tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61465416164190324102024-03-12T21:26:15.989-07:00Dig IT Vera JohnsonGardening, home schooling and peaceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-84475979281911506162022-11-14T07:30:00.001-08:002022-11-14T07:30:37.076-08:00I have not written here for a<br />
VERY long time.<br />
<br /><div>But, I believe I will return to this place...</div><div>and write</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-2918678635921469422016-02-29T12:48:00.000-08:002016-02-29T13:11:01.883-08:00OPEN 10-4 SaturdaysHere you will find a different atmosphere than most nurseries. <br />
Step into a more relaxed environment. Listen to the birds and take note of the diversity of important pollinator plants growing here. What you might think is a weed, is most likely an edible plant or serves some benefit here (though I do have some pesky plants that get ahead of me, FOR CERTAIN!)<br />
We are trained to think things we don't "plant" are weeds. Wrong. Some of them are extremely important for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and more.<br />
<a data-mce-href="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/P1050022.jpg" href="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/P1050022.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-2440" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="P1050022" class=" wp-image-2440 alignright" data-mce-src="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/P1050022-300x225.jpg" src="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/P1050022-300x225.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a>Ask me...I'll do my best to describe my years of observations.<br />
Permaculture is a broad term. I've practiced it here in my own way for 14 years now and I am quite pleased with what has evolved here. I live here, so expect to see my projects and works in progress. <a href="http://villagegreenpn.com/events/" target="_blank">Check calendar for hours</a>.<br />
<a data-mce-href="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_2372.jpg" href="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_2372.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-2657" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="IMG_2372" class="size-medium wp-image-2657 alignleft" data-mce-src="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_2372-225x300.jpg" src="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_2372-225x300.jpg" height="300" width="225" /></a>I welcome volunteers. I can take volunteers on most Saturdays 10-4, (and Sunday's in April/May/June) I'll do my best to share information with you in trade for help either cleaning up an area, harvesting a wild salad or potting up plants. I might even send you home with a plant or two.<br />
I've used tons and tons woodchips to remediate the soils, because the woodchips sprout fungi and pull out the toxins, restoring the soil fertility and the underground food web network. I let plants decay on the ground as it enriches and benefits the soils mycology. No one cleans up the forests, and they are thriving when man is not harvesting aggressively.<br />
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I grow many plants here, from divisions or cuttings and I only buy from responsible conscious growers, locally.<br />
I look forward to your visit.<br />
Call ahead for EGGS, honey, Wild harvest salad mix or consulting. Consulting with you about your gardens during my open business hours will have a $35 hr fee. Coming to your site will incur a different rate and I can give you that rate sheet via email.<br />
<a href="http://villagegreenpn.com/events/" target="_blank">Check calendar</a> to be certain we are open or call/text 206-819-8544 to schedule a visit.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-63105553427074547852016-02-29T12:12:00.000-08:002016-02-29T12:12:16.075-08:00Blacksmithing workshops<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Basic introduction to blacksmithing. 4<strong> workshops to choose from. </strong>Skill level, beginner to intermediate. $135 each workshop. <a data-mce-href="http://villagegreenperennials.blogspot.com/" href="http://villagegreenperennials.blogspot.com/">Pay for class here</a>, please call to confirm. 206-819-8544. <em>I have a 2 student max for the class.</em></span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">9 and up is best, adults are welcome to sign up with kids!</span></span><br />
I can only take 2 people at a time in the shop.<br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Learn how to taper, draw out and scroll hot steel to form shapes for functional items, such as a fire poker, a towel rack or camp cook set. A lesson in Physics! I am not a knife maker. knives require special heat treating and annealing, however we can make the shapes if return student would like to try it.</span><br />
<strong> </strong> <strong>10-2</strong> <strong>Sundays in March, 6, 13, 20, 27</strong> (1 day workshop) $135 each class 11-2 pm (includes materials) <strong>Choose one or more</strong><br />
<strong>Class projects include, Fire poker, plant hanger, curtain rod hangers, paper towel or toilet roll holder</strong><br />
or bring your ideas and let's see what we can do in the time we have.<br />
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Must sing a waiver. Village Green/Vera Johnson is not responsible for any injuries</span><br />
<img alt="IMG_20140107_123453" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1977" data-mce-src="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_20140107_123453-300x225.jpg" src="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_20140107_123453-300x225.jpg" height="168" width="222" /> <a data-mce-href="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/036.jpg" href="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/036.jpg"><img alt="036" class="alignnone wp-image-2094" data-mce-src="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/036-300x200.jpg" src="http://villagegreenpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/036-300x200.jpg" height="169" width="253" /></a><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We'll hammer iron, learn proper posture and holding techniques, shop safety and more</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'll demo then you can try your 'arm and </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hamme</span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">r'</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Must wear canvas or denim pants, fitted cotton long sleeve shirt, wear layers. Flannel shirt, denim shirt, leather shoes. No synthetic materials. They can melt and burn skin.</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hair must be tied back. NO Fleece, no baggy clothes.</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I would be willing to discuss the hourly rental of the studio with interested adults.</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I have been a practicing blacksmith for over 15 years, taking classes from Scott Shattuck at the Duwamish trade center through SSCC, Continuing my education through weekend workshops with David Lisch, master damascus knife maker (I do not make knives, </i></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>we practiced other skills) and apprenticed for Shannon Buckner of 'Bent productions' </i></span><br />
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Street parking. Shop is onsite at Village Green</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Seattle, WA 98146, USA47.499305199999988 -122.365820847.456393699999985 -122.4465018 47.54221669999999 -122.2851398tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-52877547634003430522015-12-11T21:00:00.000-08:002016-01-13T19:50:01.796-08:00beekeeping 101<b>Beekeeping 101 </b>Class dates and times: February 20, 2016 10am-1pm <em>Cost for each class is $45</em><br />
Beginning Beekeeping classes at Village Green Nursery. 12 max, 5 min<br />
A three hour class to get you ready for bees in your garden in 2016.<br />
This class will introduce you to the life cycle of the honey bee and the basic tools and equipment needed to set up a hive or two in your yard.<br />
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The instructor, Christine Ranegger, has been a hobby beekeeper (managing about 25 hives) in Seattle for 8 years and is an Apprentice Level beekeeper as part of the Master Beekeeper Certification Program with the Washington State Beekeepers Association.<br />
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Some supplies to get you started will be available for purchase.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Seattle, WA 98146, USA47.499305199999988 -122.365820847.456393699999985 -122.4465018 47.54221669999999 -122.2851398tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-11955149810927458372015-12-10T11:59:00.000-08:002015-12-10T12:21:32.508-08:00Pottery studio time<div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">
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<span color="#339966" data-mce-style="color: #339966;" style="color: #339966;"><em> $25 drop in fee, we will work on projects like Salad tossers, spoons, fish wall hangings, crazy faces, miniatures for tiny gardens, doll parts for marionette dolls or whatever your imagination can come up with. </em></span><br />
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<em><span color="#339966" data-mce-style="color: #339966;" style="color: #339966;">Bags of clay for sale $15. We work with white clay only. Wheel work is for experienced throwers only or schedule a private lesson for throwing. </span></em><span color="#339966" data-mce-style="color: #339966;" style="color: #339966;"><em> </em></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="color: #33cccc;" style="color: #33cccc;"><span color="#339966" data-mce-style="color: #339966;" style="color: #339966;"></span><span color="#339966" data-mce-style="color: #339966;" style="color: #339966;"><i>*Firing included... though you Must return and pay for second class to finish pieces for firing. </i></span></span><br />
<span color="#339966" data-mce-style="color: #339966;" style="color: #339966;">I offer studio time for 4 weeks at $125, includes all glazes. Open studio time is on Saturdays/Sundays 10-4, Wednesday evenings 5-9pm. Other times by appointment.</span><br />
<span color="#339966" data-mce-style="color: #339966;" style="color: #339966;">If you have interest in a kids/parent workshop, and can get 2 other families together, I’m happy to put together a class.</span></span><br />
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Seattle, WA 98146, USA47.499305199999988 -122.365820847.456393699999985 -122.4465018 47.54221669999999 -122.2851398tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-33210370850077232182015-12-10T11:01:00.000-08:002015-12-10T11:19:50.476-08:00Blacksmith workshop<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Basic introduction to blacksmithing. 3<strong> workshops to choose from. </strong>Skill level, beginner to intermediate. </span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">8 and up is best, adults are welcome to sign up with kids!</span></span><br />
I can only take 2 people at a time in the shop.<br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Learn how to taper, draw out and scroll hot steel to form shapes for functional items, such as a fire poker, a towel rack or camp cook set. A lesson in Physics! I am not a knife maker. knives require special heat treating and annealing, however we can make the shapes if return student would like to try it.</span><br />
<strong> S1,</strong> <strong>10-2</strong> <strong>Saturday/Sunday Dec 26/27 </strong> (2 day workshop) $210 10-2 pm (includes materials)<br />
<strong>S2 10-2 </strong> <strong>Saturday/Sunday January 2/3 or Jan 30/31 </strong>(2 day workshop) $210 10-2 pm (includes materials)<br />
<strong>S3 10-1pm</strong> begins <strong>Wednesday's in January </strong>Drop in workshop $95 person, plus $25 materials fee. Just try out the smithy. (must confirm with Vera beforehand)<br />
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Must sing a waiver. Village Green/Vera Johnson is not responsible for any injuries</span><br />
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We'll hammer iron, learn proper posture and holding techniques, shop safety and more</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'll demo then you can try your 'arm and </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hamme</span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">r'</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Must wear canvas or denim pants, fitted cotton long sleeve shirt, wear layers. Flannel shirt, denim shirt, leather shoes. No synthetic materials. They can melt and burn skin.</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hair must be tied back. NO Fleece, no baggy clothes.</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I would be willing to discuss the hourly rental of the studio with interested adults.</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I have been a practicing blacksmith for over 15 years, taking classes from Scott Shattuck at the Duwamish trade center through SSCC, Continuing my education through weekend workshops with David Lisch, master damascus knife maker (I do not make knives, </i></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>we practiced other skills) and apprenticed for Shannon Buckner of 'Bent productions' </i></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Seattle, WA 98146, USA47.499305199999988 -122.365820847.456393699999985 -122.4465018 47.54221669999999 -122.2851398tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-54547515285654293112015-08-09T16:22:00.000-07:002015-09-11T15:18:46.795-07:00Blacksmith workshops<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Basic introduction to blacksmithing. <b>3 workshops to choose from. </b>Skill level, beginner to intermediate. </span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">8 and up is best, adults are welcome to sign up with kids!</span></span><br />
I can only take 2 people at a time in the shop.<br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Learn how to taper, draw out and scroll hot steel to form shapes for functional items, such as a fire poker, a towel rack or scrolled trivet. A lesson in Physics! I am not a knife maker. knives require special heat treating and annealing, however we can make the shapes if return student would like to try it.</span><br />
<b> <strike>S1,</strike></b><strike> <b>10-2</b> <b>Saturday/Sunday September 26/27</b> (2 day workshop) $210 10-2 pm (includes materials)FULL</strike><br />
<b>S2 10-2 </b> <b>Saturday/Sunday beginning October 17/18</b> (2 day workshop) $210 10-2 pm (includes materials)<br />
<b>S3 10-1pm</b> begins <b>Wednesday's in October</b> Drop in workshop $95 plus $25 materials fee. Just try out the smithy. (must confirm with Vera)<br />
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We'll hammer iron, learn proper posture and holding techniques, shop safety and more</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'll demo then you can try your 'arm and </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">hamme</span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">r'</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Must wear canvas or denim pants, fitted cotton long sleeve shirt, wear layers. Flannel shirt, denim shirt, leather shoes. No synthetic materials. They can melt and burn skin.</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hair must be tied back. NO Fleece, no baggy clothes.</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I would be willing to discuss the hourly rental of the studio with interested adults.</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>I have been a practicing blacksmith for over 15 years, taking classes from Scott Shattuck at the Duwamish trade center through SSCC, Continuing my education through weekend workshops with David Lisch, master damascus knife maker (I do not make knives, </i></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>we practiced other skills) and apprenticed for Shannon Buckner of 'Bent productions' </i></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-29993171875094016092015-08-03T11:33:00.002-07:002015-09-11T15:24:41.649-07:00Organic versus GMO...yawn... another try...<span style="color: #cccccc;">You don't understand and want to know why it's so expensive to buy organic, and it's not readily available to people with low income or food stamps? READ between the lines *People need to demand answers from the government about why it's so expensive to buy organic.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;"> *Why is cheap genetically modified and processed food so inexpensive and readily available?<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Well... Just to obtain certification for organic labeling by a farmer the costs are so outrageously expensive putting financial pressure on the farmers who already can't afford it, we're talking many thousands of dollars annually...which is why so many take subsidies and GMO seeds just to stay in production. <br /> Have you noticed you can go to any hardware store or convenience store and buy chemically infused foods and obtain gallons of environmental chemical warfare to put in your body and on your plants and garden for super cheap?<br /> And all that crap doesn't have to be labeled with a warning label telling us that it's Bad for our health and CAUSES cancer? Guess who sets the standards? We do when we don't demand truth equality and a right to know. <br /> And there's a QUESTION as to why things should be labeled GMO??? I smell a profits over people game, we're the pawns,we are the real losers. Yeah, your babies, children and your pets are playing on lawns, soccer fields, parks and in gardens saturated in chemicals, the bouquets you buy at the groceries are sprayed with a Molotov cocktail of roundup and who knows what. Dow chemical company (or another one) is in your carpets, cleaning products, paper plates, linens, even foods, detergents, plastic cups, car wash soaps, furniture, garden plants and miracle grow!! and many many more things you wouldn't even guess. </span><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><br />Chemicals and fake foods. Think about that for a bit. Or, go back to sleep. It's easier. </span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-91251047288389041082015-07-19T22:49:00.001-07:002015-12-10T11:25:08.169-08:00IndelibleWhat is it that you can't see?<br />
The marks that cannot be removed, no matter how much you try<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-9452124591839833552015-06-01T23:04:00.000-07:002015-06-01T23:07:34.287-07:00Hardy perennials, organically grown.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mfx7k6O0PA0/UsppMTBXnRI/AAAAAAAABbo/MX1X1YiOsyU/s1600/Farm-to-Table-Dinner-27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mfx7k6O0PA0/UsppMTBXnRI/AAAAAAAABbo/MX1X1YiOsyU/s200/Farm-to-Table-Dinner-27.jpg" width="200" /></a>Welcome to the world of the plant enthusiast.<br />
I'm a plant wisperer for certain...I have honed in on some of my favorites to offer up for sale...<br />
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We carry a large selection of Hosta's, shade plants and many hard to find plants like<br />
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carnivorous plants, Beesia,<br />
Impatiens omeana, hardy begonias, petasites japonicus, Rosa complicata, Rosa apothecary, York and Lancaster, Sissinghurst castle and more.<br />
Also Japanese Maples, Dogwood shrubs with gold leaves and green and white variegated. <br />
Northwest Natives include groundcover strawberry, Salal, sword ferns,<br />
Trillium ovatum, fringecup, Crabapple, coltsfoot, monkeyflower and more.<br />
I make my own soils, compost onsite, use only organic fertilizers and zero pesticides. All plants are openly grown outdoors year round. No forcing of growth or flowers. <br />
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These are very hardy reliable plants. You can be certain.<br />
I'm a beekeeper, so I'm a very strict organic natural grower. <br />
Visit our permaculture farm and see the many ornamental and native plants growing here in the <br />
A piece of history. <br />
June is Rose month. Our antique roses are fragrant, culinary and delightful. the Fragrance is heavenly here right now.<br />
We also carry the largest collection of daylilies in the area. <br />
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gardens. We are a local business that's been here for 40 years. <br />
Come check us out. See what is happening here in our back yard.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Seattle, WA 98146, USA47.499305199999988 -122.365820847.456393699999985 -122.4465018 47.54221669999999 -122.2851398tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-79131611618474868982015-03-25T23:13:00.001-07:002015-12-10T11:27:09.780-08:00Where...can I see it?I'm a country girl at heart. I no longer care much for this city life.<br />
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But I found this piece of land to work and I've turned it into something really incredible. I can't imagine leaving, and sometimes.... I can't imagine staying. <br />
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19 years in West Seattle, 25 in Seattle on and off, with time spent living in Santa Cruz, D.C. and southern Maryland.<br />
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I grew up visiting salvage yards with my dad. He always needed a faucet or a match for some hardwood flooring...we combed through used materials in big old barns down long county drives.<br />
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I spent summer days running through orchards and eating fresh fruits. I drove a truck at 14. We had horses, sheep for a time, and I had a pony named Blackie. <br />
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We picked morel mushrooms in the woods in May and wild elderberries in August. <br />
We had giant farm gatherings with family sometimes topping out at 150 people. We fished in the ponds on hot summer days. I miss that life. I wanna go back.<br />
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This space and this land, I've cultivated something pretty special here, yet, I crave solitude. <br />
Inside I cry. Give me space. Silence the noise. Let me think, create, love. <br />
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Don't judge me. Attempt to understand me. <br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-82716768459635703172015-03-04T22:45:00.000-08:002015-03-05T00:54:43.291-08:00Wildlife Friendly Gardening for Natural Pest ControlSaturday, April 11<sup>th</sup> from <span data-term="goog_1632951358">11 am to 1 pm </span><br />
Village Green Perennial Nursery<br />
10223 26<sup>th</sup> Ave. SW<br />
Seattle, WA 98146<br />
Join the <a href="http://www.gardenhotline.org/" target="_blank">Garden Hotline</a> and <a href="http://villagegreenpn.com/" target="_blank">Village Green Perennial Nursery</a> for a workshop on <strong><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;">Wildlife Friendly Gardening for Natural Pest Control</span></strong>! $20 person<br />
The beauty of songbirds, butterflies, and beneficial insects is ample reason to create a wildlife-friendly garden, but there’s so much more to the picture! When you provide good habitat for birds and beneficial insects, they will in turn provide you with natural pest and weed control, increasing your garden’s health while decreasing your maintenance time. This workshop will teach you about the plants and design techniques that attract these delightful creatures to visit and live in your garden. We will also cover problematic wildlife and how to manage them in the garden. A Village Green Perennial Nursery garden tour and a chance to pick up some great wildlife friendly plants to take home for your own garden is included. Informational brochures will be available.<br />
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The Garden Hotline is managed by Seattle Tilth and sponsored by Seattle Public Utilities, the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County, the Saving Water Partnership and Cascade Water Alliance and the RainWise program of Seattle and King County.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com010223 26th Avenue Southwest, Seattle, WA 98146, USA47.511598799999987 -122.36635447.468687299999985 -122.447035 47.55451029999999 -122.285673tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-83964906573118853442015-02-02T15:26:00.000-08:002015-03-05T00:44:13.095-08:00Beekeeping 101<b>Beekeeping 101 </b>Class dates and times are and March 21 and 28 10am-1pm (Choose 1 or both) <em>Cost for each class is $45 for 1 or $75 for both classes. (this would be repeat information, but offered if you wanted to sign up a friend who can’t come same day as you)</em><br />
Beginning Beekeeping classes at Village Green Nursery. 12 max, 5 min<br />
A three hour class to get you ready for bees in your garden in 2015.<br />
This class will introduce you to the life cycle of the honey bee and the basic tools and equipment needed to set up a hive or two in your yard.<br />
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The instructor, Christine Ranegger, has been a hobby beekeeper in Seattle for 6 years and is an Apprentice Level beekeeper as part of the Master Beekeeper Certification Program with the Washington State Beekeepers Association.<br />
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Some supplies to get you started will be available for purchase.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com010223 26th Avenue Southwest, Seattle, WA 98146, USA47.511598799999987 -122.36635421.989564299999987 -163.674948 73.033633299999991 -81.05776tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-78253309975877384592015-02-02T13:41:00.001-08:002015-03-05T00:10:35.438-08:00Early dismissal clay geniusMarch 25th, early dismissal clay genius workshop 2:30-5 pm. $40.<br />
5 kids max, ages 9 and up<br />
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clay/handbuilding workshop for 9yrs and up<br />
need a safe place for your kids for the early dismissal? Does your child love to play with clay and art materials?<br />
We will explore hand building by creating interesting shapes that can later be used in mixed media projects.<br />
Each class comes with unlimited potential, unbridled creative abilities and certainly some laughter and fun. Oh, we’ll work with clay, too. Fearless exploration. No specific agenda.<br />
Pack a snack, bring water. Wear older clothes that can get dirty<br />
Parent release form required for each child. Please be certain this is a class your child will enjoy.<br />
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Park out front and walk down the driveway to the rear of the house, the studio is under the deck through the purple door.<br />
Vera 206-819-8544 call to confirm sign up<br />
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Easy and fun. Oh so beautiful!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-26990411379957595292014-11-24T00:56:00.001-08:002014-11-24T00:58:16.156-08:00Holiday Wreath workshopWe gathered together and went for a walk in the woods...my yard. We
foraged for interesting bits of natures beauty to create our holiday
wreaths.<br />
Who could have imagined what would happen when you look
at the fallen lichen covered branches, rose hips and red twigs as artful
decorations?<br />
The freedom to create with natural materials is a
deeply woven part of our human makeup, yet we seldom get the chance to
fully embrace it. Here, we<br />
were given the chance, and look at the joyful expressions and pride felt by the masters of their works!<br />
I
teach these workshops 3 times in the Holiday season. To take a
workshop, please sign up for the mailing list so you will know when they
are happening.<br />
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Mondays 5:30-7:30 <br />
Wheel throwing for beginners. Skilled throwers can buy studio time and have access to the studio during specified hours<br />
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Class includes:<br />
1 bag with class sign up ($15 bag for sale here if you need more)<br />
glazes<br />
We use only white clay at this studio.<br />
6 week evening class, with 5 weekly open studio days available to you.<br />
Saturdays/Sunday 10-4pm for 5 weeks of class.<br />
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have clean up standards to keep in the studio, so please help to
maintain cleanliness in the studio. We’ll cover it in the first class.<br />
Please park on Street… dress warm, the studio gets chilly (fall and winter, definitely, but summer too-it's nice and cool)<br />
Questions, please call 206-767-7735<br />
Village Green Perennial Nursery<br />
10223 26th Ave Sw Seattle Wa. 98146<br />
Vera will be teaching. Call to register, come in or paypal for class.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5yFvmvu9Gs/VBnVuVeB93I/AAAAAAAAEL0/docKpKn0N_8/s1600/IMG_8868.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5yFvmvu9Gs/VBnVuVeB93I/AAAAAAAAEL0/docKpKn0N_8/s1600/IMG_8868.JPG" height="133" width="200" /></a><span data-mce-style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">I
have been working with clay for over 17yrs and been teaching it for 8
years to a small group of people, and now formally teaching. I studied
under Dana Sanderson, (photographer, potter, archeologist) Dana taught
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-87285925427107967002014-09-15T16:07:00.000-07:002014-09-22T23:15:55.742-07:00Blacksmith classes<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Basic introduction to blacksmithing. <b>3 workshops to choose from. </b>Skill level, beginner to intermediate. </span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">8 and up is best, adults are welcome to sign up with kids!<br /> </span></span><br />
I can only take 2 people at a time in the shop.<br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Learn
how to taper, draw out and scroll hot steel to form shapes for
functional items, such as a fire poker, a towel rack or scrolled
trivet. A lesson in Physics! I am not a knife maker. knives
require special heat treating and annealing, however we can make the
shapes if return student would like to try it.</span><br />
<b> S1,</b> <b>11-1</b> <b>Saturday's beginning October 18</b> (runs 4 weeks) $180 11-2pm<br />
<strong>S2 6-9pm</strong> begins <strong>Wednesday October 22nd, evening</strong>
6-9pm (special 2 night project/class) We will make a camp cook set. A
very useful camping tool! This class is $190 plus $25 materials fee.<strong>S3 6-9pm </strong>begins <strong>Wednesday November 5, evening</strong>
6-9pm (special 2 night project/class) We will make a camp cook set. A
very useful camping tool! This class is $190 plus $25 materials fee.<br />
<strong>S4 6-9pm </strong>begins <strong>Wednesday November 19, evening</strong>
6-9pm (special 2 night project/class) a small trellis for your garden
plants/vines. This class is $190 plus $25 materials fee.<br />
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">We'll hammer iron, learn proper posture and holding techniques, shop safety and more</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">I'll demo then you can try your 'arm and </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">hamme</span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">r'</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Must
wear canvas or denim pants, fitted cotton long sleeve shirt, wear
layers. Flannel shirt, denim shirt, leather shoes. No synthetic
materials. They can melt and burn skin.</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Hair must be tied back. NO Fleece, no baggy clothes.</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">I would be willing to discuss the hourly rental of the studio with interested adults.</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><i>I
have been a practicing blacksmith for over 15 years, taking classes
from Scott Shattuck at the Duwamish trade center through SSCC,
Continuing my education through weekend workshops with David Lisch,
master damascus knife maker (I do not make knives, </i><br /> </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><i>we practiced other skills) and apprenticed for Shannon Buckner of 'Bent productions' </i></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-74244367748691664822014-07-23T15:54:00.001-07:002014-07-23T15:54:55.937-07:00Vacation home West Seattle<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: justify;">
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<span data-mce-style="color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1;"><span data-mce-style="color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1;"> <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/784061" target="_blank"> https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/784061</a></span></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive; color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1; font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive;">Do you have Family coming to town and need a place for them to stay?</span></h3>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive; color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1; font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive;">Do
you want to have a 'friends weekend' and do some black smithing,
pottery or learn about beekeeping? Want to Organize a retreat? Let's
talk!</span></h3>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive; color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1; font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive;">This
Cozy Farm style house is situated on 2 acres of woods and gorgeous
organic gardens...home to chickens, ducks, honeybees owls and plenty of
birds. Wood stove, some hardwood floors, 2 large bedrooms with queen
beds, 1 medium size bedroom with twin/dorm bunk beds, washer/dryer, 1
bathroom, and street parking. Nestled below the giant cedar trees this 3
bedroom offers charm and lush park-like grounds for rest and relaxation
~ A true organic gardener's delight and 'get away from it' all kind of
retreat!</span></h3>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive; color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1; font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: medium;" style="font-size: small;"><b>Where else can you stay in West Seattle and visit chickens, ducks and honeybees? </b></span></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive; color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1; font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive;"><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>3 Bedrooms </b></span></span></h2>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive; color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1; font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive;"><b>2.</b> Moss rose room with a view of the roses and chickens, (full sized be)</span></h3>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive; color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1; font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive;">3. Birds nest room, with a view of the cedars from the bed, like being in a tree house (queen bed)<br /> </span></h3>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive; color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1; font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive;">Rental
of the grounds is not included. Separate fees apply. Please inquire.
Hourly Rates for daytime/evening workshops are available, please
inquire. Available for Retreats, educational workshops, meditation
space, cooking classes, herbal classes, vacation rental. . .what do you
want to host here?</span></h3>
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<span data-mce-style="color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/784061" target="_blank"> https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/784061</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Papyrus; color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1; font-family: Papyrus;"> *Backyard Wildlife Habitat Certified*</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive; color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1; font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">Vera </span>can also help you plan and host your <i>W</i><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><i>edding</i></span><i>,</i>
take photos or host a private event. Gardens can accommodate 50-75
guests. However weddings and events are a Separate rental/reservation
and you need to ask for more information.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive; color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1; font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive;"> Vera is Ordained and can perform weddings</span></h4>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive; color: #3ec1c1;" style="color: #3ec1c1; font-family: Apple Chancery,cursive;">Unique in that we are a working urban farm and educational resource to our community.<br /> </span></h4>
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you know ??? I teach pottery, black smithing and many other lost skills
workshops in addition to gardening, permaculture and beekeeping.</b></span></span></div>
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Made from ancient (historical old roses) rose petals grown organically here on the property.<br />
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Can be used in many different ways…<br />
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*Sparkling waters flavored to taste (talking rain)<br />
For non alcohol spritzers…<br />
2 tbsp syrup in a 12-14 oz glass<br />
ice<br />
10 oz sparkling water<br />
dash of fresh lemon or lime juice<br />
stir, taste, adjust<br />
add a fresh leaf of herb of choice-flower petals add a nice touch<br />
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*Proseco and syrup to taste<br />
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*Herbal tea sweetener<br />
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*Sweetener for herbal tea popsicles<br />
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<b>For more information on how to make this syrup, please see my website instructional video:</b><br />
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<b>Research some old roses: What makes an old rose an old rose? </b><br />
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She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go.<br />
She let go of the fear.<br />
She let go of the judgments.<br />
She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.<br />
She let go of the committee of indecision within her.<br />
She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons.<br />
Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go.<br />
She didn’t ask anyone for advice.<br />
She didn’t read a book on how to let go.<br />
She didn’t search the scriptures.<br />
She just let go.<br />
She let go of all of the memories that held her back.<br />
She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward.<br />
She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.<br />
She didn’t promise to let go.<br />
She didn’t journal about it.<br />
She didn’t write the projected date in her Day-Timer.<br />
She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.<br />
She didn’t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.<br />
She just let go.<br />
She didn’t analyze whether she should let go.<br />
She didn’t call her friends to discuss the matter.<br />
She didn’t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.<br />
She didn’t call the prayer line.<br />
She didn’t utter one word.<br />
She just let go.<br />
No one was around when it happened.<br />
There was no applause or congratulations.<br />
No one thanked her or praised her.<br />
No one noticed a thing.<br />
Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.<br />
There was no effort.<br />
There was no struggle.<br />
It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad.<br />
It was what it was, and it is just that.<br />
In the space of letting go, she let it all be.<br />
A small smile came over her face.<br />
A light breeze blew through her. And the sun and the moon shone forevermore…<br />
~ Rev. Safire RoseUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-62204283729264388802014-06-25T18:42:00.000-07:002014-06-25T19:10:15.011-07:00Bee-Killing Pesticides Found in Over Half of Plants at Major Retailers<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_53ab72e3c87cd7886910363">
This is why I GROW, buy and sell bee safe plants, un-sprayed. Because I've<span class="text_exposed_show"> known for YEARS that this has been an issue.
I've gardened organically for years. I've tried to run Village Green by my own values and standards.</span></div>
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big commercial growers use these, it's the market demand for perfect
plants that sets this standard. Find a small grower (like me) who grows
local, sustainably grown plants that are not sprayed. NOT easy to find.</span></span></span></span></div>
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not easy to get people to change their habits and patterns. Go to
hardware store or grocery/drug store for for building supplies or
whatever...., "ooooh, pretty plants" (no thought as to how they are
treated) buy, plant, contribute to the problem.</span></span><span data-reactid=".y.1:3:1:$comment10204288343679411_10204288405200949:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3"><span data-reactid=".y.1:3:1:$comment10204288343679411_10204288405200949:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0"><span data-reactid=".y.1:3:1:$comment10204288343679411_10204288405200949:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$0:0">
UNTIL people refuse to support the industry, it will only get bigger
and the people's voice will get smaller. I've been talking about this
for a very long time. Finally, it's in print where hopefully millions
will read it and take a minute to see how they might be supporting this
massive greedy industry that only tells you part of the truth.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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not something the media tells us, nor the giant profiting chemical
companies, trust me, if humans invented it, it's worth asking LOTS of
questions about it</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com010223 26th Avenue Southwest, Seattle, WA 98146, USA47.511598799999987 -122.36635421.989564299999987 -163.674948 73.033633299999991 -81.05776tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-8488475110251556162014-05-29T22:28:00.000-07:002014-06-25T19:13:00.003-07:00Weeds and what I think of them...So there's this plant....<br />
It's usually called the Weed. And since I'm
weeding the garden, my first inclination is to take it out. Then I look at
the visitor on the flower.<br />
Its a honey bee.<br />
I decide to leave the
flower because who am I to decide what the bees need?<br />
If she's there
collecting nectar, she needs the flower more than I need that weed gone.<br />
<br />
I leave a lot of weeds in my garden. I love how plants will self
seed and place themselves right where they need to be.... besides, how do I know where is THE best spot to grow?<br />
I can
only determine what I want.<br />
<br />
I also watched the wild song birds visit those weeds and eat the seeds, and I
wonder... when did I decide I know better then what the wildlife needs???<br />
And so, now, I
leave weeds in small patches somewhere to encourage all the wild birds to
visit my garden to help keep the pest population in check.<br />
<br />
Gardens are supposed to be alive with life. I'll let nature happen and just enjoy it. If I'm willing to observe and listen, I can learn from the visitors.<br />
<br />
Vera<br />
Artist, gardener, mother, teacher and student. Living authentically Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Seattle, WA 98146, USA47.499305199999988 -122.365820847.456393699999985 -122.4465018 47.54221669999999 -122.2851398tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146541616419032410.post-7040973606189319652014-03-31T11:08:00.001-07:002014-03-31T16:20:59.925-07:00pottery parent and child<h4>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><b>Pottery classes- parent and child<br /> </b></span></span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"> Ages 9 and up if drop off or 6 and up for parent/child</span></span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span data-mce-style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;">Choose from 2 sessions</span></span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span data-mce-style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;"> <span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">S1 4/7/2014-4/28/2014 </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Mondays for 4 weeks 1 parent, 1 child (4 groups or 8 student total) 4:30-5:30<br /> </span></span></span></h4>
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S2 5/5-5/26 <span data-mce-style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Mondays for 4 weeks 1 parent, 1 child (4 groups or 8 student total) 4:30-5:30<br /> </span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Hand
building. Learn the basics of hand building, score, slip, coils, pinch
pots, beads or any sort of sculpture, garden monsters, fairy dishes,
gargoyles... Let your imagination guide you. </span></span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Vera
will be teaching. Call to register, come in or paypal for class. I
have been working with clay for over 17yrs and been teaching it for 8
years to a small group of people, and now formally teaching. I studied
under Dana Sanderson, (photographer, potter, archeologist) Dana taught
at Southwest Community center and Alki bath house.<br /> </span></span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">glazes</span></span></h4>
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<span data-mce-style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;"> <span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">We use only white clay at this studio.</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">4 classes per session. </span></span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">We
have clean up standards to keep in the studio, so please help to
maintain cleanliness in the studio. We'll cover it in the first class.</span></span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Please park on Street </span></span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Questions, please call 206-819-8544</span></span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Village Green Perennial Nursery</span></span></h4>
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