Vegetable gardeners sometimes have the single minded goal of producing a bumper crop harvest, but when we expand our vision of a garden to include nourishing the creatures in our Sonoran Desert ecosystem, specifically pollinators, new, and exciting results emerge. Join Melissa Mundt, Community Engagement Manager at Community Gardens of Tucson for an exploration of the relationship between veggie gardens and supporting pollinators and how these strategies can enhance one another.
Melissa Mundt has over 10 years experience with desert gardening, teaching, composting and seed saving. She worked for many years with the Farm and Garden Program of the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona and recently started a landscape company, Garden PlaySpace, that focuses on kid-friendly gardens and nature play areas. She is a certified Permaculture Designer, certified Smartscape Sustainable Landscape Professional and has training in rainwater harvesting, seed saving, organic food production, backyard chickens and environmental education. She loves home gardening with her 2 young kids, hiking, watercolor painting and power tools.
The link to this Zoom meeting is: SEABA Zoom Meeting Tuesday April 27 at 7:00 PM
Photo: Black Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio polyxenes) on Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) © Gerry Wolfe