Volunteers Needed! NewBo Learning Garden July 22/23
CALLING ALL ABLE-BODIED VOLUNTEERS: We have rescheduled the NewBo Learning Garden excavation and installation work days for this weekend, June 22-23, and we need your help! Shifts will run 8-12 and 1-5 both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday work will include...
Backyard Forest Field Day: July 13
Landowners Invited to Attend Backyard Forest Field Day Trees Forever and Iowa DNR Hosting Event at Prairiewoods in Hiawatha on July 13th Whether you call it your backyard forest, your woodland, or your grove, landowners interested in learning more about...
Healthy Living Fair - June 15, 2013
PDF of the Current Edition The seventh annual Healthy Living Fair a celebration of local and natural foods, health and fitness, nutrition and the environment will take place Saturday, June 15, next The seventh annual Healthy Living Fair — a celebration...
Raising Chickens
Linn County 4-H members brought several chickens to share with the class and facilitated a question and answer session with Homegrown Lifestyle course participants. Are you contemplating raising poultry on a small scale? Whether as a hobby or as a source...
Urban Farm Tour
Homegrown Lifestyle participants enjoyed touring the Matthew 25 Cultivate Hope Urban Farm in Cedar Rapids. Matt Mayer, Cultivate Hope Manager, explained to participants how they use lots where once flood-damaged houses stood to grow produce for their...
Summer Lawn Care Tips
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach provides many resources on lawn care to help homeowners maintain a healthy summer lawn. Yard & Garden FAQs: http://expert.hort.iastate.edu/ Yard and ...
Plants to create a bird habitat using containers
Love having birds in your yard? Do you have less space than you would like to garden? Becki Lynch, Linn County Master Gardener, has some answers for you on how to create a bird habitat using ...
Beekeeping
Jean Wiedenheft from Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids shared information about bees, brought samples of hives, and showed us how to make beeswax candles! Check out the beekeeping classes and other wonderful events offered at Indian Creek Nature...
What could you find to eat in your backyard?
Indian Creek Nature Center staff members Jan Aiels & Christine Kirpes gave an intriguing presentation on wild edible plants. They explained the basics of foraging, the plants' uses, and preparation. The above photo shows Jan explaining that stinging...
Creating Low-Maintenance Foodscapes
Backyard Abundance Directory, Fred Meyer, led the group in an activity where we designed a bio-diverse landscape thinking about the plant needs and placing them together so they will benefit one another. On the benefits of permaculture: "... if we buy...
