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Pollinate Aylmer: Kicking Off the 2026 Season With Giggles, Colours and Crayons
Spring has sprung and with it so many opportunities and possibilities to continue growing connected habitat pollinator islands are also sprouting. Our community volunteer group, Pollinate / Polliniser Aylmer, held its first meeting of the…
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École Montessori de l’Outaouais – natural garden fences
Over the weekend a group of parents, students and teachers gathered to build natural barriers out of cut tree branches. We built the barriers as a way to protect the pollinator gardens that the students…
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The Beginning of Canopée Localeaf
Before the stars aligned and before we met, it was as if we were working within our own realms in tandem, with the same ultimate values and goals guiding us. On my end, it began…
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Pollinate Aylmer and our Winter Happenings
Over the few months, a beautiful friendship has been cemented between Localeaf (our nursery), Pollinate Aylmer (our incredible group of local volunteers), and Partenaires du Secteur Aylmer (our mentors, enablers, and now partners in helping…
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the Butterflyway Aylmer (2025 edition)
I’ve been meaning to write this, but fall is a very busy time for an ‘almost nursery’, as I’m learning. The incredible people of Pollinate / Polliniser Aylmer, who made this happen, already know about…
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Aylmer Butterflyway Stop #11 – Centre Allimentaire Aylmer
Yesterday Pollinate Aylmer completed stop #11 on the Aylmer Butterflyway, at the Aylmer Food Bank (Centre Allimentaire Aylmer). You can read the details of how we built it, and the plants we planted, but more…
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Creating a Butterflyway stop and native pollinator habitat gardens at an elementary school
Preparation We spent a few weeks discussing, planning and preparing for planting a pollinator garden and native habitat at Lord Aylmer Elementary. The kids in the outdoor education program worked hard with their teachers to…