But as time goes on, we not only remember specific things in relation to the people we have loved; their lives get built into our lives and finally the transference is complete. We are what we are because of them. ~ May Sarton, Plant Dreaming Deep If you’ve strolled...
From the Desk of Bennett O. Dowling, 577 Organic Landscape Horticulturist In the winter of 2020/2021, 577 properties and horticulture staff set out to create a new landscape running from the wood kiln to the orchard. A major goal of the new trail was to create a key...
Written by Samantha Day, 577 Organic Garden Horticulturist 577 is set up like a permaculture system! This is the epiphany I had as I’ve been preparing for my Permaculture 101 class over the last few weeks. Permaculture, in a nutshell, is a highly integrated and...
Celebrating Pollinator Week with 577 by Avery Bohman This week 577 honored and celebrated the many ways pollinators benefit our gardens and promote healthy ecosystems. National Pollinator Week is an annual celebration that helps to bring awareness and support to...
Fresh from the garden with Samantha Day, 577 Organic Garden Horticulturist Seasonal cooking is a sustainable approach to cooking with the added benefit of it being more flavorful and diverse. Cooking with freshly picked vegetables and fruits is my favorite – they...
Written by Samantha Day, 577 Organic Garden Horticulturist
Part of our daily mantra at 577 is to experiment: try something new – maybe it works, maybe it doesn’t, but we’ll always learn something. I started with The 577 Foundation last Fall, and I’ve been excited to be allowed the space and support to start experimenting with…
Join us this summer by collecting plastic caps and lids for our special Recycled Bottle Cap Bench Project. These plastic cap donations will be manufactured into a recycled post-consumer plastic bench for our grounds through the Plastics-R-Unique, Inc. CAP (Caring About our Planet) Program.
Written by Avery Bohman, 577 Program Intern
This is part 2 of my final Earth Month Blog series: 577’s Behind-the-Scenes Conservation Efforts. If you missed part 1: The Diversity of Environmentalism, click here.
At 577, cultivating sustainable
Written by Avery Bohman, 577 Program Intern Earth Month (April ) has come to a close which I think is the perfect time to reflect on why it is so important for us to implement our environmental goals and values. Environmental stewardship is one of 577’s key pillars we...
Enjoy a stroll around the grounds as you read March’s StoryWalk® book ~ Where Once There Was a Wood by Denise Fleming A powerful poem and stunning, handmade-paper art encourage children to protect nature."Where once there was a wood,A meadow and a creek . . ....