Sustainable May Day Baskets

It's nearly May Day! Can you believe the year has gone so quickly already? This year change up your May Day basket by making it sustainable! There are lots of fun ways to do this!

Reuse for your Basket
Even the basket itself can be sustainable! Weave a basket out of old news paper or use an old tin can, both are a great way to reuse and still have some fun! Check out this tutorial to weave a newspaper basket!

Give the Gift of a Garden
What better way to incorporate a sustainable theme than to give the gift of growth? Either buy some potted flower or plants, rather than the traditional cut ones, or give seeds. We love this plantable paper as a seed gifting idea! 

Find an Upcycled Gift
Ever since sites like Etsy started popping up it's never been easier to find upcycled gifts. Give a fork ring or a bracelet made from old tires, it's a gift nobody will soon forget!

Go Homemade With Treats
Rather than sticking tons of wasteful wrapped candies in your basket, try a homemade good instead. Cookies, banana bread, and muffins all make great May Day goodies! 

Do you have any other ideas to make your May Day basket a little more green? Be sure to share in the comments!

Featured: Orlando Students Help Grow One Million Tomatoes for Community Gardens and Food Banks

The U.S. Composting Council’s Million Tomato Campaign is still in it's early stages, especially in the Midwest, where it's still pretty cold to think about tomatoes. It's definitely understandable that Florida would get a bit of a headstart on us. However, we find this story very impressive. Students from Orlando are working to help the campaign.

This workshop for the program is a great exemplary program because it displays every stage represented by the campaign. The students will grow the tomatoes, sell them at the farmer's market, and learn to cook fresh recipes with them. The students will kick off the program by learning about compost and it's numerous benefits to their tomato seeds.

Read the whole article here and tell us what you think!

We would love to hear other stories about learning programs surrounding the Million Tomato Campaign. Have you heard any? Share them in the comments!

Featured Vegetable: Rhubarb!

Leading up to Spring, we're going to be featuring vegetables that are great additions to any garden. We're starting with Rhubarb! Rhubarb is great because it looks great and it's stems are edible! If you're a fan of a classic Strawberry Rhubarb pie this would be a great plant for you- you'd never have to buy Rhubarb for your favorite summer sweet treat.

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Not only is this plant's stems edible, but it makes quite a showpiece for any garden! Look at the lovely one above! Although be careful if you have pets that like to nibble- the leaves of a Rhubarb plant are toxic!

Will you try growing Rhubarb this year? What are your tips to growing Rhubarb? Share them in the comments!