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  1. Well rats... The #CommunityGarden is looking pretty sad (except for my plot neighbor's peppers). I salvaged the Mammoth Sunflower seed head, and the cosmos and zinnias are still blooming and the cornflowers are winding down. I'm still planning on planting some oats, barley and clover in my plot, but since the electric fence is either not functioning or the deer just jump it, I don't have high hopes for the garden continuing (I've seen this story before -- but last time we kept it going for five years). Anyhow, I talked to hubby about expanding the home garden so I can start doing proper crop rotation. I mean, who needs a front yard lawn -- especially since part of it (the other side of the driveway) is becoming a mini-wildflower meadow anyway.

    #HomeGardens #MoreFlowersLessLawns #ContainerGardening #SolarPunkSunday

  2. Well rats... The #CommunityGarden is looking pretty sad (except for my plot neighbor's peppers). I salvaged the Mammoth Sunflower seed head, and the cosmos and zinnias are still blooming and the cornflowers are winding down. I'm still planning on planting some oats, barley and clover in my plot, but since the electric fence is either not functioning or the deer just jump it, I don't have high hopes for the garden continuing (I've seen this story before -- but last time we kept it going for five years). Anyhow, I talked to hubby about expanding the home garden so I can start doing proper crop rotation. I mean, who needs a front yard lawn -- especially since part of it (the other side of the driveway) is becoming a mini-wildflower meadow anyway.

    #HomeGardens #MoreFlowersLessLawns #ContainerGardening #SolarPunkSunday

  3. Well rats... The #CommunityGarden is looking pretty sad (except for my plot neighbor's peppers). I salvaged the Mammoth Sunflower seed head, and the cosmos and zinnias are still blooming and the cornflowers are winding down. I'm still planning on planting some oats, barley and clover in my plot, but since the electric fence is either not functioning or the deer just jump it, I don't have high hopes for the garden continuing (I've seen this story before -- but last time we kept it going for five years). Anyhow, I talked to hubby about expanding the home garden so I can start doing proper crop rotation. I mean, who needs a front yard lawn -- especially since part of it (the other side of the driveway) is becoming a mini-wildflower meadow anyway.

    #HomeGardens #MoreFlowersLessLawns #ContainerGardening #SolarPunkSunday

  4. Well rats... The #CommunityGarden is looking pretty sad (except for my plot neighbor's peppers). I salvaged the Mammoth Sunflower seed head, and the cosmos and zinnias are still blooming and the cornflowers are winding down. I'm still planning on planting some oats, barley and clover in my plot, but since the electric fence is either not functioning or the deer just jump it, I don't have high hopes for the garden continuing (I've seen this story before -- but last time we kept it going for five years). Anyhow, I talked to hubby about expanding the home garden so I can start doing proper crop rotation. I mean, who needs a front yard lawn -- especially since part of it (the other side of the driveway) is becoming a mini-wildflower meadow anyway.

    #HomeGardens #MoreFlowersLessLawns #ContainerGardening #SolarPunkSunday

  5. Well rats... The #CommunityGarden is looking pretty sad (except for my plot neighbor's peppers). I salvaged the Mammoth Sunflower seed head, and the cosmos and zinnias are still blooming and the cornflowers are winding down. I'm still planning on planting some oats, barley and clover in my plot, but since the electric fence is either not functioning or the deer just jump it, I don't have high hopes for the garden continuing (I've seen this story before -- but last time we kept it going for five years). Anyhow, I talked to hubby about expanding the home garden so I can start doing proper crop rotation. I mean, who needs a front yard lawn -- especially since part of it (the other side of the driveway) is becoming a mini-wildflower meadow anyway.

    #HomeGardens #MoreFlowersLessLawns #ContainerGardening #SolarPunkSunday

  6. Woke

    Jane Fonda says woke just means you give a damn about other people. Once it meant alertness to injustice. Now it is often used as an insult. I reclaim it. Caring about equality and others is nothing to apologize for.

    padraigdeburca.com/2026/09/08/

  7. So, whether #Coyote pee will work as a #DeerDeterrent depends on whether the local coyotes hunt the local deer. Where I live, that is the case, so I'm going to try some fabric dunked in #CoyoteUrine and tied in strategic spots to see if that works against the #Deer in the #CommunityGarden . I think long-term, we need to put in a 3-D fence, which I'll post about in a bit. Judging by the tracks I saw in the pumpkin patch, it definitely looked like someone jumped over the fence (and the fence was a bit lower in one spot).

    Step-by-Step Instructions: How to Apply Coyote Urine

    "Most people buy predator urine, apply it once in a few obvious spots, and then declare that it did not work. The product is not the problem. The application is.

    "Coyote urine is a genuine, potent biological deterrent, but it only performs when it is placed correctly, at the right height, in the right zones, and refreshed on the right schedule. Once you understand how to apply coyote urine the way wildlife actually experiences it, the difference in results is significant.

    Read Your Property for Animal Signs Before You Apply

    Spraying randomly without knowing where animals are moving is the single biggest waste of product. Before you open a bottle, spend 10 to 15 minutes walking your property and reading the evidence wildlife has already left behind.

    Signs that tell you where to focus:
    ● Tracks in soft soil, mud, or frost near fence lines, garden edges, and outbuildings.
    ● Worn paths or flattened grass indicate repeated travel routes.
    ● Scat near feeding areas, denning sites, or along walls.
    ● Digging, especially near turf edges, garden beds, or the base of structures.
    ● Chewed plant material, stripped bark, or disturbed mulch."

    Learn more:
    thepeemart.com/blogs/news/how-

    How Long Does Coyote Urine Last?

    December 19, 2022

    "Coyote Urine Usually Lasts For a Week Or Two

    Urine degrades fairly quickly when outside, which is why coyotes frequently mark their territory with pee. It’s often inconvenient for us to spread urine outside every day, but it is important to do it frequently to keep the scent strong.

    [...]

    How Long is the Shelf-Life of Coyote Urine

    If it’s stored in a sealed container away from heat and moisture, it can last for multiple years.

    [...]

    What Animals are Affected by Coyote Urine?

    If you’re trying to ward off animals from visiting your yard, coyote urine can usually deter common coyote prey like rodents, raccoons, rabbits, and cats.

    It can also deter white-tailed deer, which are occasionally preyed upon by coyotes. But it’s not a surefire way of getting rid of deer, who will munch on plants regardless of urine scent if they’re really hungry.

    Results with deer also depend on if they are used to having coyotes around as predators. In some areas, coyotes have easier prey to catch and rarely go after deer. Deer in these areas will likely not be scared of coyote urine."

    outdoorsmecca.com/how-long-doe

    #SolarPunkSunday #HomeGardens #PestControl #DeerControl #Rabbits #Gardening #GardenPests #CommunityGardens #PredatorUrine #PredatorPee #CoyotePee #NatureBasedSolutions #NaturalPestControl

  8. #Composting program to provide #Everglades with soil for #CommunityGarden

    by Martin Vassolo, March 12, 2025

    "Your #FoodScraps could be used to help support the Everglades through a new partnership between the village of #PinecrestFL and the #MiccosukeeTribe.

    "Instead of dumping #FoodWaste into crowded #landfills, which produce #methane emissions, the #EvergladesEarthCycleProject will expand Pinecrest's residential composting program and deliver nutrient-rich soil to the #Miccosukee Tribe.

    "Driving the news: The project, funded with a $400,000 federal grant and other contributions, calls for installing four new #CompostingBins in Pinecrest and three around #MiamiDade County District 7.

    "The initial phase of the program will supply compost to the #SwampyMeadows #CommunityGarden, which grows vegetables just outside the Miccosukee Indian School.

    "Another proposal that's been floated is adding new soil to the Everglades' tree islands, though that would need tribal approval, says the Rev. Houston R. Cypress of the #LoveTheEverglades Movement, a partner in the program.

    "Cypress told reporters on an airboat ride through the Everglades last week that the tribe teaches 'the essence of being in harmony with nature is giving back to it.'

    "'With the Everglades Earth Cycle Project, we're giving back clean and healthy soil; we're giving products that might eventually improve the water quality out here, but we're also giving directly back to local indigenous communities here,' he said.

    "Pinecrest already has two free public composting bins, one at the Pinecrest Public Library and another between the Community Center and Pinecrest Gardens."

    axios.com/local/miami/2025/03/

    #Composting #CommunityGardening #FoodSecurity #ReducingFoodWaste #SolarPunkSunday

  9. The electric fence and shiny pie plates seem to be working at the #CommunityGarden, and my simple wire fence (with bells attached) seems to be working in my #HomeGarden.

    Low-Cost Ways to Keep Deer Away From Ripening Crops

    July 25, 2026

    "A garden full of ripening tomatoes, beans, peppers, and melons can look like a five-star restaurant to a hungry deer. The frustrating part comes when a gardener checks the garden in the morning and finds half-eaten tomatoes, trampled plants, or a neat row of bean plants that suddenly looks like a salad bar with legs.

    "Protecting crops does not always require an expensive fence or a complicated gadget. A few inexpensive changes can make the garden less inviting, more confusing, or simply harder to reach, and the best results often come from combining two or three methods instead of relying on one magical deer-repelling trick."

    Learn more:
    frugalgardening.com/low-cost-w

    #SolarPunkSunday #HomeGardens #Gardening #DeerRepellents #GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood

  10. #YarmouthME - #CommunityGarden

    Garden Explorer Camp

    "Check out our exciting, newly revised Garden Explorer Camp that will run this summer Monday-Friday for 3 different weeks:

    7/20-7/27-Art in the Garden from 9:00-11:30am for 6-8 year olds,

    7/27-7/31-Garden Heroes from 9:00-11:30am for 6-8 year olds

    8/3-8/7-Magic in the Gardens from 9:00-11:30am for 4-6 year olds-CURRENTLY FULL.

    Click on the link below to register through Yarmouth Community Services. It should be great fun!"

    yarmouthcommunitygarden.org/ga

    #SolarPunkSunday #MaineEvents #GardenCamp #GardenExplorers #SpendTimeOutdoors #MakeArt #NatureObservations #GardenArt #CommunityGardens #YoungGardeners #BuildingCommunity

  11. #Maine & #NewHampshire - Map of Certified Pollinator-Friendly Gardens

    Bagley Pond Perennials
    Open to the public.

    Bedford, New Hampshire (Farm)
    Farm

    #BelfastME #SoupKitchen
    Public

    #BridgesHouse (#NHGovernor’s House)
    Open to the public. New Hampshire
    Governor’s House.

    #BrownfieldME Public Library (Municipal)
    Public.

    Canterbury, NH (Farm)
    Petals in the Pines Farm.

    Center for Northern Woodlands Education
    Open to the public.

    Children’s Garden at #FortWilliams Park (Municipal)
    Public.

    #CurtisMemorialLibrary Children’s Garden (Public)
    Open to the public.

    Dedham, ME (Farm)
    Open to the public.

    #Elkins Public Library (Municipal)
    Public.

    Frisbee Field
    Public.

    Georges River Land Trust, Cushing, ME
    Open to the public.

    Grace Episcopal Church, Concord, NH
    Public. Church garden.

    Hancock Town Library (Library/Municipal)
    Public

    Haney Hillside Garden, Coastal Maine Botanic Gardens-Organization
    Public.

    Law Farm Nature Trails
    Open to the Public. Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District.

    Libra Sun Flower Farm
    Farm.

    Lincoln, Maine (Historical)
    Open to the public for viewing.

    McLaughlin Garden and Homestead
    Open to the public.

    Merrimack, New Hampshire (Business)
    Business.

    New Gloucester Fairgrounds, ME
    Open to the public.

    New Gloucester Public Library (Library)
    Public library

    Nottingham, New Hampshire (Farm)
    Farm.

    #PollinateNewEngland Garden at Wells Reserve at #Laudholm, #WellsME
    Public.

    #PollinatorGarden at NH #Audubon Center Massabesic, Auburn NH
    Public.

    #TheSustainabilityInstitute- James Hall Pollinator Garden
    Public.

    Thornton Oaks Retirement Community
    Public.

    Tom Settlemire #CommunityGarden- Brunswick
    Community Garden

    #TrentonButterflyGarden (Municipal)
    Public.

    #UMaine Gardens at #TidewaterFarm, #FalmouthME
    Open to the public.

    #UniversityOfMaineCooperativeExtension, Oxford County
    Organization.

    #WalesPark Pollinator Garden
    Open to the Public. Belfast, Maine.

    FMI:
    extension.umaine.edu/gardening

    #SolarPunkSunday #GardeningForPollinators #MaineGardens #NHGardens #ButterflyGardens #PollinatorGardens

  12. #PortlandME - COME JOIN THE GREAT PORTLAND PICK UP!

    The Portland Parks Conservancy and the City of Portland are hosting a citywide cleanup event on Saturday, April 25th, from 10AM - 12PM.

    "This event is happening rain or shine!

    Join us in cleaning up our local parks and communities, enjoy refreshments, and be entered to win a raffle prize by attending and helping clean up trash & litter!

    Calling volunteers! Come join us for a fun morning of giving back and helping Portland shine! We’ll have all the supplies you need.

    Just bring comfy clothes, closed-toe shoes, and don’t forget water and sunscreen. Enjoy free coffee and snacks while you volunteer, and when you fill out the waiver, you’ll be entered for a chance to win a raffle prize 🎉

    *No need to sign up to volunteer, just show up at one of the following clean-up hub locations.

    Meet at one of the clean-up hub locations:

    - Congress Square Park: Meet at the park at 581 Congress St
    - Parkside: Meet outside the building at 510 Cumberland Ave (look for the Parkside Community Policing Sign!)
    - Bayside #CommunityGarden: Meet at the garden entrance at 78 Chestnut St
    - Allen's Corner: Meet at the Shaw's in the Northgate Plaza by the covered entry area facing Allen Ave at 91 Auburn St
    - Canco Woods: Meet at the main trailhead off of Canco Rd
    - Woodfords Corner: Meet outside Oddfellows Hall at 651 Forest Ave
    - Capisic Pond Park: Meet at the Rockland Ave entrance to Capisic Pond Park
    - Riverton Trolley Park: Meet in the parking lot by the sign at 822 Riverside St
    - India St Area: Meet outside Cloudport Coworking MultiSpace at 63 Federal St
    - Munjoy Hill: Meet at the Hill House at 92 Congress St
    - #DeeringOaksPark: Meet in the park by the stage
    - Ocean Ave Elementary School: Meet at the back of the school parking lot by the entrance to the woods
    - Deering Center: Meet outside Pat's Meat Mart at 484 Stevens Avenue
    - West End - Reiche #CommunityCenter: Meet at the community center entrance on Clark St
    - #BaxterWoods: Meet at the Stevens Avenue entrance by the Baxter Woods sign
    - #PaysonPark: Meet at the parking lot by the baseball fields
    - #PeaksIsland Community Center: Meet at the Community Center at 129 Island Ave
    - #LongfellowPark: Meet at the picnic table in the park at 10 Longfellow St "

    Source:
    recycle.portlandmaine.gov/1600

    #SolarPunkSunday #MaineEvents #ParkCleanups #BuildingCommunity #SpendTimeOutdoors #LitterCleanup #EarthDay2026

  13. #TrescottME - #Scionwood Exchange & #SeedSwap

    April 11 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    In partnership with #HealthyAcadia and #MOFGA

    #CobscookInstitute
    10 Commissary Point Rd
    Township of Trescott, ME 04652

    All Ages
    Free (or by donation)

    "This by donation event will feature seeds for swapping and scionwood for grafting. We are also accepting seed donations for use in Cobscook Institute’s #CommunityGarden.

    Seed Swap

    Please bring seeds you’ve saved with descriptions for folks to share, trade and enjoy. We are also accepting seed donations for the Community Garden.

    Envelopes and labeling materials will be available.

    Scionwood Exchange

    Many Scions will be available for sharing with descriptions and instructions. Please feel welcome to bring scionwood that you responsibly collected to share as well, with the apple variety and description. Labeling materials and bags will be provided."

    Event page:
    cobscookinstitute.org/events?e

    #SolarPunkSunday #SeedExchange #ScionExchange #MaineEvents
    #GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood
    #GardeningForPollinators

  14. This photo was sent to me via text.
    It's from my friend, Jeff, whom I originally met off of Mastodon, back in 2022. We met in person in 2023 & exchanged plants🪴We've stayed friends over the years. We are working towards similar community building goals, in separate areas of the island. Ideally, would love to have a full food security, localized food systems 'spine', running West-East/South-North, across #VancouverIsland.
    Jeff lives up island with his wife & kids. He also works in #nonprofit #FoodSecurity & #environmental #stewardship. He works for #Greenways #LandTrust in #CampbellRiver :
    greenwaystrust.ca/projects/foo

    This shows some of the work they've done at Maple Park Community Garden in partnership with #Strathcona Regional District. They acquired that land to steward/grow, earlier this year 💚👩‍🌾👨‍🌾👏

    #GrowFood #CommunityBuilding #CommunityGarden #CommunityPark #CommunitySpaces #Greenspaces #VanIsle #GrowFoodNotLawns #FoodEquity #Gardens #Nonprofits #ClimateAction #CommunityWork #BritishColumbia #Canada #GrowPlants #Grassroots

  15. An excellent resource from #EcoMaine!

    #FoodWaste and #Composting

    "Did you know that almost a third of what we throw away is leftover or spoiled food? If Maine is to achieve a 50% recycling rate, we need to recover our food waste, too – it’s worth the weight!

    "ecomaine added food waste recycling to our sustainable waste management solutions in order to help Maine reach its recycling goal. We continue to build food waste recycling capacity in southern Maine, serving as a central collection point for grocery stores, institutions, and participating cities and towns.

    "Collected food waste is transported to #ExeterME’s #AgriEnergy [#AgricycleEnergy] to be de-packaged and anaerobically digested to produce sustainable power, organic farm #fertilizer, and cow bedding for the #Maine family dairy farm #StonyvaleFarm. Any packaging removed from the food waste is delivered back to ecomaine to be burned for energy—keeping all of it out of our #landfills!

    "By making #composting, anaerobic digestion, and food waste recycling so easy, we encourage our communities to dispose of their waste responsibly.

    "For more on compost that’s 'Worth The Weight,' check out our informational pamphlet!

    #BackyardComposting

    "Backyard composting is one of the easiest ways to keep organic material out of the trash. It also has some other great advantages:

    - It doesn’t weigh your trash down as much.
    - It doesn’t get into ecomaine‘s waste-to-energy plant, making our combustion more damp and less efficient.
    - It’s easy – and “grass-cycling” (leaving clippings on the lawn) is better for your grass!
    - It saves Maine’s towns money on collection and hauling.
    - And it saves YOU money on trash bags!

    "There are no trucks or driving involved – no carbon emissions! You just walk it out to your bin, and that’s it.

    "In the end, composting produces rich #soil for flower and vegetable #gardens – without paying for it (again) at the store.

    Drop Off Locations

    "If you’re looking for a compost drop-off location, instead of putting it in your backyard, here are a few… If you know of one that’s not here, let us know! (Some facilities may be for residents only; we advise calling ahead if you’re not sure.)

    [I've found that transfer stations are usually residents only...]

    #BridgtonME Transfer Station
    118 Sandy Creek Rd, Bridgton, ME, USA

    #BrownfieldME Transfer Station
    Pequawket Trail, Brownfield, ME, USA

    #CapeElizabethME Recycling Center
    10 Cooper Dr, Cape Elizabeth, ME, USA

    #EliotME Recycling Center
    468 Dow Highway, Eliot, ME, USA

    #FalmouthME Community Park
    Winn Rd, Falmouth, ME, USA

    #FalmouthME Transfer Station
    100 Woods Rd, Falmouth, ME, USA

    #FalmouthME Village Park
    22 Hat Trick Drive, Falmouth, ME

    #FreeportME Recycling Center
    100 Landfill Road, Freeport, ME, USA

    #NorthYarmouthME Town Hall / #SamRistichNatureTrail, North Yarmouth, ME, USA

    #PortlandME: #BoydStreet #CommunityGarden
    2 Boyd Street, Portland, ME

    Portland: #BrentwoodFarms Community Garden
    Brentwood Street, Portland, ME

    Portland: #Libbytown Community Garden
    175 Douglass Street, Portland, ME

    Portland: #NorthStreetCommunityGarden
    195 North Street, Portland, ME

    Portland: Parkside/King Middle School
    In the back of the school near the Fitzpatrick Stadium parking lot
    92 Deering Avenue, Portland, ME

    Portland: #PaysonPark Community Garden
    Dropoff located on Front Street.
    Front Street, Portland, Maine

    Portland: #ReicheSchool
    Dropoff is on the Clark Street side.
    166 Brackett Street, Portland, ME

    Portland: #Riverton Community Garden
    45 Verrill Street, Portland, Maine

    #SacoME Dept. of Public Works
    15 Phillips Spring Road, Saco, ME

    Saco Parks & Rec
    75 Franklin St, Saco, ME, USA

    #ScarboroughME Public Works Facility
    20 Washington Avenue, Scarborough, ME, USA

    #SouthPortlandME City Hall
    25 Cottage Rd, South Portland, ME, USA

    South Portland Code Enforcement Office
    496 Ocean Street, South Portland, ME

    South Portland Golf Course Maint. Building
    221 Westbrook Street, South Portland, ME, USA

    South Portland High School
    637 Highland Avenue, South Portland, ME, USA

    South Portland Transfer Station
    929 Highland Ave, South Portland, ME, USA

    South Portland: Redback Community Center
    95 Macarthur Circle West, South Portland, ME

    #StandishME Transfer Station
    150 Moody Rd, Standish, ME, USA

    #SurryME: #ChickadeeCompost
    Jill's Lane, Surry, Maine www.chickadeecompost.com

    #VinalhavenME Transfer Station
    178 Round the Island Rd, Vinalhaven, ME, USA

    #YarmouthME Transfer Station
    659 East Main Street, Yarmouth, ME, USA

    Curbside Collection

    And if you’re really not into the backyard thing, there are some companies who will pick it up for you!

    - #WeCompostIt! (Greater Portland)
    - #GarbageToGarden (Greater Portland)
    - #ScrapDogs (Greater #CamdenME-#RockportME)
    - #MrFoxComposting (Southern Maine & #NH)
    - #ProjectEarth (Lincoln County)
    - #ChickadeeCompost (All of #BlueHillME Peninsula, #DeerIsleME, #EllsworthME)
    - #OneEarth Composting (#HampdenME)
    - #AgriCycle Energy (Collection from businesses & organizations for anaerobic digestion – all over!)

    Other Compost Resources:

    Maine Department of Environmental Protection
    207-592-0455

    University of Maine Cooperative Extension
    207-581-3188

    Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine – Food Recovery
    207-581-3195

    Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association [#MOFGA]
    207-568-4142

    #WormMainea
    207-831-3752

    #MainelyWorm Bins

    #UncleJimsWormFarm
    1-800-373-0555

    Source (with links):
    ecomaine.org/food-waste-and-co

    #SolarpunkSunday #Composting #WormBins #ReducingWaste
    #Landfills #Maine #WasteToEnergy

  16. Our next 3 events are up on the website.
    transitiontelford.wordpress.co

    General Meeting, #communitygarden work day and #harvestlocal

    Harvest Local is our joint event with the local #repaircafe #climateactionhub #terracycle #transitiontelford #transitiontogether

    We've also got the HELP NEEDED page on our website - we can't diversify if the same crew keep doing the same jobs, year after year.
    #helpneeded

  17. Rex Welland was a longtime local resident who loved collecting lots of #HeritageApple species. He spent a lifetime, collecting cuttings & grafting to grow in his large backyard. He donated this land, which was his backyard, as part of #LandConservancy agreement with the Town of View Royal to keep it as a heritage orchard for the community to steward & share.

    There's 125 heritage #apple species growing there.

    #WellandCommunityOrchard #CommunitySpaces #YYJgreenspaces #Wsanec #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #CommunityOrchard #VancouverIsland #LegacyPark #YYJ #Edible #Food #GardeningMastodon #PlantIdentification #CommunityGarden #PlantLovers #botanical #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodSecurity #ViewRoyal #LifecyclesProject #fruits #AppleTrees #CommunityStewarship #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #CommunityPark #YYJHistory

  18. #Hardhack aka #RoseSpirea - #SpiraeaDouglasii

    #NativePlant in #PacificNorthwest regions. We've used this plant at several habitat/ecological restoration areas - across Southern #VancouverIsland. It is an excellent plant for riparian revegetation & pollinators love their bright pink, tiny flowers too.

    #PNW #Indigenous peoples use the plant for making brooms & for hanging seafood to cook.

    It grows in almost any soil conditions, even very dry & gravelly soil but prefers boggy/wet areas.

    #WellandCommunityOrchard #CommunitySpaces #YYJgreenspaces #Wsanec #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #CommunityOrchard #LegacyPark #YYJ #FlowersIdentification #GardeningMastodon #PlantIdentification #CommunityGarden #PlantLovers #botanical #ViewRoyal #LifecyclesProject #NativeFlowers #CommunityStewarship #CommunityPark #PollinatorGarden #bloomscrolling #florespondence

  19. Sometimes I mention "my" garden, but really it's a #CommunityGarden I share with about 20 other people.

    A few years ago, this small lot had an old house that was in very bad shape. It was sold and the buyer intended to build a new one as an investment rental. But for some reason the construction was delayed and it was left as an empty lot after the sale and demolition.

    Some neighbors got together and approached the owner, asking if they could turn the lot into a community garden. They made fences and beds out of recycled material like pallets and decking. They planted fruit vines and trees for everyone to share. The local food bank agreed to pay the water bill.

    10 or so years later, here we are! Every year we don't know if this will be the last one, the owner will finally need to start building. It could end at any minute.

    I wish that cities would plot more gardens or that it was easier to establish them on private property. I love guerilla gardening but it's hard to grow vegetables that way in this climate (you have to water them in summer) and you miss out on the community part.

    I think the ideal housing pattern is small apartment buildings (4-20 units, up to 3 floors tall) #missingmiddle with shared gardens. This maximizes the useful space and minimizes wasted space for everyone. You could do this retroactively by converting parking lots into gardens and allowing residential infill to densify neighborhoods. #urbanplanning #urbanism

    In some cities the waitlist for community gardens is years long. That's an absolute travesty. How much more value do gardens give people and cities than endless expanse of lawn and pavement? #FoodNotLawns #gardening