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Community Connection – Gentilly Garden Group

October 15, 2017 By Mia Rodriguez

Updated June 19, 2018 On May 19th, 2018 the Gentilly Community of Gardeners gathered once again, this time at Ms. Katie Carter's house, a group member who has worked long and hard to get her garden up and running again after a natural disaster destroyed it. While we ate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Environmental Education, Stormwater Management

Become an Evacuteer and Receive Free Seeds From Green Light!

June 29, 2017 By Mia Rodriguez

Green Light is facilitating a webinar training for Evacuteers. Please let us know if you have interest in completing this training and becoming an Evacuteer by emailing mia.rodriguez@greenlightneworleans.org. Evacuteer.org was formed in order to help fill crucial gaps … [Read more...]

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Garden Class in the Edible Teaching Garden

June 14, 2017 By Mia Rodriguez

Last Saturday, a group of soon-to-be gardeners gathered in the Edible Teaching Garden to learn about starting their own backyard vegetable garden with Green Light. After identifying the types of vegetables they would like to grow and eat, the gardeners designed their own … [Read more...]

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Partner Spotlight: Sow True Seed

June 14, 2017 By Mia Rodriguez

Today we are taking a moment to recognize Sow True Seed for their donation of seeds to our garden. Sow True Seed is an incredible company dedicated to five intentions of corporate behavior: Sow, Germinate, Grow, Pollinate and Save.  By promoting seed saving and supporting … [Read more...]

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Two Lined Spittle Bug

May 30, 2017 By Mia Rodriguez

  This is a two lined spittle bug. You may control them with a variety of general insecticides labeled for garden use.               Here is a link to an information page that you may find … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Garden Troubleshooting Tagged With: pests

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