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Top Ten Great Summer Eco-Activities

Community, composting, Food, Lifestyle, Projects, Water, Yard + GardenJuly 15, 20090 Comments

by Deborah Merriam, of ecoDomestica reDesign

School’s out, and summer vacation is upon us. If you’re like me, you’re trying to think of good ways to keep your kids entertained. How about these summer eco-activities?

1. Enrol your kids in summer camps and classes for budding naturalists, like those offered at Edmonton’s Devonian Botanic Garden or John Janzen Nature Centre. My daughter was at camp at the DBG in the rain this week and LOVED it.

2. Plant a fruit tree or vegetable garden together: you’ll be growing memories and your own food. Yes, many garden centres and some farmers’ markets still have transplants available if you didn’t get it together to start from seed. This year, we’ve planted corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, and a pumpkin plant in the sunny back corner of our yard. Continue Reading →

Be Kind to Bees – Bees and Pesticides

Toxicity, Water, Yard + GardenMay 08, 20090 Comments

Part 2 of 3 in a series about bees.

by Cherry Dodd, Edmonton-based Native Plant Guru, author of ‘Go Wild with easy to grow prairie wildflowers and grasses’, and lead coordinator of the Edmonton Naturalization Group

Honey bee numbers have fallen 15-30% in the last two years in the US, Europe and elsewhere. Honeybees are vital insect pollinators, responsible for the healthy development of many of the world’s major food crops.

Honey bees are not native, but there are no statistics on native bees, so no one knows if their numbers are declining as well. We may feel helpless in the face of this tragedy, but there is plenty that we can do as gardeners to support all species of bees. We can provide the flowers that bees love, and the shelter that native bees need, and we can garden organically.
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