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Seeds of Diversity : offers many guides for gardeners from the Seed Finder &   Seed Exchange , listings for  Seedy Saturday events, prevent seed variety extinction, and Community Seed Grow-outs projects . Over   150  Seedy Saturday  events (seed exchange events)  raised nearly 81% of their 2026 fundraising goal for these events before the new year began!  © Brummet Media Group  Seeds.ca/donate  “Last year, Seeds of Diversity' s seed savers grew and exchanged over 3350 different varieties of heritage vegetable, grain, flower, and herb seeds.  We gathered samples of the rarest varieties to back up in our seed collection, because 2090 of those were not available from any seed company in Canada.  We donated over 3400 packets of rare seeds to Seedy Saturdays/Sundays and seed swaps across the country.”  Are you looking for sources of Canadian seeds for your garden next year? This index of all the garden vegetable seeds in Canada...

Have a passion for butterflies? How about birds? Or photo contests? Well this event might be for you !  Join in the fun at the Texas Butterfly Festival (USA) Oct 26 - 29th 2024, where you may spot some of the 250 varieties of butterflies, or 300 varieties of birds.  Learn more:  https://texasbutterflyfestival.com/ ~~~     Follow & Find Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

Pollinator Week Canada 2024 June 17 - 23 Pollinator Week is a project that was started  by Pollinator Partnerships Canada in 2007 and soon grew to become an international event with National Pollinator Week events happening across the planet.  Learn about pollinators, citizen science and back yard or school projects... promote pollinator health by spreading the word and planting gardens.  Scan for online webinars, in person gatherings, garden tours and farm tours... there is a lot going on! Visit  https://pollinatorpartnership.ca/ to download their toolkits, participate in projects and discover tons of resources and organizations. And don't forget to learn how to preserve those amazing summer harvests produced by local small farmers! Check out this cookbook: From One Small Garden - Over 300 Delicious Nutritious Recipes . 

Planting for positive change is a real passion of ours.  Not only can we grow food that is harvested at it's peak nutritional level, with amazing flavour, and... for free - but we also reduce the environmental impact of our menu plan.  Add some flowering annuals, trees, shrubs and a wildflower or two - This will attract more pollinators who will ensure that you get a great harvest.  These plants provide food, shelter and habitat for a number of very important and beautiful creatures.  As you expand the plantings and potted plants a great number of bees of all shapes and sizes will start appearing.  What was that that just fluttered by? O how beautiful!  Witness the butterflies, sphynx moths, evening moths and tiny birds that are now dropping into your yard for a welcome respite.  Sound like an amazing experience? Well it is... and we have done it here on our property.  It wasn't long before my interest renewed in itentifying them,learning their na...

Columbia Land Trust Events Manager and certified Oregon Master Naturalist Peter Condra was a guest on the City Cast Portland podcast , talking about the importance of native plants and Backyard Habitat 's work to transform urban green-spaces into thriving habitat.  https://portland.citycast.fm/podcasts/why-you-should-make-space-for-native-plants-in-your-garden?utm_source=Columbia+Land+Trust ~~~     Follow the Brummet's & Find their  Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

Messy Yards Can Be Desirable Did you know ? ... Fall’s colourful leaves, old logs, standing snags and even a pile of branches can offer habitat to a wide array of creatures in your backyard.  While living a tidy lifestyle is often a top priority we can include these suggested items above in discreet ways – leaf mulch is profoundly useful around perennial landscape plants and overwintering garden beds, such as strawberries and garlic. Simply use your mower to chop up those leaves and spread on the beds around the plants where you need it.  A small pile of branches in the corner behind the fountain, or a couple tasteful and interestingly shaped logs or fallen tree roots lain in the landscaping beds. You can find really interesting shapes and colours when it comes to branches, tree roots, logs and drift wood. Depending on where you live and the type of yard you have and the kind of habitat you offer (small logs, large rotten logs, bark mulch, h...

Common Myths About Wild Bats * Written By:  Sarahbeth Kluzinski Bats have had a bad reputation for a long time. Old tales, books, movies, television, and publicity have caused people to develop misconstrued notions about bats. The truth is, bats are incredibly important to our surrounding eco-system.  Do you like mosquitos? Bats do! And they eat all of them so that mosquitos aren't eating you at your backyard cookout party. Aside from insect control, bats play a major role in our environment. It is important to always respect bats, and understand that they are innocent mammals that only want to survive. For this reason, it is important that you never harm, trap, or kill wild bats. In fact, it is illegal in most states without the proper licenses and permits. If you are scared of bats, or have a misguided perception of them, continue reading to learn some common myths and perhaps change your mind about bats once and for all! COMMON BAT MYTHS: ...