Pollinator Packs!
Back in 2015 we published a series of
newsletter articles we entitled “The Silent Spring Series.” If you’re
interested in reading these information-packed articles, you can find them all on our blog. Basically the
series took a look at the impact the use of agro-chemicals is having on our
environment, ecosystem and our bodies. The topic is pretty heavy and as
we worked our way through the series we felt like we needed to create some
light at the end of this very long tunnel. We needed something positive
to move the needle back to a point of hope. We decided to plant
pollinator packs, a garden pack with 9 different plants. We started the
seeds, transplanted them into the trays and delivered them to CSA members in
the spring so everyone could use them to plant pollinator gardens in their own
yard, on a patio space, in a community space or anywhere else they could think
of where they would flourish, grow and serve to attract and support pollinator
creatures (bees, butterflies, birds, wasps, etc). We only intended to do
it once, but it was so well-received, we get requests for them every
year!
So, for those of you who already have
an established pollinator garden, perhaps you’d like to add a few new plants to
your space. If you are just starting out, no worries! We’ve
included some plants in the pack that are easy to establish and will bloom in
the first year! The germination of
wildflowers is sometimes inconsistent, so when we were putting the packs
together we had to vary the contents a bit depending on the plants we had
available to use. So, the list below
includes all of the plants you might have in your pack. We’ve linked to Prairie Moon Nursery, the company
we sourced our seeds from. Their website
had a lot of great information about native pollinator plants, etc. Please use this resource to identify the
plants in your pack and learn more about the preferred growing conditions, when
they bloom, etc. Thank you for doing
your part to support our pollinators and enhance our environment!
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