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April 2017
Cans Against Carbon Round #4
Round #4 of "Cans Against Carbon" started on January 13, 2017. Every can rescued from the trash reduces greenhouse gas emissions. You can help further reduce emissions at https://www.gofundme.com/theplantsync.
Find out more »Arbor Day Celebration — Enabling Garden of Altoona
The plant sync will be giving some plants away through our Open Source PlantsTM initiative. We will have some tough, locally adapted plants to share and be shared. Sharing plants in season avoids the embodied energy and greenhouse gas emissions that are produced in the commercial trade of plants. Hope to see you there!
Find out more »May 2017
Heuchera Breeding in Iowa – Iowa Arboretum
The plant sync will talk about breeding new Heuchera varieties in Iowa's harsh climate.
Find out more »Class at Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden – Empowering Climate Action through Gardening
The plant sync will conduct a class to empower climate change action through gardening. The class will discuss the following: "Our climate is changing. Gardens and gardeners can adapt to, and help prevent, the future effects of climate change. Learn about the impact of a changing climate on gardening and what you can do about it. You will find that gardening with climate change in mind is also beneficial to wildlife, pollinators, biodiversity, and your pocketbook. And we just might…
Find out more »August 2017
February 2018
2018 Think Spring! Garden Seminar
The plant sync will present on gardening in a changing climate. Our climate is changing. Gardens and gardeners can adapt to, and help prevent, climate change. Learn about the impact of a changing climate on gardening and what you can do about it. You will find that gardening with climate change in mind is also beneficial to wildlife, pollinators, biodiversity, and your pocketbook.
Find out more »April 2018
Guest on WHO radio – Gardening Today
We will talk about breeding coral bells and empowering climate change action through gardening.
Find out more »Downtown Earth Day Tour – Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
The plant sync will empower climate change action through gardening on Earth Day. We will have a booth at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden with plants to give away. See Open Source Plants.
Find out more »August 2018
April 2019
Climate Strike!
Youth are leaving school every Friday in many parts of the world as a way to demand action on climate change. Another youth-led strike is planned in Des Moines, Iowa on May 3rd. In the meantime, Matthew Bailey of the plant sync is protesting each Friday leading up to the May 3rd event. All are invited to join these events to demand action on climate change.
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