Children of all ages are invited to participate in the first annual Ladybug Release Party on August 18th hosted by Ploughshares Nursery, 2701 Main St. Alameda.
From noon to 1:30 pm more than 150,000 ladybugs will be let loose at the nursery and given to children to take back to their own garden. In addition there will be ladybug arts and crafts, ladybug poems, a talk by a ladybug expert, and a ladybug coloring contest.
Directions to the Nursery are available online at www.ploughsharesnursery.com or by calling (510)898-7811. There is no charge for the event, but donations are welcome and participants are asked to bring a small jar for transporting ladybugs back home.
Ploughshares Nursery is an environmentally sustainable business run by and for formerly homeless residents of the Alameda Point Collaborative. The nursery specializes in California native, edible, and climate appropriate plants. Many of the plants sold at Ploughshares Nursery are difficult to find at other retail nurseries. Ploughshares Nursery is open to the public every week, Wednesday though Sunday from 9:00am to 5:30pm.
Alameda Point Collaborative is a supportive housing program serving 500 formerly homeless families and individuals on the converted Naval Air Station. Residents are provided with the safety and stability of a place to live combined with life skills and job skills training, advocacy to connect with services, and emotional support all with the ultimate goal of breaking the cycle of homelessness and getting the support needed to be able to lead a stable, productive life.
From noon to 1:30 pm more than 150,000 ladybugs will be let loose at the nursery and given to children to take back to their own garden. In addition there will be ladybug arts and crafts, ladybug poems, a talk by a ladybug expert, and a ladybug coloring contest.
Directions to the Nursery are available online at www.ploughsharesnursery.com or by calling (510)898-7811. There is no charge for the event, but donations are welcome and participants are asked to bring a small jar for transporting ladybugs back home.
Ploughshares Nursery is an environmentally sustainable business run by and for formerly homeless residents of the Alameda Point Collaborative. The nursery specializes in California native, edible, and climate appropriate plants. Many of the plants sold at Ploughshares Nursery are difficult to find at other retail nurseries. Ploughshares Nursery is open to the public every week, Wednesday though Sunday from 9:00am to 5:30pm.
Alameda Point Collaborative is a supportive housing program serving 500 formerly homeless families and individuals on the converted Naval Air Station. Residents are provided with the safety and stability of a place to live combined with life skills and job skills training, advocacy to connect with services, and emotional support all with the ultimate goal of breaking the cycle of homelessness and getting the support needed to be able to lead a stable, productive life.
