Plant a Smile at Pelion Outdoor Classroom!
I know many people are excited by praying mantis visitors in the garden. They are opportunistic predators so be careful of how many you keep around and where they are hunting. I found 3 in our primrose forest and that’s too many for our space considering one egg sac can release 50 hungry hunters. We caught this one devouring a monarch. NOT COOL, MANTID—not. Cool.
URBAN FARM DAY IS TOMORROW/SATURDAY THE 16TH from 10am-3pm. Setup begins at 9am and we need a lot of helpers as we are expecting a group tour at 10:30 and SloRoll cyclists around 2pm. 212 Best St. We will have a number of small priced items--mostly from $1-3 so please bring little monies. We do have venmo, cashapp, zelle and paypal too. Bring some of you own bags or containers to hold plants and produce. A very long day but hopefully we'll find NEW CHAMPIONS FOR SCHOOL GARDENS AND MICRO FARMS. Please repost the invite if you cannot attend.
Not sure we've posted this HERE yet; but, there are many non-monetary ways to assist Pelion's mission and programs. Click to open the doc.
Help Pelion get some themed reads for upcoming events. Used books + paperbacks preferred. We are not picky about the source. Find the books thrifted/locally or off your own shelves if your students have outgrown them. We would appreciate any donations including a gift card; but, here are some titles we've wished for a very long time. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/RirUN6BC-MlhkzP9fFtL76co8p9cNK9nLOKXjmgdxcglIlV_3ikj4XGF4m6pPo35noLB8YXQwNW1aQWoyKlJ3qNUl1hjoMaBdq8Gtu0?ref_=wl_share
A neighbor is trying to help us rehome these littlest kittens which we first noticed back in June. Please share personally--not in the groups which have been somewhat judgey as though Pelion is somehow irresponsible. The kittens are located in Buffalo; we'd like to see them rehomed before November. If you'd like to help with food donation, vet visit fees, transportation, or personally rehoming please txt 716-803-5566
If you bought one of our giant pumpkin starters be sure to follow the efforts at FVF and cheer them on!
It's turning out to be a dry summer! Supporters can volunteer Mon-Saturday from 9-11am all summer from June 16th until Sept 14th. The link to sign up is here: https://calendar.app.google/e4Bef4PfNgh8GHvv9 Pelion especially needs extra help Aug 11-16th to prepare for Urban Farm Day. Please share the flyer widely.
REFILLING H2O BARRELS w/the firehoses Tues 9-11am. Send your tweens. Wear your bathing suits!
Know a recent grad or first time voter? Pelion will have a stack of VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS available 19JULY during the East Side Garden Walk. We are skipping watering for July4th (Friday). Saturday 10am-noon is our regular "first Saturday" volunteer session AND we will be refilling the water barrels so wear a swim suit if you'd like to run through the hose etc.