• Backyard Chickens, Beekeeping, Classes, Education, Eliza, Flowers, Fruits, Kitchen Gardens/Potagers, Local Eggs, Local Honey, Nature, Ornamental Edibles, Permaculture, Soil & Fertility, Things to Do, Vegetables

How to Sign Up for February’s Classes

This month’s giveaway contest is over, congratulations to the winner, Christina Weit! Christina won four February classes. Today is gorgeous, has spring fever hit you? Eliza’s urban homesteading classes at the Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery start next week! Come learn about edible landscaping, backyard chickens, beekeeping basics, composting, and more… now is the time to get prepared for your…

• Beneficial Insects, Birds, Butterfly & Hummingbird Gardening, Garden Philosophy, Invasive Species, Native Plants, Native Trees, Recycling, Things to Do, Wild Foraged Food

How to Get Your Neighbors Growing Natives

I’ve been thinking about guerrilla gardening lately. I’ve done it… but why not delegate and get your neighbors to do the work? If you’re a butterfly gardener, birder, or simply a lover of native plants it is a good way to increase the species diversity in your area. Studies show that birds thrive in areas rich with native species. Butterflies…