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Little Bluestem cultivates a resilient future for Central Virginia’s land and people- human and otherwise.

Our nursery grows, shares, and teaches about native plants.

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The early heat has broken for a day or two. One crew spent the morning potting up Monarda & Pycnanthemum, among others. Another crew assembled shade structures to protect the propagation area we made at our last work party. Flats dry out quickly
New episode just hit the presses. This was a fun one. Listen as we explore a series of articles, from philosopher Bruno Latour to reports of an extreterrestrial tree monster riding a bike. Available on our website, and on most streaming services.
The early, pleasant spring took a day off so we worked in the chilly rain. A small but lively group sheet mulched a new propagation space, then turned over sod to create new beds on a short but steep slope. Lilia came through with a delicious hot mea
We will be prepping the nursery for the coming season in a few weeks out in the hollow. Would love to see you there. Message for details!
Check out the latest episode of our podcast By the Seed of Our Plants. You can hear it on our website or wherever you usually listen to podcasts.
We'll be working in the woods at the Little Bluestem plant sanctuary on Saturday 12/17 from 10-3 to mitigate erosion on steep slopes. Logs and downed branches will be dragged on-contour to provide breaks to stormwater runoff. Duff accumulates on
Hey everyone! Episode 11 of our podcast is up. We interview Dustin Wolkis of the NTBG Biological Research Center about conservation, seeds, and a ton more. Head over to our website at littlebluestem.net to read more and listen. We’ve got so muc
Episode 10 of the podcast is out now! Find it on most streaming platforms, or our website
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