Daytona Beach Earth Day Fest: Monday, April 22 at Cinematique

Earth Day is Monday April 22nd! Please join Aquarian Bath at this community event with demonstrations, vendors, open mic and free beverages. See you there from 3 - 9 PM. Aquarian Bath will be bringing our most popular ecofriendly items for sale. Brought to you by Permaculture Daytona! BYOC (bring your own cup)! Go green- Carpool, bike, walk, or bus!

You can RSVP at the Facebook event page. 

Plastic Free July Beach Clean up - July 8 Andy Romano Park

Aquarian Bath is celebrating Plastic Free July by hosting a Beach Clean up at Andy Romano Park: 839 S Atlantic Ave, Ormond Beach, FL 32176. We chose the Sunday the 8th of July, because there is usually a lot of post-holiday firework plastic litter on the beaches right after the 4th of July. To join the clean up, arrive at Andy Romano Park by 9:00 AM. All you need are some gardening gloves. We'll pick up for about 45 minutes and then meet back at the park to check out what we found and take a few pictures to promote Plastic Free July. 

Aquarian Bath is a Daytona Beach company, which sells plastic free bath and body products. Aquarian Bath will have a free shampoo bar for the first 25 participating households at the beach clean up event. 

Plastic Free July is an annual challenge in which participants are encouraged to refuse single use plastics such as straws and cups for a week or up to a whole month of July. Take the Plastic Free July challenge and sign up here: http://www.plasticfreejuly.org

 The alternate date for this event in case of lightning or thunder is Sunday July 15th. You can RSVP for this event and invite friends on the Facebook event page.

Best of New Years Day Gardening Photos

Lacinato Kale

I spent new years day gardening I hope you like the photos.  The first set was taken at the Bonner Center Community Garden.  The Komquats are at my Father in Law's house.  It is a tree that my husband and I gave him one year I think for his birthday.  Great harvest this year from such a little tree.

Beds that my friend David and I planted at the Bonner Center Community garden.

Dave and I are taking care of them.  I mulched all around the beds the other day.

My family's favorite vegetable.

Time to take the fairy out of the sun.

Siberian Kale Bed after thinning

Transplanted Siberian Kale

Siberian Kale in the spiral garden

Brocolli and Mint

Shallots

 

Komquats from Leo's Garden

They are very mild and you can eat them whole.. skin and all.

Maybe I should be saving the seeds.

Edgewater Permaculture Society Plant Swap this Saturday 9 - 11 AM

The Edgewater Permaculture Society will be hosting its next Garden Swap Party at Maynard-May Park (413 S. Riverside Dr.) in Edgewater Saturday, August 11 from 9 -11 AM. This is a free public event. Bring anything garden related to trade with other local farmers and gardeners. Suggested items (but not limited to: seeds, healthy plants, garden tools, yard art, chimes, bird feeders,  hoses/sprinklers etc.) Free drinks and snacks, free coloring books and stickers for kids, free locally adapted seeds, door prizes and more! For more information email epsplantswap@gmail.com or call 386-957-4734

 I will be bringing Holy Basil seeds to the swap.

Krishna Basil Occiumum sanctum

I will also be bringing Porterweed which is one of the herbs in the back ground together with this Mexican Hat and Fo Ti (He Shou Wu) vine.