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School Gardens: Weeds, Mulching, and Volunteers

Posted on January 15, 2019June 4, 2021 by Shannon

A lesson in consequences for my garden students: Don't. Forget. The Mulch.

Posted in Gardening, NatureTagged Leaves, Mulching, Raised bed garden, Raised bed gardening, School gardens, Weeding, Winter12 Comments

School Gardens Update: Mimicking Nature, Bed Prep How-to

Posted on October 2, 2017November 15, 2020 by Shannon
Adding water with each layer of amendment gets the beneficial soil microbes going.

Post hurricane, life gets back to normal again in the school gardens.

Posted in GardeningTagged Carbon, Flooding, Grasses, Leaves, Nitrogen, Raised bed garden, Raised bed gardening, School gardens8 Comments

Blank Slate, Spring Garden Update

Posted on February 22, 2017January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Getting ready for spring fruits! See what's happening in the late-winter garden space.

Posted in Gardening, NatureTagged Avacado, Bell pepper, Brussels sprouts, Compost, Jalapeno Pepper, Lasagna Garden, Leaves, Mulching, Square foot garden, Tomato7 Comments

A Lesson in ‘Can’t’

Posted on December 15, 2016November 15, 2020 by Shannon

How 'I Can't' turned into 'you better believe I can!' And a rockin' garden space with minimal work. Come see.

Posted in Gardening, LivingTagged Lasagna Garden, Leaves, Martial arts, School gardens, Soil, Winter1 Comment

Building A Wall

Posted on November 17, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Still at it.

Posted in Gardening, NatureTagged Lasagna Garden, Leaves, Monarch butterfly, Organic waste, Trash reductionLeave a comment

Minimally Digital, A (Wet) April Outdoors

Posted on April 18, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

A (nearly) wordless post. Still mostly off-line, here's April in a few pictures.

Posted in LivingTagged Alligator, Anhinga, Common Yellowthroat, Coopers Hawk, Flooding, Leaves, Rain, Rain barrel, Yardbirds2 Comments

We Survived Four Days Without The Internet

Posted on November 2, 2015August 30, 2017 by Shannon

A photo journal of how life really does goes on -- disconnected.

Posted in Children, Family, GardeningTagged Halloween, Internet, Leaves, Milkweed, Pumpkin, Top Posts24 Comments

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