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It’s never too early to start planning — and fundraising — for your spring projects. If you have a local environmental project that needs financial or volunteer support, apply to post your project on ioby today. ioby stands for ‘in our backyards’ and connects people to environmental projects in their own neighborhoods so they can support them with donations or volunteer time. Anyone can post a project that meets our criteria. Got questions about how it works? Call 917-464-4515 or email info@ioby.org to talk to Erin or Brandon about your idea for neighborhood change.
Read some success stories to find out how ioby’s community can support work just like yours. Or join us at our benefit event on November 11th to meet 2010 Heroes In Our Backyards.
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The herbs are still looking beautiful in our Herb Garden. Did you know it’s easy to dry your harvest so it can be used after the garden is finished for the season?
Rebecca Wolf, QBG’s Coordinator of the HSBC Children’s Garden, dries herbs regularly and has found this article from The Herb Companion to be a great guide.
Check out the article and preserve that last fragrance of summer!
http://www.herbcompanion.com/Projects/The-Low-Tech-Art-of-Drying-Herbs.aspx
