Plant a Smile at Pelion Outdoor Classroom!
30 RUMPS is a lot to fit. Whenever we see a bench on a curb we snatch it! WE DO NEED MORE BENCHES! We garbage picked these 2 last year and I finally had time to recover them with a sunflower print. Since much of our furnishings are 2nd hand they usually require repair. If you can tinker a bit we currently have another bench that needs attention so we can put cheeks on it again asap.
Fans, we will be selling the native 🍿 popping corn 🍿we grew! You can either grow it or pop it at home! Look for our story time blankets.
Make your basement or shed less scary?
BUILD a fairy house and txt us a pic!
SO MANY BABIES---SQUEEEEEEEEE!
FANS, we will be celebrating Earth Month efforts--please come say HEEYYYYYY!
Cutie PATOOTIES! Visit with us. The April date is great for teachers and the May date is geared a bit more toward kiddos. Tour sponsored by the Air & Waste Management Association - Niagara Frontier Section
ANY DASH'S shopper can help in this way--even if you've never visited Pelion. Turn your receipts into seeds, tools, and soil.
Walmart member/shoppers do not have to scan receipts--collection is automatic at checkout. EVERY DIME ADDS UP! Download the Box Tops for Education app today to start raising garden funds.
Pelion is committed to both the share and gift economy. We will continue to provide many free learning opportunities and resources to neighbors, students and visitors. Our mission includes eco-literacy and stewardship. But there is always a struggle in maintaining what we can do with wanting to do more because the needs around us are so large. Pelion did a lot of fundraising the last two years because many parts of our decade+ old garden needed repair, replacing or upgrading. Thank you to those who donated funds or time. As we navigate the new fiscal landscape we hope you can join us in maintaining what we've built and helping those around us also achieve a quality of life that includes safe streets, accessible sidewalks, clean lots, welcoming butterflies, bright flowers, and cheerful greetings. Please seek new ways to be generous with your time, talents, skills or abundance. Offer before someone musters the courage to ask.
SOGGY SOGGY SOGGY Ms.Caesandra will switch up the task list a bit but we're still ON! Wear boots
We love seeing our spring bulbs bloom. Over the years the bulbs that got donated in earlier fall seasons have diminished somewhat--especially the tulips. Remember us in Fall 2025 and drop off any extra bags of crocus, muscari, tulip or daffs. We always see a variety of bees on the crocus and muscari!
Seriously. We can remedy that this season!
We are very lucky to once again have access to the growing benches at the MLK Greenhouse before it closes for extensive renovations.
Go out there and find some maple farms for Maple Weekend
It doesn't matter if you're 10yrs old or 50yrs old--grab your parents and go get some pancakes with real maple syrup for Maple Weekend
Secure your spot today: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSe8H8mdr9s.../viewform Adult only event. $25 per ticket - includes 1 beverage of your choice!
One thing folks who've not yet grown their own food don't realize yet is the SCALE required to feed more than your tummy, or your family, or a school. Pelion can grow more food with more helpers and funding. We cannot grow enough to feed 1,000+ students a lunch--or even part of a lunch. The 200 students who visit us weekly pretty much clear out whatever might be ripe that week. Want to see an urban farm that has the scale to feed many more people? Check out Groundwork Market Garden. More food also means more help is needed. They're offering a great opportunity to exchange fresh nutrition for your labor!
We are excited to join the event but even MORE excited to have a PLACE TO BRING BATTERIES FOR RECYCLING???!!
March 2025: Today I collected a whole garbage bag full of litter from the front fenceline--mostly because it's so windy but also the snow has melted. Photos look like they held up over the winter. Not clear if they're going to be quality enough to last more than 2 winters though. Next 2weeks will have daytime temps in the 50s+60s March 2021: A legit early spring?? March 2018: Could it really, really be ... Spring??
It's truly a fascinating history
Why didn't we think of this sooner? Think of all the salon clippings that go to waste!
Here’s a simple tip--If we eat its leaves or roots--it does NOT require full sun. Also, many of these are "cool crops" which means we can start them in the early spring and again in the fall while the sun is at lower angles.
We will be at Stanley M. Makowski IB World School during this Saturday Academy to demonstrate maple tapping and share some of the Erie County, NY maple syrup. Come learn about Maple Weekend and NY's first festival of the season! 10am-noon
Let's do some healing together. #earthmonth #earthday2025
Your youth and out-of-town visitors are also welcome to join us at Pelion summer mornings for all sorts of nature activities!
This winter, Ms.Caesandra is enrolled in the Community Garden Leadership Certification. Could you help her with one piece of homework? What core agreement or rules do you think would make Pelion successful this growing season? "For this assignment, create two items that you would propose to your garden that should be included as core shared agreements. Also, create 2 rules of engagement that you would propose to include in your garden's bylaws or future gardener agreements. Invite other garden members to be part of this process and seek their feedback or contribution as you complete this assignment." Example: "All gardeners must contribute at least two hours per month to communal tasks, such as weeding, composting, or maintaining shared spaces, to ensure the garden remains a well-kept and welcoming environment for everyone."
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HAPPY YEAR OF THE SNAKE! We can't decide who was a better garden helper--Bentley or the DeKay's Brown snake that visited our garden last year--buuuuut only ONE of these cuties eats SLUGS! We <3 snakes!!
Please share pics of you eating a bowl of ice cream watching Saturday morning cartoons!! (is that still a thing?)
FUN for snow or mud
Practice so you can come make art in Pelion later
HOWL ALERT: Let 2025 know you're wild and free!
