May Day!!! May Day!!!
We had all hands on deck to help make seed bombs with native perennial wild flowers this May Day. This activity was a great hit with kids and adults alike. Making seed bombs is a great project that you can do at home to encourage your kids to learn about plants and our ecosystem. You can make a wide variety of seed bombs, from asylums to zinnias. In the future we hope to make even more seed bombs that we can spread in our desert to reintroduce native plants and increase biodiversity. We also hosted our very first plant exchange. Gardeners were so generous with their donations we’re still looking for homes for all of the plant babies! In the future we hope to host many more events like this to encourage others to expand their collections and try growing new things.
We had such an amazing day at our herbal zen garden informational event. We are able to introduce herbal medicine and holistic practices to the community by having a live sound bath and tincture making workshop. We also gave away some amazing tea blends to our donors and for those who participated. The tea blends were all home made and filled with medicinal properties.
What’s Happenin’?
The weather isn’t the only thing heating up, so is our community garden! Our garden has been making some waves and getting recognized by local residents as well as local businesses. We recently received a generous donation of a plot of land within Ridgecrest. We’re in the process of raising money to install water on the plot so that we can turn it into a large herbal garden, a sanctuary for the soul and the senses. These herbs will be used to make a variety of healing potions! Tinctures, herbal teas, hydrosols, essential oils, salves, and ointments. So many things that can be made with these fragrant herbs. They’re not just tasty in our kitchen or pretty to look at, they can heal you. We’ll be sure to share the knowledge and bounty with our community so that you too can learn and grow with us. If you’re interested in learning more about this new addition to our community garden or are interested in contributing please reach out to us on our website or on our social media accounts.
What is our target goal for building the herbal zen garden? $10,000
How much money have we raised so far? $3893
How much more do we need to raise? $6107
What is the cost for? Installing water
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We have so many plants right now we’re running out of room! We’ll be building more raised beds as time and finances allow, weather permitting. We look forward to sharing a large bounty with our friends and neighbors this summer! We’ve added several berry bushes and even a couple of fruit trees in our greenhouse.
Here are a few gardening tips:
1. Pollinators are key to growing food! Attract more pollinators to your garden by planting flowers nearby!
2. Check for bugs! Aphids, grasshoppers, and squash bugs can ruin your plants. Bugs like lady bugs and praying mantis will help keep your unwanted bugs in check.
3. Start thinking about shade, some plants are okay with full sun, some prefer partial shade.
4. Don't forget to fertilize! Everyone has a different recommended routine for fertilizing, but adding more nutrients to your soil will help increase production