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August's Theme is "Wild in the Garden!"
This week's favorite:
Beneficial insects provide our neighborhood ecosystem with so much value--including pollination, pest control, food for wildlife, and endless opportunities for learning and entertainment! Why not provide a safe space for these insects to reproduce and overwinter? Creating this space is a fun, creative way to create cool-looking insect habitat using recycled and found materials.
Past weeks' favorites:
If you are a family that loves to craft, this one is for you! This resources from How Wee Learn has tons of crafting activities that involve seeds. Since the end of summer is the perfect time to begin seed saving, you should be able to find lots of pretty, interesting seeds to use in your creations. Have fun with it!
A favorite for the adults! If you don't already know about Calscape, allow me to introduce you. This incredible tool, developed by the California Native Plant Society (CNPS), allows you to find plants that fit a wide range of specifications, including bloom time and color, pollinator types, ease of care, drought tolerance, and so much more! It makes finding native plants for your space- whether you have a massive backyard or containers on an apartment balcony- easy.
For kids, what's better than a day of play outside in the summer? (Not much!) Here are four fun outdoor biodiversity-themed games for your kids and their pack of wild animals errr... friends!
July's Theme was "Compost Heroes!"
It's safe to say we are all familiar with growing vegetables in our gardens. But what about mushrooms?? It might be strange to think of, yet it is entirely possible! Plus, their mycelium adds benefits for the soil and other plants growing there. It's a win-win!
In our area, it is possible to grow King Stropharia, or "Wine Caps" in our gardens! All you need is proper preparation and King Stropharia spawn to get started! Here is a great tutorial on how to grow these delicious, massive mushrooms at home!
Have you ever considered starting your own worm bin? If you just asked yourself, "umm, what is a worm bin??" check out this video to see what these compost heroes can do!​
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Worm bins can be a great way to bring the benefits of worms (and their castings, or poop) into your home composting system. They are clean, simple, not smelly, and effective, when done right.
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Here is a very well-done instructional guide to creating your own worm bin! Worms away!
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Check out this fun, simple craft activity with your kids! Learn how to make sweet little mushrooms out of recycled egg cartons.
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