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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…

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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…

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What The Weeds? – Installment 2 (Bishop’s Weed)

Posted on July 1, 2016
by Donna Cusano

Aegopodium (ee-guh-POH-dee-um) podagraria (pod-uh-GRAR-ee-uh), Bishop’s Weed, also called Goutweed, Goutwort, Ground Elder, Herb Gerard, English Masterwort, Wild Masterwort, Pigweed and Snow-in-the-Mountain, is an herbaceous perennial ground cover that grows 1 ½ to 2 feet in height and spreads through seed dispersion and rhizomes. It is part of the carrot family (Aplaceae) and grows in shady places. Native to Eurasia, it is…

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What The Weeds?

Posted on May 7, 2016
by Donna Cusano

Weeds. Many avid gardeners battle them all season long, while most of us mow them over, spray them with pesticides, or simply ignore them. The truth is that these plants have long offered humans health and well-being for thousands of years.

Has Timebanking Changed My Life? A Blog Revisited

Posted on January 31, 2016
by Donna Cusano

Originally published in 2014 I live in Media, PA, a small borough just southwest of Philadelphia. The town was named Media since it is situated roughly halfway between Philadelphia and Wilmington, DE. I am originally from here and have seen this small town manage to survive through tough times. In the last few years, a time bank was formed, a…

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