We love Volunteer Plants! But sometimes you never quite know what they are, until they flower or fruit. We have been waiting to see what (if any) Tomatoes might happen here.
Enjoy! ❤️
#invitenaturehome
#foodnotlawns
#volunteerplants
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We love Volunteer Plants! But sometimes you never quite know what they are, until they flower or fruit. We have been waiting to see what (if any) Tomatoes might happen here.
Enjoy! ❤️
#invitenaturehome
#foodnotlawns
#volunteerplants
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They watched our garden all day & night!
We have lots of prey for them to hunt.
🐍 Garden Snakes,
🐇 Baby Bunnies,
🐦⬛ Smaller Birds,
🐁 Mice, Voles,
🦗 & insects.
Feeding the Birds is More than just Birdseed!
🦗🐜🕷🐁🐦⬛🐇🐍🦉💚
#invitenaturehome
#feedthebirds
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They watched our garden all day & night!
We have lots of prey for them to hunt.
🐍 Garden Snakes,
🐇 Baby Bunnies,
🐦⬛ Smaller Birds,
🐁 Mice, Voles,
🦗 & insects.
Feeding the Birds is More than just Birdseed!
🦗🐜🕷🐁🐦⬛🐇🐍🦉💚
#invitenaturehome
#feedthebirds
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(At least the beginnings!) 🤣
We start ours inside pretty early.
These are Baker Heirloom & San Marzano for slicing, roasting, freezing, sauces, soups, & eating Fresh!
Always, Solar Powered! 🌞⚡️💛
#invitenaturehome #tomatoes #seedstarting #foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
#victorygardens
(At least the beginnings!) 🤣
We start ours inside pretty early.
These are Baker Heirloom & San Marzano for slicing, roasting, freezing, sauces, soups, & eating Fresh!
Always, Solar Powered! 🌞⚡️💛
#invitenaturehome #tomatoes #seedstarting #foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
#victorygardens
Vote for people that believe Climate Change is Real! 💙🌏🌍🌎💚
Climate Change affects Everything:
📈 Crime goes up
🌀 Supply Chains are disrupted
🛒 Disruptions cause shortages
🌾 Crops fail
🐮 Livestock suffers
All of the above cause Prices to go up! 💸
#invitenaturehome #vote
Vote for people that believe Climate Change is Real! 💙🌏🌍🌎💚
Climate Change affects Everything:
📈 Crime goes up
🌀 Supply Chains are disrupted
🛒 Disruptions cause shortages
🌾 Crops fail
🐮 Livestock suffers
All of the above cause Prices to go up! 💸
#invitenaturehome #vote
Best Wishes for Successful Garden Season to all! 💚
It is Amazing what a tiny Tomato seed can do! 🍅
#invitenaturehome #Gardening
#tomatoes #pollinatorfriendly
#raisedbedgardens #ecosystem
Best Wishes for Successful Garden Season to all! 💚
It is Amazing what a tiny Tomato seed can do! 🍅
#invitenaturehome #Gardening
#tomatoes #pollinatorfriendly
#raisedbedgardens #ecosystem
Minnesota State Parks have Great Programs!
Many have tapped their Maple Trees, have been collecting sap, & will be boiling it down to Syrup.
Check them out! 💚
#invitenaturehome #mapletrees #maplesyrup
#MinnesotaStateParks
#saveourparks #saveourplanet
Minnesota State Parks have Great Programs!
Many have tapped their Maple Trees, have been collecting sap, & will be boiling it down to Syrup.
Check them out! 💚
#invitenaturehome #mapletrees #maplesyrup
#MinnesotaStateParks
#saveourparks #saveourplanet
"Red skies at night,
Sailors delight,
Red skies in the morning,
Sailors take warning."
-Old Mariners Rhyme
Snow is predicted. ❄️
We hope we will get some. 🤞
Enjoy! 💙
#invitenaturehome #sunrise
#gardensnotgrass #foodnotlawns
#pollinatorfriendly #pollinatorgarden
#ecosystem
"Red skies at night,
Sailors delight,
Red skies in the morning,
Sailors take warning."
-Old Mariners Rhyme
Snow is predicted. ❄️
We hope we will get some. 🤞
Enjoy! 💙
#invitenaturehome #sunrise
#gardensnotgrass #foodnotlawns
#pollinatorfriendly #pollinatorgarden
#ecosystem
Listen to this screeching! 😱
Note: We are Not Ornithologists!
(Or wildlife photographers!) 🤣
Merlin app says Barred Owl.
Let us know what you think! 🤔
#darkskyinternational
#InviteNatureHome
#owl #barredowl #ecosystem
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Listen to this screeching! 😱
Note: We are Not Ornithologists!
(Or wildlife photographers!) 🤣
Merlin app says Barred Owl.
Let us know what you think! 🤔
#darkskyinternational
#InviteNatureHome
#owl #barredowl #ecosystem
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Stop using Landscape Plastic! 🚫
We thought we got it all. 😤
It will NOT Stop Weeds! 🚫
It will Breakdown into Microplastics!
It will Kill the Healthy Soil!
It will resurface for years after you think it's gone!
Thank you. 💚
#invitenaturehome #stopusinglandscapeplastic
Stop using Landscape Plastic! 🚫
We thought we got it all. 😤
It will NOT Stop Weeds! 🚫
It will Breakdown into Microplastics!
It will Kill the Healthy Soil!
It will resurface for years after you think it's gone!
Thank you. 💚
#invitenaturehome #stopusinglandscapeplastic
Our yard has:
Yellow Wood Sorrel (Oxalis stricta, native wildflower)
& Dutch White Clover (non-native).
We count all the 4+Leaf Clovers every year!
4+Leaf Clover Count 2024 = 27! 🍀
How many do you find?
Wishing you Good Luck! 🍀💚
#invitenaturehome #4leafclover #oxalis
Our yard has:
Yellow Wood Sorrel (Oxalis stricta, native wildflower)
& Dutch White Clover (non-native).
We count all the 4+Leaf Clovers every year!
4+Leaf Clover Count 2024 = 27! 🍀
How many do you find?
Wishing you Good Luck! 🍀💚
#invitenaturehome #4leafclover #oxalis
This will be the 5th year they have found our home hospitable! 🏡
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome #Orioles
#feedthebirds #gardensnotgrass
This will be the 5th year they have found our home hospitable! 🏡
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome #Orioles
#feedthebirds #gardensnotgrass
We weren't expecting more Asparagus,
But Mother Nature gifted us Cool temps & Rain!
They got Tall, but are still tender.
(Garden Guardian & new fruit tree for scale)
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome
#foodnotlawns
#gardensnotgrass
We weren't expecting more Asparagus,
But Mother Nature gifted us Cool temps & Rain!
They got Tall, but are still tender.
(Garden Guardian & new fruit tree for scale)
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome
#foodnotlawns
#gardensnotgrass
We love our Native Wildflowers,
But look at these Food Flowers! 🤩
They are Amazing!
& then you get All the Food! 😋
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome#foodflowers
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
We love our Native Wildflowers,
But look at these Food Flowers! 🤩
They are Amazing!
& then you get All the Food! 😋
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome#foodflowers
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
Get out & Connect with Nature! 💚🌏🌍🌎💙
& Always look for the Rainbows! 🌈
Enjoy! 💙
#InviteNatureHome
#mnstateparks
#waterfalls
Did you see the Rainbow in the Mist?
Get out & Connect with Nature! 💚🌏🌍🌎💙
& Always look for the Rainbows! 🌈
Enjoy! 💙
#InviteNatureHome
#mnstateparks
#waterfalls
Did you see the Rainbow in the Mist?
Shade cloth allows light to filter through (these are 50%), as well as the breeze. It allows rain to pass through as well!
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome
#mayheatwave #shadecloth
#gardensnotgrass
Shade cloth allows light to filter through (these are 50%), as well as the breeze. It allows rain to pass through as well!
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome
#mayheatwave #shadecloth
#gardensnotgrass
Don't like raw Radish?
Try Roasted Radishes!
✅️Link to Free
"Radishes are Radical"
For the Recipe & other Radish uses! ❤️
www.invitenaturehome.org/radishes-are...
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome #radishes
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass #seedsaversexchange
Don't like raw Radish?
Try Roasted Radishes!
✅️Link to Free
"Radishes are Radical"
For the Recipe & other Radish uses! ❤️
www.invitenaturehome.org/radishes-are...
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome #radishes
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass #seedsaversexchange
Think you don't like Radishes?
We get it!
They can be too spicy
or hot
or have too much "bite". 😬
Check out Baked Radishes!
www.invitenaturehome.org/radishes-are...
You will be Amazed! ❤️
Enjoy! ❤️
#InviteNatureHome
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
#radishes
Think you don't like Radishes?
We get it!
They can be too spicy
or hot
or have too much "bite". 😬
Check out Baked Radishes!
www.invitenaturehome.org/radishes-are...
You will be Amazed! ❤️
Enjoy! ❤️
#InviteNatureHome
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
#radishes
But Clouds bring Snow ❄️
for our Cold Stratifying Seeds! 🌱
January Solar Results:
✅️ Generated=225.2kWh
✅️ Home use=282.9kWh
✅️ Export to Grid=0.8kWh
✅️ Import from Grid=81.1kWh
✅️ Net Grid Usage=80.4kWh Imported!
#invitenaturehome #solarpowered #solarpanels
But Clouds bring Snow ❄️
for our Cold Stratifying Seeds! 🌱
January Solar Results:
✅️ Generated=225.2kWh
✅️ Home use=282.9kWh
✅️ Export to Grid=0.8kWh
✅️ Import from Grid=81.1kWh
✅️ Net Grid Usage=80.4kWh Imported!
#invitenaturehome #solarpowered #solarpanels
Pollinators for our Garden!
🐝🕊🦋
Every year we start more seeds,
plant more seedlings,
& transform more yard
to Feed ourselves, Pollinators, & the Planet!
💙🌎🌏🌍💚
YOU can do it too! NOW is the time! 🌱
#invitenaturehome #gardensnotgrass
#nofoodwithoutpollinators
Pollinators for our Garden!
🐝🕊🦋
Every year we start more seeds,
plant more seedlings,
& transform more yard
to Feed ourselves, Pollinators, & the Planet!
💙🌎🌏🌍💚
YOU can do it too! NOW is the time! 🌱
#invitenaturehome #gardensnotgrass
#nofoodwithoutpollinators
MSP airport total=9.5in (24cm)
Pics from last night & today!
Extra Snow Duty to clear the Solar Panels! 🌞⚡️💛
Afternoon Sunshine allowed us to give some kW back to the Grid! ⚡️
Enjoy! ❄️💙
#invitenaturehome #snowday
#gardensnotgrass #nativewildflowers
#solarpanels #solarpowered
MSP airport total=9.5in (24cm)
Pics from last night & today!
Extra Snow Duty to clear the Solar Panels! 🌞⚡️💛
Afternoon Sunshine allowed us to give some kW back to the Grid! ⚡️
Enjoy! ❄️💙
#invitenaturehome #snowday
#gardensnotgrass #nativewildflowers
#solarpanels #solarpowered
The beans have dried quite a bit, since the weather has been warm & dry. Rain is in the forecast, so we wanted to get as many as we could before they got wet! 🌧
These heirloom black beans are
Cherokee Trail of Tears.
Enjoy! 💚
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The beans have dried quite a bit, since the weather has been warm & dry. Rain is in the forecast, so we wanted to get as many as we could before they got wet! 🌧
These heirloom black beans are
Cherokee Trail of Tears.
Enjoy! 💚
youtube.com/shorts/u26r2...
Water makes this Planet unique in the Universe!
Minnesota is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"
Water is important to us!
💙🌍🌎🌏💚
💧Stormwater Management
💧Conserving Water
💧Protecting Water
Celebrate Water! 💙
#InviteNatureHome #Water #worldwaterday
#stormwater
Water makes this Planet unique in the Universe!
Minnesota is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"
Water is important to us!
💙🌍🌎🌏💚
💧Stormwater Management
💧Conserving Water
💧Protecting Water
Celebrate Water! 💙
#InviteNatureHome #Water #worldwaterday
#stormwater
Some Native Wildflowers take more than 1yr to Flower. The 1st year is for establishing their deep roots, setting up strong leaves, feeding the plant to be resilient for the future.
Enjoy! 💜
#nativewildflowers #gardensnotgrass
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Some Native Wildflowers take more than 1yr to Flower. The 1st year is for establishing their deep roots, setting up strong leaves, feeding the plant to be resilient for the future.
Enjoy! 💜
#nativewildflowers #gardensnotgrass
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Everything in our city eventally drains to the Mississippi River.
Stormwater Management:
💧Rain & Snowmelt runoff
💧Keeping water on property
💧Allowing Water to filter into the ground
Where is Your Water Going? 💙
#stormwater #climatechange
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Everything in our city eventally drains to the Mississippi River.
Stormwater Management:
💧Rain & Snowmelt runoff
💧Keeping water on property
💧Allowing Water to filter into the ground
Where is Your Water Going? 💙
#stormwater #climatechange
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Best part of #foodnotlawns is
Eating Fresh Food!
🍅🍓🥔🌶🫑🫛🧄
We freeze or dehydrate Everything.
Bonus: our Solar System powers the
Fridge, Freezer, & Dehydrator! 🌞⚡️💛
How can we Inspire You to start Growing? 🌱
#invitenaturehome
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
#harvest
Best part of #foodnotlawns is
Eating Fresh Food!
🍅🍓🥔🌶🫑🫛🧄
We freeze or dehydrate Everything.
Bonus: our Solar System powers the
Fridge, Freezer, & Dehydrator! 🌞⚡️💛
How can we Inspire You to start Growing? 🌱
#invitenaturehome
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
#harvest