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The grit diaries: Here comes the sun (do do doo doo!)

Did you know that you can save your own seeds from the plants in your garden?! You can collect the seeds all up, save them in a container and when the season is right, you can plant them and they will grow more plants. That’s amazing!

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World Environment Day: Generation Restoration!

Do you know what day it is today? That’s right…. It’s World Environment Day!

World Environment Day is special day celebrated on June 5th each year, encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment.

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Happy Saturday: Sticks

It’s Happy Saturday time! What can you make with a stick? It can be so many different things! Use your imaginations and discover wild nature play ideas to do at home or in your naturehood.

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Be a Voice for Change!

Did you know that you have superpowers? Yep, it's true! You have the power to make big changes, and it all starts with recycling. But sometimes, recycling needs a little help from rules and systems to make it work even better. That's where policy and advocacy come in, and you can be a star player!

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How to save tomato seeds

Have you ever tried to save your own tomato seeds?! There’s a bit of a trick to saving tomato seeds and I’m going to show you how.

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