RED WAGON PLANTS
Julie, the owner, was born in France, a country where they take their kitchen gardens seriously and simultaneously take them for granted; they are simply a part of life. When Julie moved as a child with her family to Vermont, gardens always helped to ground her and make her feel at home. When traveling as a teenager and a young adult, and later as a market gardeners in her twenties and thirties, gardens of all kinds drew her in for a closer look and connection. Julie grows plants because she loves them and they speak to her. This sensitivity paired with her many years as a vegetable and herb farmer, including in Burlington's Intervale, provides her with an expertise that is invaluable to her customers, her growing business, and to her employees.
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