community Archives – Neighborhood Greening

November 6, 2019leslieCommunity, Gardening, Native Plants

“My little slice of heaven in the city provides big habitat for wildlife. A small, modest bungalow on a narrow, 40-foot wide lot in Minneapolis, not far from the only gorge along the mighty Mississippi.Read More A few summers ago, the Kraus family noticed a steady increase in monarch butterflies visiting their backyard native wildflower garden. One day after an overnight rainfall, Paula Kraus was stunned to see the black walnut tree in her family’s backyard overflowing with monarch butterflies sunning their wings.Read More

June 13, 2018leslieCommunity, Gardening, Organic, Vegetables

 How church members are contributing to the locally grown organic food movement … and how you can too.Read More