The grounds around Buckingham Pond, maybe a mile and a half from Albany High School, aren’t kept as tidy as we once expected our public parks to be. And with good reason, as explained on the sign in the first accompanying photograph. All the sculpting and groomi
ng and lawn-mowing we subject hill and dale to in parks and office campuses and at golf courses and schoolyards destroy habitat that plants and animals depend on. And diverse populations of flora and fauna actually are good for the health of our communities and maybe even the sustainability of life on this planet.
So here’s a thought: If Albany’s Department of General Services can take the long Continue reading
much more will soon be on your table — if you start planning your garden now with High Mowing Organic Seeds. Better yet, you can contribute to school gardening in Albany as you plan that garden by buying seeds from the Vegetable Project, which receives a portion of all sales. 
But it still serves as a helpful reminder that this is a subject worth considering for a moment.
activities. Thus, we are grateful for, and really depend on, all the participation in our efforts that we can muster.
up. We will be making our next submission in late October.
sely near our raised beds at Albany High and you will see a line of 11 small ornamentals. Students in one of Larry Bizzarro’s earth science classes planted them last week in a modest observation of the 45th annual Earth Day. And we would like you to know that these plants are native to the Northeast. Indeed, you might say we organized this planting to start a conversation about native plants.
