Plant a Smile at Pelion Outdoor Classroom!
Quite a few puns at work with these--love the Fat Bear Week entry and the one with the giant pumpkin canoe contest. Which one made you crack a smile?
Garden Club meets after school THURSDAYS (except if it's raining). 5th&6th graders please coordinate walking over with Mrs.Switalski as a group. Pickup between 4-4:15pm. See dates in gnome flyer. ALL OTHER GRADES WELCOME It's a BIG enthusiastic group; any teens or adults that can help manage our crew
Last week, clubbers sampled 4 different local apples! Check the captions to learn the winner. Do you have a favorite orchard? Would you ask one to sponsor this sampling event for 2026. (We can only afford to do this taste test with garden club; but, it would be AMAZING if we could do this for either the 5th or 6th grades) #eriegrown #upickapples #growninNY #wnyagriculture #BigCrunch
Fans--go check this out! If you get over there, We are always in need of scrapers and cutting tools/hand pruners. Ms.Caesandra specifically needs a CHOPSAW.
Help us daydream about how we can achieve a garden-related Guinness World Record for Buffalo! It takes practice and dedication--but first we need a winning idea!
Folks can start bringing dishes at 4:30pm but we need help setting up tables, buffet cloths, blankets and the camp stove beginning at 4pm.
Download the app to your ipad or phone and scan your receipts to capture TEN CENTS per product. All those dimes add up to garden seeds, tools, plants and activities for Pelion.
Sprague Brook is a TREAT anytime of year--but don't miss this season!
Your squash WANT to become our compost! Convo with your neighbors about collecting and bringing them to become worm food.
Pelion would really appreciate a helper Thursday afternoons from 2:45-4pm during garden club
Don't be surprised if your 5th grader asks, "What chlorophyll are we having with dinner?" They learned how eating it is beneficial to human blood!!
That dark wildflower honey is made of all these! Fall-blooming natives are important for foraging before pollinators hibernate or migrate. We know these can look MESSY so we cut the blooms off as soon as they fade to control some of their random seed dispersal.
Your 5th & 6th graders are pumped to catch insects for closer investigation--treat them to an excursion!
Can you ID this common NY spider?
10cents x a few hundred households scanning receipts for participating products ADDS UP to garden program funding!! Download the app; share the request because you can contribute no matter where you live or shop. Just find City Honors/Fosdick Masten in the school dropdown menu to support Pelion today!
Come get a selfie with our SKYSCRAPER SUNFLOWER! I think the BPL Book Mobile will be on-site. Pickup a voter registration form Bring $$ for food truck dinner or some Pelion PESTO--made from our garlic and basil! Come sit on a blanket in the garden and eat your meal picnic style and enjoy a book. Food trucks who have committed to attend this year are: Dirty Bird Chicken and Waffles India Gate Hertel Maria Bene Cibo Italian Money Bags Halal dumplings Sunshine Vegan Eats Taffy’s Milkshakes Yumm Sweets and Snack
Sign ups are not required; BRING YOU + A FRIEND. Forecast looks FUNSHINEY!
Our garden club LOVES 🥰 designing and carving pumpkins. Could you donate a few medium sized ones around 22OCT? We will need at least a dozen. Any bit helps.
We will start at the garden and work our way around campus. It's most helpful if you bring your own refillable water bottle and favorite gloves.
We're getting a lot of questions about the pickup location. 212 Best St is the address; we are across from the school (off-campus). You can pickup anytime between 4-4:15pm At 4:20pm any remaining students will be walked to the front of the school to wait for pickup there.
LOVE the confidence and joy. More schools should offer Agriculture scholarships!
I know many people are excited by praying mantis visitors in the garden. They are opportunistic predators so be careful of how many you keep around and where they are hunting. I found 3 in our primrose forest and that’s too many for our space considering one egg sac can release 50 hungry hunters. We caught this one devouring a monarch. NOT COOL, MANTID—not. Cool.
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URBAN FARM DAY IS TOMORROW/SATURDAY THE 16TH from 10am-3pm. Setup begins at 9am and we need a lot of helpers as we are expecting a group tour at 10:30 and SloRoll cyclists around 2pm. 212 Best St. We will have a number of small priced items--mostly from $1-3 so please bring little monies. We do have venmo, cashapp, zelle and paypal too. Bring some of you own bags or containers to hold plants and produce. A very long day but hopefully we'll find NEW CHAMPIONS FOR SCHOOL GARDENS AND MICRO FARMS. Please repost the invite if you cannot attend.
Kat is running another forager recipes workshop. JOIN US. it’s a good idea to bring a bag or container so you can take home your goodies.
Meh. I need a prettier piece of rebar. How do I glam this up without making it bulky? We still need the jug handles to clear it. Do they make beads with larger openings?
LOL it's kinda like our logo?? MON&TUES this week will be brutally hot and dry therefore Ms.Caesandra needs to water earlier than 9-11am to get through all the other watering spaces too. If you want to help with refilling the barrels--ie firehoses, join Monday at 8am.
meh. They wouldn't let me weigh in as a childless person. BUT I'M STILL EXCITED SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS FINALLY....
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Not sure we've posted this HERE yet; but, there are many non-monetary ways to assist Pelion's mission and programs. Click to open the doc.
There are membership discounts based on zip code; be sure to inquire!
Help Pelion get some themed reads for upcoming events. Used books + paperbacks preferred. We are not picky about the source. Find the books thrifted/locally or off your own shelves if your students have outgrown them. We would appreciate any donations including a gift card; but, here are some titles we've wished for a very long time. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/RirUN6BC-MlhkzP9fFtL76co8p9cNK9nLOKXjmgdxcglIlV_3ikj4XGF4m6pPo35noLB8YXQwNW1aQWoyKlJ3qNUl1hjoMaBdq8Gtu0?ref_=wl_share
A neighbor is trying to help us rehome these littlest kittens which we first noticed back in June. Please share personally--not in the groups which have been somewhat judgey as though Pelion is somehow irresponsible. The kittens are located in Buffalo; we'd like to see them rehomed before November. If you'd like to help with food donation, vet visit fees, transportation, or personally rehoming please txt 716-803-5566
