A big “thank you” to social media volunteer, Stefan Ascherl for these tips and photos!
As spring ends in the southern hemisphere, and approaches in the northern hemisphere, we'd love to share some quick gardening tips from our EcoGarden in Isabela Island, Galapagos. This garden, right outside of our IOI office, is used as a model for our urban farming program and for hands on activities/learning for children and adults!
What is an EcoGarden? It's gardening with the environment in mind - gardening sustainabily and with native plants. Interested in gardening, farming, and agriculture? Check out our sustainable farming and urban agriculture volunteer program!
Empty egg boxes are the perfect base for growing young plants!
Flowers are always appreciated, so we give them some space in our garden between all the green vegetables to give our garden a pop of color!
Although we don't encourage using single-use-coffee-cups, if there are any around, then use them to grow young plants like we do!
You can upcycle empty plastic bottles to grow plants in them. Just cut them in half and color them up!
