Marion, Author at Transition Town Media

Garlic Mustard: One Plant You Don’t Want in Your Garden

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Garlic mustard is a stealthy and treacherous invasive plant bent on invading your garden to create a hostile environment for native plants. Those pretty flowers and charming heart-shaped leaves look innocent, but they are not! How it is harmful Garlic mustard is a threat to the biodiversity of ecosystems because the taproot exudes a chemical that’s deadly to the native…

Saving Our Feathered Friends

Posted on April 8, 2021

by Marion

How would you feel about never seeing these beautiful creatures again except in a museum? Unless we take action, this is a real possibility. This Spring I’m seeing and hearing only a few birds in my garden instead of the usual sightings of many different bird species and choruses of melodies. We are losing more of our birds every year….

Homegrown National Park

Posted on January 18, 2021

by Marion

I’m on the map. Are you? And so are two of my neighbors, because I talked them into planting natives. What map, you ask? Doug Tallamy’s Homegrown National Park map! The map is an interactive visual that shows each person’s contribution to planting natives by State, County and Zip Code. Wait—you all know Doug Tallamy is a University of Delaware entomology and wildlife ecology professor, right? He’s been a…

How Regenerative Agriculture Can Reverse Climate Change

Posted on December 15, 2020

by Marion

It’s time to stop ignoring the obvious. Climate change is now an emergency for humanity. One way to stop runaway climate is to change farming practices that damage ecosystems and biodiversity. Rodale Institute research proves regenerative agriculture has the potential to reverse climate change by sequestering more than 100% of current CO2 levels. Rising CO2 levels are a symptom of ecosystem and biodiversity degradation. Conventional agricultural…

Spotted Lanternfly

Posted on July 7, 2020

by Marion

Have you heard of our Spotted Lanternfly infestation? Read on for very important information. Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive insect pest from Southeast Asia. It was first discovered in Berks County, PA in 2014 and quickly spread throughout the Northeast. SLF is threatening vineyards, orchards, vegetable crops and your ornamental plants, trees and veggie garden. If not contained, SLF could cause an economic…

Garlic Mustard: One Plant You Don’t Want in Your Garden

Saving Our Feathered Friends

Homegrown National Park

How Regenerative Agriculture Can Reverse Climate Change

Spotted Lanternfly

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