A Northern Gardener's Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators: Creating Habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest. By Lorraine Johnson and Shelia Colla. Illustrated by Ann Sanderson. Published by Island Press in 2023

Pennies add up. We can all make a difference with climate change, biodiversity, and human health and wellness. This exquisitely illustrated guide to northern native plants is the first step in that journey. Anyone can follow these easy steps to creating a sustainable, lower maintenance landscape on their property.

The heart of the garden "book" contains more than 300 native plants and how they are interactive with the local ecologies for pollinators and birds. All of the information you need for planting designs are here. i.e. blooming times, sun, shade, soil, and companions plants. It doesn't require a "green" thumb.

There are so many creative places to put a native plant garden - even renters and small plots designs are included.

Are you looking for a street or neighborhood project? This is your book to get everyone excited about the birds, bees, and butterflies. What could be more enjoyable (and cheap entertainment for kids and adults ;) than to watch the wildlife  - enjoy your yard too.

If you care about the environment, this is your book. It should be on everyone's favorite book shelf.

Eves-drop in on the authors talk about the book in this podcast. You might pick up a few pointers for your next landscape project.

Websites to check out.
butterfliesand moths.org

bumblebeewatch.org

findingflowers.ca

savethebumblebees.ca

The host's website for southern native plants

FoodTrucksForBirds.com



A Northern Gardener's Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators: Creating Habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest. By Lorraine Johnson and Shelia Colla. Illustrated by Ann Sanderson. Published by Island Press in 2023

Thank you for joining us on Sunday mornings with your hot cuppa tea or coffee. It's been an awesome 2022 and we look forward to bring you more episodes in 2023.

We'll connect with you on the socials! Please let us know - what's in your cuppa this morning? ;)

https://twitter.com/Sunday_Cuppa

https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakeffer/

https://youtu.be/sQ6tYb5PUe8

https://www.facebook.com/Sunday-Coffee-107458831721244

https://www.instagram.com/sundaycuppacoffee/

Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning to Thrive without Growth by Alan Mallach.  Published by Island Press in 2022.

More is never enough. Have we reached the balance of a sustainable human population that affords us a comfortable and ecologically sustainable life style in harmony with the Earth? What does that economy and city look like? How does it function?  These and many other practical questions - and answers -  is the thesis of this book.

Join me in conversation with Alan to understand the data about the human population and how this affects all of us from small towns to big cities. How did COVID affect our towns and the opportunities and challenges that accompany it.

Maybe a smaller human population isn't such a bad thing but we have to plan for it. The old saying is - "we never plan to fail but we fail to plan" applies here. And, Alan helps us to understand and start the conversation with our local governments to being this process. Nothing - rarely - happens over night. You'll find in this book Alan has half cuppa coffee full outlook for humanity. 

If you want to have a community to enjoy in the future that is affordable and a joy to live in, take this book to your next county commission meeting. If not you or me, then who?


Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning to Thrive without Growth by Alan Mallach.  Published by Island Press in 2022. 

Thank you for joining us on Sunday mornings with your hot cuppa tea or coffee. It's been an awesome 2022 and we look forward to bring you more episodes in 2023.

We'll connect with you on the socials! Please let us know - what's in your cuppa this morning? ;)

https://twitter.com/Sunday_Cuppa

https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakeffer/

https://youtu.be/sQ6tYb5PUe8

https://www.facebook.com/Sunday-Coffee-107458831721244

https://www.instagram.com/sundaycuppacoffee/

Good morning,
I enjoy sipping a cuppa chai with croissant at my favorite cafe in Niceville, FL : Tango 3 Coffee. On a Saturday morning, I read through the next book for my Sunday Coffee interviews, take a instagram photos of it, and write questions for the authors. I thought you might like to join me.

The coffee shop culture began in Europe and took off during the Age of Enlightenment. The last hundreds of years have produced many an idea at a coffee shops with people writing novels, ideas, and general gossip.

If you need some coffee ambience while you work, download this podcast as many times  as you need to complete that job or homework assignment.

Take a nice hot sip of coffee or tea and relax into that great book.

Tango 3 Coffee

I receive no endorsement for this podcast from the coffee shop. I'm endorsing them!

Thank you for joining us on Sunday mornings with your hot cuppa tea or coffee. It's been an awesome 2022 and we look forward to bring you more episodes in 2023.

We'll connect with you on the socials! Please let us know - what's in your cuppa this morning? ;)

https://twitter.com/Sunday_Cuppa

https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakeffer/

https://youtu.be/sQ6tYb5PUe8

https://www.facebook.com/Sunday-Coffee-107458831721244

https://www.instagram.com/sundaycuppacoffee/