Category Archives: Pollination Gardens

Lessons From Braiding Sweetgrass

Plant for pollinators and for People How To Love Our Planet How many of you have discovered Braiding Sweetgrass, the remarkable book by Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer? Scientist, professor, and parent, Dr. Kimmerer is also an enrolled member of the … Continue reading

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Seasonal Shifts

Do slugs die when they eat deadly Amanita mushrooms? Daylight Savings & A Death Cafe, With Cake On Sunday morning, I was caught off guard by the clock on my stovetop, which was not in synch with my phone. At … Continue reading

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Lose The Lawn, Mitigate Climate Change

Protecting pollinators nurtures life on the planet Making The Best Of The Worst Argh! Seems like every day brings more dire news about the environmental devastation climate change is causing. It makes me cry; sorrow for the planet feels like … Continue reading

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When In Drought, Make Herb Salts

Genovese basil salt tastes fabulous Helping Pollinators Through Dry Summers My bee keeper friend Charles showed me a picture of his bees during our recent heat dome event. Except for a few guards left to mind the glass-sided hive, hundreds … Continue reading

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