Potter's Farm

We're having SOOOO much fun with this project! And it's turning out to be so much more than a garden... What does gardening mean to you?

Have you spotted a hummingbird this spring? Check out this article for details on the best plants and how to sign up to report your first hummingbird sighting of 2021!

Happy Earth Day! We are so honored to work with these kids! Grab today's paper to see how North Schuylkill is making Schuylkill County a better place for people & pollinators! These kids & teachers ROCK! Thank you, Schuylkill Achieve! Subscribe to read online & support our fantastic local journalists (costs less than a pizza each month): ... https://www.republicanherald.com//article_cb8947f3-c706-5f This all started in Pine Grove and we've expanded to Saint Clair and Schuylkill Haven, too, with many other districts in the lineup for the coming school year. NS & SH received generous plant grants from The Xerces Society that allowed us to expand these spaces in big ways. Students are focused solely on native species that support beneficial insects' full life cycles like... Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Blue mistflower (Eupatorium coelestinum) False sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) Dense blazingstar (Liatris spicata) Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Tall white beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Early goldenrod (Solidago juncea) Smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) Virginia wildrye (Elymus virginicus) White wood aster (Eurybia divaricata) Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) Virginia rose (Rosa virginiana) Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) Sweet pepper bush (Clethra alnifolia) Common nine bark (Physocarpus opulifolius)

We teamed up with Schuylkill Indivisible for a fun (early) Earth Day Zoom presentation. Join us this Saturday, April 17, at 10:30 a.m. to learn how to turn your yard into an ecological sanctuary. You’ll find out which native trees, shrubs, flowers and grasses serve as butterfly host plants, nectar sources, shelter and more, as well as which invasive plants to avoid. ... Here's the sign-on information: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85670966060 Meeting ID: 856 7096 6060 +1646-876-9923 (Call in)

Installing a second kestrel box at the farm. Kestrels are North America's smallest falcon and they need our help. We are proud to partner with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association to aid in kestrel research. <3

Join us on Schuylkill County's VISION new virtual local scavenger hunt! What a fun, great idea for kids & grownups alike!

Sign up for tomorrow's Co-Victory Garden Campaign. It's a collaboration between Cultivate America, Zero Hour, the National Children’s Campaign, and (TUGI) The Urban Garden Initiative. The co-victory garden campaign focuses on food deserts and agriculture policy and lawmaking. It is intended for 18 and older.... Register here: https://zoom.us//regi/tJMrf-uqrTooHdI5f-8Olj7PL4wKl8xczXr6

Our 4-week Gentle Yoga Reset begins next Wednesday! Register here: https://bit.ly/2VurEIG This has been a challenging year, no doubt, but hope you will join us for this program that will offer...... Gentle yoga postures for mobility & stress relief Seasonally appropriate breathing exercises to boost your immune system Movement-based postures aligned with breath proven to reduce body fat Essential foundations necessary for a calmer nervous system & meditation Class Dates: Wednesdays, Dec. 9, 16, 23 & 30 Time: 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. ET Cost: $40 for all 4 classes Even though it' virtual, class size will be limited to make sure the instructor can assess students. Checks are acceptable and can be made out to Leah Zerbe and mailed to 702 Mountain Road, Pine Grove, PA 17963 prior to the first class. Venmo & Paypal option are also available. Thank you so much for supporting your local yoga community during a challenging year!

For #GivingTuesday, Potter's Farm is supporting SARCC, the Sexual Assault Resource & Counseling Center that serves Schuylkill County adult and child trauma survivors. Every dollar we raise will be used to help provide free, needed services to kids and adults trauma survivors in our community. In addition, the organization is at the forefront of also preventing this type of abuse before it occurs, too. ... Every donated amount is so much appreciated and will be put to good use.

Support Your Local Farms & Pollinators! Use code MERRYGARDENS to take 10% off any gift card purchase of $50 & up. Gift cards can be redeemed at Potter's Farm's big 2021 Spring Native Plant Sale. ... https://squareup.com/gift/R6673APWGSCHT/order See more

One of our favorite things to do ... visit friends at Providence Place Senior Living in Pine Grove! Sometimes we do gentle stretching, sometimes we crazy chair dance and sometimes we get our hands dirty! Can't wait to see your butterfly garden bloom in 2021!

This is fun...and smart!

We love working with the Pine Grove Achieve after-school program! Check out our latest project...the kids made the front page of the newspaper and are "pollinating" great information to their community. Way to make a difference! Great slideshow here: https://www.republicanherald.com//collection_5da5101b-2cfd... Please support your local journalists!