The weekend after Labor Day, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
migrating south aren’t the only ones drawn to Strawberry Plains Audubon Center in Northeast Mississippi nearest Memphis. Last year, 9000 visitors attended the annual festival during
the height of migration to see, and sometimes touch, the small wonders, and,
enjoy three-days of programming led by nationally recognized authors and
specialists.
Near the center of the festival grounds, one tent looks a
little different. The Low Impact
Living Tent (or Sustainability Tent on the festival map) includes a large round
table that looks like one you might find in your grandmother’s kitchen along
with self-guided displays and lists of regional resources. Topic leaders talk with participants on
a one-to-one basis about subjects ranging from Lasagna Gardening to native
plants in urban landscapes. That's Dr. Heineke talking about the steps in establishing your Lasagna Garden during the 2010 Hummingbird Migration & Nature Festival.
It’s my pleasure to host the tent for the third year
beginning this Friday, September 9th through Sunday, September 11th. Now that SeineLiving.blogspot.com is up
and running, I hope to provide updates on our:
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Focus on Pets
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Focus on Home, and
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DIY Focus
Once again, we welcome Dr. Tom Heineke, botanist, who will share his experience with Lasagna Gardening. Kristin Lamberson,
interpretive gardener at Strawberry Plains Audubon Center will provide great
tips on incorporating native plants in urban landscapes. Chelius Carter and Jennifer Eggleston,
president and board member of, respectively, of Preserve Marshall County and
Holly Springs, will share the basics of sustaining historic structures and
sites. We’ll introduce you to MyLittleBuddy Pet Shampoo
and bring new meaning to mixology by putting together DIY cleaning products in
addition to other activities. We always have surprise guests so check by the
tent for updates.
The tent schedule follows. Feel free to send along your questions in advance for the
the round table discussion you’re interested in and look for your answer in the
daily blog post.
Speaker led discussions:
Friday (Focus on pets)
10 a.m. Incorporating
pets in lower impact lifestyle
Noon Native
plants in urban yards including pet-friendly designs
2 p.m. Safe,
clean homes for pets and family
Saturday (Focus on home)
10 a.m. Are
you a Localvore? Resources for locally produced food
11 a.m. Lasagna
Gardening
1 p.m. How
Low Can you Go? Reducing Waste to Landfill
3 p.m. ABCs
of historic home and site preservation
Sunday (DIY
focus)
9 a.m. Make
your own cleaning products
10 a.m. Calculating,
managing your carbon footprint
11 a.m. Online
resources for low impact living
Materials shared by speakers will be posted on www.seinecommunications.com.
SPECIAL NOTE: Congratulations to Gaining Ground Sustainability Institute
of Mississippi for their new online resource directory.
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