Our mission is to promote, educate & encourage personal & community organic edible gardens • to create food equity • to promote sustainability & healthy living
"Research has shown that watersheds inhabited by beavers are wetter and greener, more resistant to wildfires and more productive for agriculture."
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Our interns met Charlene Doland from @EdibleYamhill and CB Mason from Core Balance Mobility! They learned about work-life balance, mindfulness techniques, and relieving physical tension at work. After, we volunteered with Edible Yamhill! #McMinnvilleWORKS#interns2022
Thanks for including us in your program. We enjoyed sharing our mission and greatly appreciated the work the interns did to make #alpineavenue ever more appealing.
Our interns met Charlene Doland from @EdibleYamhill and CB Mason from Core Balance Mobility! They learned about work-life balance, mindfulness techniques, and relieving physical tension at work. After, we volunteered with Edible Yamhill! #McMinnvilleWORKS#interns2022
“We are what they call carbon negative, so we sequester five tonnes of carbon per year, over and above what we use. Our biodiversity levels have gone up, we’ve got 400% more worms, 30% more bird species.”
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"Grasslands in the U.S. have almost completely disappeared, and along with them, the wildlife they supported. Studies show by raising cattle on fields planted with native grasslands, farmers can restore wildlife and regenerate the soil."
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“Across the board we found these regenerative practices imbue our crops with more anti-inflammatory compounds and antioxidants.”
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We are hosting our third annual plant giveaway at Mac Market on May 7th and are still in need of more plants to #share with our #community. You may have "runaway" plants in your #gardens that we can help with! Please contact us if you are able to share some of your "too much."
Did you know today is #nationalweedappreciationday? As posted by the Yamhill County Soil & Conservation District, "Weed appreciation sounds like an oxymoron, but these plants provide an important ecological role." Full article, https://t.co/PfS15uNiYe
#pollination#pollinators
"...more sustainable practice, such as no-till farming and soil regeneration, 'will likely be required to reduce soil erosion rates in the Midwest to levels that can sustain soil productivity, ecosystem services, and long-term prosperity.'"
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If you are a customer of @first_federal, please use your ballot to write in Edible Landscapes of Yamhill County. If we have 10 votes, we receive a portion of the annual #donation that First Federal gives back to #nonprofits in our #community.