by Anna Strick | Nov 19, 2020 | Blog, Education, Habitat, Insects, Nature
One of the sweet things about adding a native, solitary bee house to your backyard is that it nestles into a hidden corner of your backyard without changing the aesthetics. There are so many good reasons to raise native bees – and installing a house will...
by Kathy Fryxell, PhD | Nov 3, 2020 | Blog, Education, Habitat, Nature, Seeds
Birds are a delight to observe and are critical to our local ecosystems. Here in the Puget Sound, this includes both dozens of year-round resident species as well as migratory species that either overwinter or travel through. We live in a critical, narrow coastal...
by Anna Strick | Aug 21, 2020 | Bacteria, Diseases, Fertilizer, Habitat, Insects, Microbes, Organics, pH
You’ve heard that earthworms are the sign of healthy soil? It’s not just that they’re indicators of healthy soil, but that they help create healthy soil. Plants and earthworms live in symbiosis with each other throughout the days and seasons, as...
by Anna Strick | Aug 6, 2020 | Bacteria, Habitat, Microbes, Mycorrhizae
With a quick glance, you’d overlook it all. The measure of soil health is soil life, and to see that, you’ll need a microscope. These organisms are so small that a single teaspoon of healthy soil can hold MORE THAN 4 BILLION microbes. And that is just the...
by Bill Peregrine | Dec 31, 2018 | Blog, Habitat, Health, Nature, Philosophy, Plants
This morning I read a nice quote by John Muir and it was quite appropriate because yesterday I took my camera and tripod to the forest to see what I could find. While I thought I was going for a “hike” it turns out the 4 miles I put in was more of a...
by Bill Peregrine | Dec 31, 2017 | Blog, Gardening, Habitat, Nature, Philosophy, Plants
I am so glad we are starting a New Year! 2017 was a spiritually tough and awakening year for me. When I allowed myself to sit with the societal challenges we were experiencing, it became one of great reflection and paradigm shifts. I’ve known for many years the...
