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If your eyebrows are raised--maybe we need to raise our hands to this pledge too. Locally, you could help https://bnwaterkeeper.org/ Waterkeepers by signing up for Earth Day shoreline cleanups and adding a rainbarrel to your downspout to capture water that can be used for watering flowers or washing your car.
Click on photos for captions. Pelion Outdoor Classroom invites YOU to learn more about pollinators--and help our native and honeybee populations thrive. We steward solitary bees and honeybees thanks to a sponsorship from Crown Bees and The Honeybee Conservancy and a generous equipment donation from the Richters. May 5th, 2018 we set out Orchard Mason Bees into a beautiful spring day. Buffalo's ornamental cherry trees, magnolias, daffodils, tulips and muscari are all blooming! July 12th we set out some Alfalfa Leaf Cutter Bees; they were all out of their cocoons and only a few lingered near the house. The garden is full of lilies, daisies, gay feather and many veggie blossoms for the beast to pollinate. In 2022 we caught several honeybee swarms.
Now is the time to prune out the black knot fungus if you see it-- before the spring rains and leaf buds arrive. Please bag and garbage (do not compost) that material. Native cherry and plum trees are the most susceptible. Help your neighbors if you can because one spore cloud can carry very far. https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/fact-sheets/black-knot-of-prunus
Winter squashes, like butternuts, have an amazing shelf life. We harvested this one back in November and gifted it to Tysha for a recipe challenge a couple weeks ago. Look at those deeeelish squash cookies!!!
Click on each photo for captions. Working at Pelion Garden is a great summer job. We are very proud to be many of these teens' "first job." You're always welcome to work with us in the mornings to help with watering and other tasks around the neighborhood. Please txt Ms. Caesandra if you're going to join us. Would you like to sponsor our Summer Job Programs? Let's talk asap! Thank you to MSYIP for connecting and supporting the teenagers in Buffalo.
Click on each photo for captions. Working at Pelion Garden is a great summer job. We are very proud to be many of these teens' "first job." You're always welcome to work with us in the mornings to help with watering and other tasks around the neighborhood. Please txt Ms. Caesandra if you're going to join us. Would you like to sponsor our Summer Job Programs? Let's talk asap! Thank you to MSIP for connecting and supporting the teenagers in Buffalo.
It's HERE! MAPLE WEEKEND/FEST. You have 4 days to shove pancakes and syrup in your bellies--visit multiple spots if you can . Some of the sites aren't doing pancakes because they're selling maple boiled hotdogs or mapleBBQ sandwiches... OR MAPLE MILKSHAKES (let me sit before I faint). Please share your sticky maple photos with us and enjoy visiting these lovely farms. https://mapleweekend.nysmaple.com/
This very dynamic public event requires a lot of helpers and it's never too early to put students/parents/fans in charge of details. Please reach out asap if you'd like to run some games, the treats table, book a food truck or recruit some TALENT.
Pelion & GGWNY are hosting a training for School Gardening this Spring. If you are available from 1-4:30pm 15APR to help, please connect asap. You do not have to be there the whole time if you can help with setup or teardown or conduct a demo/tours that is a huge help. Outgoing students and non-gardeners welcome!
If our sunflowers were out now--this would be their expression, "It's FREEZING!!" Rest assured, Spring will return!
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Sign up now to learn from (and chat with!). Linda Black Elk, United Tribes Technical College, on Mindful Monday ⭐️March 13th, at the 3rd Annual Great Grow Along 10-Day ✨Free ✨ virtual garden festival Grow Your Own Medicine 2:00 EST Session + Live Q&A Register here and add to your calendar 🗓️ https://bit.ly/40Kfagv Special Thanks to our #friendsofthefestival Yogi and Gardening Know How for keeping the content free for everyone 💪. Because the world is a happier place with more gardeners in it 🤩🌱🤩 #greatgrowalongevent #greatgrowalong2023 #gga #gga2023 #festival #festivalfun #festivalvibes #virtualevent #gardeningtips #plantparent #indoorjungle #howtogarden
Many CHS/Pelion fans participate in Girl Choir and we love to support them--especially if they can visit us this year for a few songs! It's time for their annual virtual basket raffle! They have some seriously good prizes this year! If you live in WNY and win, Lauren Makeyenko will deliver your prize to you!!! One $20 donation enters your name into every “virtual basket” giving you a chance to win multiple items! Triple your chance to win with a $50 donation. Some of the items you can win include tickets to Beetlejuice, concert tickets, gift certificates to restaurants, Beats Headphones, wine packages and more! There’s something for everyone! Winning tickets will be drawn on Sunday, March 12. THANK YOU for supporting Buffalo Girlchoir! https://buffalogirlchoir.org/raffle-2023/?fbclid=IwAR2WSHcLsF8mlPQZpnlP4E9DwCJtIrx_q_ImiZtPlrb8Qgfk6QupTIydSs4
You may have a teenager in your household that's required to complete a "personal project." This video might inspire them to build NE Bluebird birdhouses (NY state bird) or create nature sculptures, or record wildlife on a trail cam?? Please share.
