Plant a Smile at Pelion Outdoor Classroom!
NO DUMPING! We only accept bagged leaves because we need driveway access and cannot process loose piles before they blow all over the neighborhood. If you have time to help us move and bag these leaves Saturday at 3pm we’d really appreciate it. Obviously we are now “good” on leaves but we can still use your pumpkins! Set them as close to the left side/edge as you can, please. Share this post.
THIS! this is the vibe we create with our in-bed vermicompost when you bring us your pumpkins + buckets of veggie scraps. Our red wigglers feast all winter when you're generous.
Trails and engravings surrounding the facility are also a must-do!
Just like that! I promise last week every leaf was still green! As you plan your fall engagements, please consider spending some time at Pelion. DATES FOR CLOSING PELION:*2NOV 10-NOON5, 7, 8 NOV 3-5 PM9 & 11 NOV 10-NOONPlease bring pumpkins/gourds/corn stalks/hay bales/bagged leaves to feed our worms! Pelion SQUASH*SMASH*SMOOSH9NOV 10am-1pm @212 Best St Choose from an array of sharp and dangerous IMPLEMENTS to completely DEEEESTROY the lovely loads of squooshy jack-o-lanterns and pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks and other compostable treasures. BRING your sad or excess squash and wear a shirt you don't mind drenching in pumpkin guts. ALSO NEEDED: bagged leaves and/or old sheets We will show you how to close your veggie beds for the season and create a FEAST for your worms to replenish your soil all winter.https://www.facebook.com/events/506228052314068 🕵🏼HOW MANY NATIVES CAN YOU IDENTIFY? 🧐
Learn more about the origins of Thanksgiving.
IT'S FRUITING! If you have this vine (brown vine--not yellow) now is a great time to cut it up and GARBAGE IT! The berries are very attractive to birds. It takes a few years for the vines to mature enough to display the fruit--by then it's really REALLY deeply rooted and a pain in the shorts! Mark the vine with some red paint or duct tape so you can dig it out next spring whilst the ground is super soft.
One of our favorite series! Although we need your pumpkins for compost--the most eco-friendly thing you can do with those "decorative" heirlooms is EAT THEM! The flesh is very thick and much denser than field pumpkins. They have a great shelf life and can even be dried/smoked to use in even later recipes.
Audio UP for joy. From 2021? SAVE THE DATE: 7NOV26 for more choppery-fun.
180 jackolanterns/pumpkins so far--THANKS! WE STILL NEED 50 ish MORE TO FINISH. Please drop anytime; use 212 Best driveway.
A huge THANKS (part 2) to all The Tool Library fans for volunteering at Pelion to close up the science beds, weatherize the shed, organize PILES&PILES&TOOMANYPILES of pots, and sort some beans and schlep all manner of heavy objects!! We are so grateful! special thanks to the TL board, community, @ubcirclek, @ubnrhhchapter, @ub_rotaract, and New Covenant for giving your time, muscle and vibes. Same time next year?? TAG YOUR AMIGOS
A huge thanks (Part ONE) to the hearty fans of The Tool Library who all showed up and worked with cheerful grins to help us close up the classroom for the season. (See Part 2 for more pics). We are grateful to be included in the service days and hope everyone will join the library community.
Connect your young birders! WNY Young Birder Club networking nights from the good folks at Birding with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension!! The first one is next Tuesday, November 25 at 7:30pm EST. You can Sign Up below. Also, don't forget that registration is open for Hog Island Audubon teen and family camps and spots are filling up FAST. These are incredible experiences and highly recommended! More information is at https://hogisland.audubon.org/programs/camp Finally, registration for the American Birding Association's teen camps opens tonight at 8pm EST. These also fill quickly so be ready to register at https://www.aba.org/camps/ this evening!
Fans, we cannot stress this enough KEEP BRINGIN'M! We have sealed only 5 out of 20 beds so far. Our ravenous red wigglers are going to make us LOADS of compost but only if we get them delicious pumpkins. They will consume them if they're rotten, blackened, molded, freezer burned and thawed four times over. Please speak with your neighbors and collect as many as you can. Drop them off in our driveway near the water barrels ANYTIME! We also need bagged leaves, corn stalks, strawbales, and pine needles. THANKS in advance.
Live tree lovers?? We would gladly rehome your live holiday tree.
If you see these in bulk trash, thrift stores or the pile gathering dust in your garden shed, please send them our way. We will need several dozen in the next season. The rounded hook is more secure than the squared off one but those work too. We could also use the round pot holders as well.
Help Gael find a cozy home for winter/forever. Gael is 3yrs old, has been spayed, had rabies shot and dewormer. She is very quiet and SWEET tempered. She will let you pet her from nose to tail--loves chin and haunch scritches, shoulder rubs and brow contouring. Gael also likes to be picked up to look over your shoulder as you toodle around the kitchen. She was a feral so is a little skittish around new people until she can trust them. Not sure how she would react to additional quadrupeds. Ms.Caesandra needs to find her a good home before 3Jan2026.
We missed the "purple eats" club day due to rain. On this final session we harvested all the ROOTIES: leeks, carrots, peanuts, red onion and potatoes.
Some of our high school garden clubbers YANKED THE LEEKS!
SAVE THE DATE: 11DEC 4-6PM OUTDOOR COOKIE EXCHANGE!
GOT PUMPCICLES? Drop them @212Best St anytime!
SNOW WONT STOP US; please dress warm.
Throw those squooshers into a tub or bag and drop them off at 212 Best St. Set them in the driveway near the water barrels or onto any raised bed. We'll take: corn stalks, pumpcicles, uncarved pumpkins, chewed up jack-Os,bagged leaves, pine needles and even gourds. Try to get them to us before or on our last scheduled volunteer session 15NOV so we can process them faster. BUT YES, we will still need/accept them into December.
We have been taking care of the 2 big feral cat colonies in our neighborhood all summer. We got surgeries/care for SEVEN cats via Operation Pets/TNR. We also rehomed 3 tiny kittens. One 3yr old spayed female still needs a home. Could someone facilitate obtaining 4 shelters for us to use asap? They can be dropped off during any upcoming volunteer session or txt Ms.Caesandra. They do not have to from the organization listed below if someone is committed to making them we are glad to have this task off our plate.
Both species are great for bird watching
Our red wigglers want to FEAST on your squishy Squash. Drop off anytime but especially needed through 15NOV. 212 Best St BFLO NY
Pelion actually wants your: branches, logs, bagged grass clippings, christmas trees, bagged leaves, corn stalks, strawbales, and big rocks!
Click on each photo for captions. Join us EVERY FIRST SATURDAY morning and FIRST TUESDAY afternoon. More dates scheduled at beginning and end of season. If your group would like to volunteer, we are happy to schedule additional times as long as there are at least 3 folks in your group.
Remember you could be automatically contributing needed funds to garden programs one dime at a time. Please download the app and scan your receipts. It all adds up.
Trick or Treat recipe; don’t reveal the secret ingredients!
Support Native American culture by helping them buildout their corn crib to store the sacred White Corn.
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Some part of every school day should include OUTSIDE.
