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Earthtender Garden & Compost Coaching serves the St. Paul / Minneapolis area

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Summer sun vibrates
Perched on the wings of a wasp
My mind lingers there
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Some updates:
🐾 Rewilding the hillside means sharing space, and we’ve been blessed with visits from winged, hooved and clawed creatures alike, making friends i

Just some casual inspiration from the beautiful creatures of the Earth!
Happy Junetime y’all ❤️💛💚💙💜🩷

🌱 Vernal blooming beauties 🩵💜🩷💚💛🧡

In order of appearance:
🩵Virginia bluebells - a celebrated edible plant who is among the first to arrive in spring, with pink buds and the most perfect baby blue blooms
💛Boxelder maple - a misunderstood nat

Covering up last year’s walkways with another layer of sheet mulching, first this cardboard then a layer of wood mulch, over at @ymcacampihduhapi. A continuous use for a never ending resource at these camps! Flow with the cycle, no need to figh

Chickadees are some of the only songbirds that are brave enough to venture into this little feeder. Although I love majestic birds like eagle and loon, I know the ordinary chickadee is a key piece of this ecosystem. They are among the most resilient,

When planning where to put the veggie garden, sometimes the decision is made for you.

‘Neath their nest is a full smattering of eagle poo, and since they’re already adding their manure, we decided this is an ideal spot for compost, not

Beyond graceful entrance into the nest, to switch places with their mate for a feeding and stretch break 🙆&zwj;♀️🦅 In the second video you can hear them chatting. What are they saying to each other?

An average of 35 days for egg incubation means

🦉‼️ (WARNING) SWIPE TO HEAR SOUNDS (no image) OF GREAT GREY OWL - wanted to forewarn in case you’re not wanting any kind of owl energy in your life!

Because let’s face it… owls have BIG energy. Whether or not your culture avoids

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