March 4
In addition to offering buckets directly, we are posting developing and instructions for Intown Ace Hardware, revising our bucket designs slightly to accommodate the materials they have in stock or on order, especially for this project. Black buckets arrive on Friday, March 7. Thanks, Andy, for your help thinking through solutions for design challenges. Here is a preview of the location–shelf still in progress–in case you want to DIY as early as this weekend — it is time, Decatur!
March 3
Re:wild Your Campus just reminded us that today is World Wildlife Day, a great day to be launching this work to support pollinators. Re:wild Your Campus is an amazing organization, started by undergraduates to encourage the reduction of herbicides on their UC Berkeley campus. Today Mackenzie Feldman, founding director, and Shaina Crystal, co-director, continue to support students, staff, and faculty on college campuses across the US in their efforts to reduce and eliminate herbicides and pesticides.
Nell and I have completed their Advocacy Bootcamp. And RYC has just announced a new bootcamp and program for K-12 schools, with a free webinar on March 8 at 9:00 am EST. I will be reaching out to our local school system tomorrow.
March 2
Today I picked up buckets from Intown Ace Hardware on Scott Blvd in Decatur (thank you, Tony and Andy!) to get started on workshops and distributions before the season starts. Intown Ace is stocking supplies and posting our instructions, coming soon. They provided all of the buckets and MosquitoDunks for the workshop in the “Growing with Dana” series at Agnes Scott on Feb. 26, the first time that Peter and I presented together. We are so grateful for their continuing support of our initiative.
We have included instructions on our Education page. Whether you buy ours or DIY some, please consider trying buckets rather than spraying! And please shop local!
