Resources
- Home Composting Basics: Institute for Local Self-Reliance
- Pennington WildFlower Seeds: wildflowers provide an essential nectar source for many pollinators.
- Beautiful Bountiful Hedgerows with Connor Stedman and Curtis Dragon. (video) NOFA MASS Youtube channel
- Martha Up Close and Persona: Wildflowers
- ‘Pledge To Rewild’ Campaign Encourages Mainers To Restore Native Plants In Their Landscapes
- Books:
- Native trees, shrubs, & vines : a guide to using, growing, and propagating North American woody plants by William Cullina
(Last revision: 2019) – 2002 version available at the library - Bringing nature home : how you can sustain wildlife with native plants by Douglas Tallamy – 2009 & 2007 versions available at the library
To Come
- ECO R.I. News Urban Areas Need ‘Freedom Lawns’ to Revive Their Soil
- Intro to Soil lecture (video)
- Bioremediaiton of Urban Soils, NOFA MASS video
- Understanding Your Lab Soil Test Reports Laura Davis and Anna Gilbert-Muhammad (Resiliency Skills) (video) NOFA MASS
- Starting a Garden Safely in Urban and Suburban Soils: Resiliency Skills (video) NOFA MASS
- Designing an Abundant Garden (Resilient Garden Series) NOFA MASS
- Grow Food Everywhere: No-Till Gardening and Farming with Ricky Baruch (Resiliency Skills) NOFA MASS
- Pollinator Pathways
Establishing pollinator-friendly habitats and food sources for
bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinating insects and wildlife. NOFA MASS - Improving Pollinator Habitat at Home Part 1with Dan Jaffe. (video) NOFA Mass
- Improving Pollinator Habitat at Home Part 2 with Dan Jaffe. (video) NOFA Mass
- Inviting Pollinators to Your Farm and Garden with Elise Smith (Resiliency Skills Online Gathering) (video) NOFA Mass
February Feature
INTRO TO SOIL WITH IAN BURLEY – the science of why soil quality is important, what is the best soil type for different application, what are the basic properties of soil. With a basic knowledge about soil, you will have a better understanding of what is needed to have a successful garden and yardscape.
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