garden Intern, SMC ’10
Erika Bodin
Garden work study, SMC ’13
Find out what’s happening this season:
http://smcvtfarm.blogspot.com
How do I get Involved?
Volunteering
We love sharing the organic garden with oth-
ers! Volunteers are essential for the cultivation
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
Garden work study posi-
tion during summer and
academic school year. If
you are interested in organic garden and passion-
ate about growing healthy, local food, contact
Heather Ellis to find out more!
Farm Stands
We have regular farm stands on campus when our
veggies, herbs, and flowers are ready for harvest.
Not only is this a great opportunity to get local,
organic food, it’s also a time to talk with the gar-
deners and get together with other members of
the community!

2. How it all Began
The SMC Organic Garden was established in the
summer of 2008 with a tremendous amount of
help from Physical Plant setting up the site, and
support from the Environmental Council, Green
Up and the Student Association. Originally, it
started as a community garden with different
plots for staff, faculty and students to purchase
and garden on their own.
The first season proved that more attention on
nurtering the soil was needed. Thus, in the sum-
mer of 2009, the garden, under supervision of
the Sustainability Coordinator, took a new direc-
tion: rather than dividing the garden into numer-
ous individual plots, the garden was re-mapped
with different specific “plots” to better supply the
soil with consistent nutrients rather than creating
a patchwork of nutrients. We have since stricly
followed the principles of crop-rotation and
companion planting.
Gardening is an exercise in optimism
Growing Season 2010
This season we have established two new plots in
addition to our main veggie growing area: a flower
bed and a berry/pie/perrenial plot! Here is our
2010 growing list:
Thank You!
The SMC Organic Garden could not exist on
its own. We have so many amazing people and
groups to thank for making this year’s growing
season a reality:
The Edmundites•
President John Neuhauser•
Karen Talentino•
Nancy Brock•
Members of the Environmental Council•
Our amazing Garden Advisory•
Committee
All our amazing volunteers•
the MOVE office and OVE•
The gardeners Heidi and Erika•
The soil, sunshine and rain•
A friend in the garden is a treasure whose worth cannot be measured except by the heart
cucmbers•
broccoli•
peppers•
tomatoes•
onions•
eggplant•
pumpkins•
turnips•
parsnips•
zucchini•
spinach•
lettuce•
bak choi•
carrots•
kale•
swiss chard•
beets•
summer squash•
bush beans•
tomatillos Thyme•
Basil•
Dill•
Chamomile•
Spearmint•
Catnip•
Rosemary•
Cilantro•
Parsley•
Chives•
Oregano•
Blueberries•
Rhubarb•
many flowers!•