Great Resources
https://www.birdsandblooms.com/backyard-projects/diy-butterfly-puddler/
https://kidsgardening.org/resources/garden-activities-create-a-butterfly-puddle/
https://awaytogarden.com/when-to-start-seeds-calculator/
Pickle Party Resources:
The Juicy 4,000-Year History of Pickles
From our March 2024 meeting “Forcing Spring”’
How to Make a CD Case Planters | Botany Study for Children
Forcing Flowering Branches - How To Force Branches To Bloom Indoors
HOW TO FORCE BRANCHES TO BLOOM INDOORS DURING THE WINTER
Compost Resources from April 2024 “Compost” meeting
Indoor Prep for Better Compost
Pollinator Resources:
Rain Garden/Recycling Resources:
See link for separate links to Rain Garden and Rain Barrel information: It All Starts With a Raindrop
Marvelous Monarch Migration Resources:
Monarchs by the Millions: Welcome to Butterfly Forest YouTube Video
January 2025 Sprouts meeting Chocolate and Vanilla Resources:
The Budding Relationship of a Midge and the Chocolate Flower
A Look Inside the Fascinating Vanilla Pollination Process
How It's Made: Chocolate YouTube
Where does chocolate come from? YouTube
How to Grow Vanilla Vines in 3 Years YouTube
May 2025 Birding Resources:
September 2025 Harvest Celebration Recipes:
Chocolate Lover's Zucchini Cake
NOTE: You can add about 1/2 cup choc chips and 1/2 cup chop walnuts -- and omitted the frosting. You can make into bars/brownies.
NOTE: You can add garlic (chopped or powder) decorate with fresh herbs and vegetables -- lots of ideas and how to on Pinterest here is one.
NOTE: MUST use 2 pie crust or too wet. Can skip the lettuce.
NOTE: See recipe for changes you can make.