Community Archives – Neighborhood Greening

August 23, 2023leslieCommunity

For the Earth Warriors… by Chris HeeterRead More

April 20, 2023leslieCommunity, Grass, Lawns

I live in a lovely but turf-dominant Twin Cities suburb in Minnesota. After earning my certification as a Minnesota Master Naturalist and studying the work of noted ecologist Douglas Tallamy, I began to understand the critical importance of transitioning my corner of the world to a more natural habitat, primarily for the sake of native…Read More

March 2, 2023leslieBiodiversity, Community, Organic

An Interview with Mainor Ortiz Ortiz, by Sara Nelson Sara Nelson: In 2016 I began a series of trips to Costa Rica with the intention of learning rainforest field botany. However, after apprenticing with a brilliant herbalist, chocolate maker, and Scottish Costa Rica transplant named Ancel Mitchell, my focus veered towards understanding the dynamics of…Read More

February 23, 2023leslieBiodiversity, Community, Native Plants

In the spring of 2020, we were in the first stages of the pandemic and religious services at my church had been suspended. Entry to the church was limited, making any effort to do interior maintenance impossible.Read More

November 29, 2022leslieCommunity, Food Garden

Local food production is one of the key components of a climate crisis solution. The spread of the urban agriculture phenomenon across the U.S. is encouraging in this regard.Read More The Overlooked Space Between Street and Sidewalk:How a Smart Urban Garden Design Can Create Community for People and InsectsRead More