Quickly, what’s your favorite pastime?
Oh, I know: Mowing the lawn, right?
No? You don’t like it?
Time to celebrate, then: You can do a lot less of it than you might think – with a clear conscience!
Let your lawn grow a decent hairdo
If you’re mowing your lawn too often, you ensure the following:
You will be bored/annoyed/worn out [...]
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As a follow-up to yesterday’s Happy pollinator week 2009 post, here’s a list of things you can do to help pollinators – and the plants we depend on – survive and thrive:
Sign Gotham City Honey Co-Op’s petition to legalize beekeeping in New York City.
Plant and care for pollen-bearing plants, preferrably several different types. Bees need [...]
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Buzz. Bzzzzz. Buzz!
Don’t worry. I’m not going crazy.
I’m just making a few celebratory sounds in honor of pollinators worldwide.
We are, after all, in the middle of Pollinator Week 2009.
Oh yeah? Who you callin’ pollinators?
Pollinators are all kinds of animals that help move pollen by rummaging in, on or near flowers.
The most well-known pollinator is the [...]
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