by [email protected] | Feb 28, 2019 | Community, Education, Sustainable
Join a community that cares about living lightly on the Earth by attending this year’s South Sound Sustainability Expo this Saturday, March 2nd, from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Tacoma Convention Center: 1500 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402. At the expo you will find...
by [email protected] | Nov 4, 2016 | Blog, Gardening, Plants, Sustainable
I walk past my Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’ every day and it never ceases to amaze me… Today, November 4th (yes, as in “NOVEMBER”, the month after Halloween), the shrub was flowering and fruiting at the same time. I also saw it visited by a...
by [email protected] | Oct 21, 2016 | Food, Gardening, Seeds
What better way to celebrate the dark days of winter than with a hot cup of your favorite brew and dreaming of next year’s harvest? The prized possession on our coffee table is The Whole Seed Catalog from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds! It is just about to be...
by [email protected] | Jul 30, 2016 | Blog, Lawn, Plants, Sustainable
This is a challenging time of year in the Pacific Northwest for our lawns and plants as we get hot sunny days with virtually no rain. If your goal is to keep your grass green (not let it go dormant-brown) then you will need a minimum of 1″ of water per week...
by [email protected] | Dec 19, 2015 | Bacteria, Blog, Microbes, Nature
The Nikon Small World in Motion 2015 Winners just came out and the footage is unbelievable: [youtube width=”600″ height=”365″ video_id=””] This is the wonderful and crazy world all around us. These little guys keep are the workforce...
