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Welcome to the Community Roots Ohio Blog where we talk about what we're growin' and showin'. We love sharing our passion for all things seeds, soils, gardens, and more! Through our blog, we hope to share all that is happening around our greenhouses and gardens and to inspire one gardener to another. If you're interested in volunteering with us, please check out our volunteer page!
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Native Plants: Blue Winged Wasps to Control Japanese Beetles!
Angely here! 🐝 Did you know that nature has its own way of controlling Japanese Beetles? 🌎 Huzzah for the native Blue Winged Wasps! ⚔️...
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Sep 11, 20244 min read
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Native Plants: Deer-Resistance!
Angely here! 🐝 Battling with deer eating your hostas or flowers? 🦌 🌺Opt for natives instead! Many (seriously so many) native plants...
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Sep 4, 20243 min read
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We Challenge YOU!
We're challenging YOU! Yes, you! Want to win some awesome prizes? Participate in our community compost challenge! Start saving your food...
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Aug 29, 20244 min read
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Native Plants: FertilizeHAIR????!!! Yep!
Hello! Angely here! 🐝 For this Tuesday I wanted to feature a news segment from CBS News Bay Area about researchers studying how...
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Aug 28, 20244 min read
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The Hidden Nutrient Economy: Why Letting Leaves Go Yellow Benefits Your Plants
When the vibrant greens of your garden plants start to fade into shades of yellow, it’s easy to assume something is wrong. However, this...
Community Roots
Aug 26, 20243 min read
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Your Weekly Digest: Aug 25 - LABOR DAY WEEKEND!
Hooray for Holidays! If we make it through the heat of Dog Days! To beat the heat as much as we can, we have adjusted some volunteer...
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Aug 26, 20242 min read
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Thank You!
Thank you to @grindhousebarbecue for a great season! Be sure to follow us and them for future smoked events of deliciousness. We are...
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Aug 24, 20243 min read
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Compost Quiz Time!
Here at Community Roots, we're committed to transforming the statistics. Our composting program is an initiative aimed to increase our...
Community Roots
Aug 23, 20241 min read
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Native Plants-How To: Pollinator Soft Landings
A really beautiful and simple way to help pollinators is to establish a Soft Landing underneath your trees. 🌷🦋 This involves leaving...
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Aug 22, 20242 min read
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TOMORROW! MINI MARKET, U-PICK FLOWERS, & BBQ!
Come join us Tomorrow! Wednesday, August 21 11am-3pm 1104 W. Gambier St., Mount Vernon We are having another Mini Market tomorrow with...
Community Roots
Aug 20, 20241 min read
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Your Weekly Digest August 19-25
Volunteer Hours this Week! MORE HOURS! MORE WAYS TO VOLUNTEER! We've added more shifts to our calendars and you can find those via the...
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Aug 19, 20241 min read
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THANK YOU!
Thank you for all the support Wednesday! We LOVED sharing our bountiful produce and talking recipes with everyone! We sold out of...
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Aug 16, 20241 min read
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Community Composts for Community!
We're working to expand our composting program and we couldn't do it without our amazing community! Together, we're turning food scraps...
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Aug 15, 20241 min read
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2 Endangered Species You Can Save TODAY
Angely here! 🌿 Not only can we help local pollinators but we can always focus our efforts to save pollinators who are endangered right...
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Aug 14, 20242 min read
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MINI MARKET TOMORROW!
MINI MARKET on WEDNESDAY 10am-3pm Come see us down on our main site (1104 W. Gambier St.) for a our own little farmer's market, complete...
Community Roots
Aug 13, 20241 min read
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Weekly Digest August 12-18
What a week it was! Our Compost Coordinator worked our Compost Collection program up to new speeds! 20mph, to be exact! With the help of...
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Aug 12, 20242 min read
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MV Farmer's Market THIS WEEKEND!
Find us at a farmer's market every week this season! Read on for this week's details!
Community Roots
Aug 9, 20241 min read
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Ready to Get Down & Dirty?
Are you ready to get down and dirty with composting? I know I am! Howdy everyone! Emily B here! I am the newest addition to the Community...
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Aug 8, 20241 min read
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Native Plants: Sunflower Seed Sources
Angely here! My 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘶𝘴 (Common Sunflower) is blooming! 🌻 Did you know the Common Sunflower is native to Ohio...
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Aug 7, 20243 min read
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Knox County GREEN TEENS!
Knox County Green Teens! The end of July finishes the summer work program GREEN TEENS. Get Healthy Knox and many community partners...
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Aug 5, 20241 min read
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