I cannot believe what we pulled off as a community for Aylmer's first Seedy Saturday. Me and my girls giving out native seed mix packs I've been asked multiple times since last Saturday to write a blog post recapping it for anyone in our community who couldn't be there, but I don't know how to … Continue reading Seedy Saturday Aylmer: A personal, Localeaf, behind the scenes perspective
BIG NEWS! We did a thing! We registered a non profit!
Over the few months, a beautiful friendship has been cemented between Localeaf (our nursery), Pollinate Aylmer (our incredible group of local volunteers), and Partenaires du Secteur Aylmer (our mentors, enablers, and now partners in helping us bring back the butterflies, fireflies, pollinators and other wildlife in our community). We've grown so much that we found … Continue reading Pollinate Aylmer and our Winter Happenings
I've been meaning to write this, but fall is a very busy time for an 'almost nursery', as I'm learning. The incredible people of Pollinate / Polliniser Aylmer, who made this happen, already know about it, so it's been waiting patiently on the back of my mind, behind some last minute planting projects, and life. … Continue reading Everything you ever wanted to know about the Butterflyway Aylmer (2025 edition)
Yesterday Pollinate Aylmer completed stop #11 on the Aylmer Butterflyway, at the Aylmer Food Bank (Centre Allimentaire Aylmer). You can read the details of how we built it, and the plants we planted, but more importantly, we are hoping our community can help. We are looking for dozens, even hundreds, of crochet squares and flowers, to cover up the flimsy fence of the foodbank.
Preparation We spent a few weeks discussing, planning and preparing for planting a pollinator garden and native habitat at Lord Aylmer Elementary. The kids in the outdoor education program worked hard with their teachers to build 6 raised planters to border their outdoor adventure playground. In pouring rain, their teachers proudly told us, they assembled … Continue reading Creating a Butterflyway stop and native pollinator habitat gardens at an elementary school
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