The US is built for cars running on cheap gas, but we can absolutely change things for the better:

-Insulate buildings

-Heat and cool with heat pumps, geothermal, and solar. Electrify everything.

-Build district geothermal

- Rethink earth-sheltered, earth-bermed...

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#bike, #cleanenergy, #communitygarden, #compost, #earthsheltered, #energyefficiency, #EV, #extremeheat, #fossilfuels, #gardening, #geothermal, #pedestrian, #permaculture, #solar, #transit, #urban, #vegetable, #wind

Bumblebee and vibrant flowers just before twilight in my garden.

#CommunityGarden
#NativePlants
#bloomscrolling
#NoFilterNeeded

So, first night I'm able to leave the seedlings on the 3-season porch and the more established plants on the steps. Things may change later next week, so holding off on planting my potatoes until that's over with. I should have the fence set-up by this weekend. I'm growing extra flowers for the #CommunityGarden per the organizer's request.

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwn #Mainegardens #GYO

First Planting Day of 2026: How 43 People Planted a Giving Garden in 90 Minutes

https://urbanseed.info/blog/2026/04/11/first-planting-day-of-2026-how-43-people-planted-a-giving-garden-in-90-minutes/

Saw the first paper #wasp queen claiming one of the #WaspHouse-s this afternoon in our #communityGarden plot—#GardenPlot14! 🥰 *made my day*

I believe they inherit the memory of their ancestors’ unsuccessful nest building in our plastic garden tool storage bench, and of the failed nest having been moved to the wooden wasp house nearby.

This wasp queen was hovering near the tool bench before deciding to go into the wasp house. They can learn, but it seems to take a few generations. 🏠🐝✨

we are ready to take guests in the garden! we will be tending to the last remaining weeds, and planting lots and lots of sunflowers!

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌱🌻🌻🌻🌻
#gardening #communityGarden #pnw #pdx #portland #volunteer

#Footscray #FootscrayCommunityGardenAndLearningPlace #FCGALP #CommunityGarden
From the Footscray Community Garden & Learning Place Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/122136992216404531/posts/122164667726404531

City Nature Challenge - Saltmarsh Walk and Talk - Maribyrnong
 
Join us to kickstart the City Nature Challenge with an expert talk on Saltmarsh plants at Newell’s Paddock Footscray. Learn about the role they play in our ecosystems, how we can protect them, restoration methods

#Footscray #FootscrayCommunityGardenAndLearningPlace #FCGALP #CommunityGarden
From the Footscray Community Garden & Learning Place Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/122136992216404531/posts/122164588292404531

Garden Update

Last week
Heather, Helen and David harvested four crates of beautiful fresh veggies for the Duke St Community House Food Relief Program. It was a really productive session.

They also planted out seedlings from the greenhouse into garden beds and potted up