Category: For Sale

Build Birdhouse for Fewer Garden Insects — Open Workshop, April 6, Prices Vary (Register by Mar. 31)

March 18, 2024

One way to reduce the insect load in your garden is to attract birds that eat them (subscribe to our blog, below, and keep an eye out for our species-by-species breakdown). We will be holding an open workshop for folks to come and build take-home birdhouses for finch, wren, chickadee, nuthatch, house wrens, blue birds, … More Build Birdhouse for Fewer Garden Insects — Open Workshop, April 6, Prices Vary (Register by Mar. 31)

Visit Us at the Garden Expo this Weekend

February 9, 2024

The institute will be tabling at the Wisconsin Garden Expo from Friday, February 9th to Sunday, February 11th in Madison. The event has workshops, seminars, demonstrations, and hundreds of vendors. Stop by and say “hi” to us at booth 527/610. Items for Sale At the booth, we’ll be selling “Low Tech Porridge” as a fundraiser … More Visit Us at the Garden Expo this Weekend

Beehives Three Ways: Long Lanstroth, Layens, and Trågkupa (for sale, too!)

March 26, 2017

We’ll be building three types of beehives this year for the institute’s bee yard. We’ll be chronicling the builds here on the blog and posting full plans and updates throughout their uselife. The goal is to compare overwintering and other observations on their use. We will also build extra beehives for sale if you are in the Madison, Wisconsin, area. Please get in touch if you are interested in purchasing a hive. … More Beehives Three Ways: Long Lanstroth, Layens, and Trågkupa (for sale, too!)