 KEY WEST, Florida Keys – The Native Plant Nursery at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden will be holding its monthly Native Plant Sale, Composting Drop Off & Children’s Art Workshop from 9am to Noon Saturday, November 16, 2024.
Children’s Art Workshop starts at 10am – 11:30. Bring your food scraps to support composting in the Keys pilot research and educational collaboration with the UF/IFAS Monroe County Extension. Acceptable items: Fruits, Vegetables, Grains (Pasta, Bread, Rice), Coffee grounds & Egg Shells. No Meat or Dairy. The Nursery has 160 species of native trees, shrubs & vines available including Native & Cuban palms, and vegetable plants attracting birds, butterflies and other pollinators in 1-gallon to 15-gallon pots. Key West Botanical Garden members receive a 15% discount. Memberships are available on site. The Garden is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation and all proceeds directly benefit the Garden’s conservation program. The Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island. For more information call 305-296-1504 or visit www.keywest.garden.
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 KEY WEST, Florida Keys – The Native Plant Nursery at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden will be holding its monthly native plant sale from 9am to Noon Saturday, October 19, 2024. Along with the plant sale, food waste for composting will be accepted. Master Gardeners will be on site to answer any plant questions.
Bring your food scraps to support composting in the Keys pilot research and educational collaboration with the UF/IFAS Monroe County Extension. Food waste will be accepted every 3rd Saturday during the plant sale. Acceptable items: Fruits, Vegetables, Grains (Pasta, Bread, Rice), Coffee grounds & Egg Shells. No Meat or Dairy. The Nursery has 160 species of native trees, shrubs & vines available including Native & Cuban palms, and vegetable plants. There are more than 2,000 plants which attract birds, butterflies and other pollinators in 1-gallon to 15-gallon pots. Key West Botanical Garden members receive a 15% discount. Memberships are available on site. The Garden is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation and all proceeds directly benefit the Garden’s conservation program. The Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island. For more information email: [email protected], call 305-296-1504 or visit www.keywest.garden. Dr. John Bratton, Ph.D. featured speaker on Cuban Chugs at Key West Botanical Garden Speaker Series5/5/2023 KEY WEST, Florida Keys, FL, - The Key West Botanical Garden Society presents Dr. John Bratton, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology, University of West Florida on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 1 pm in the Toppino Nature Chapel at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden. Dr Bratton will be speaking on the Cuban Chug Conservation and Restoration Project, “Documenting Hope and Resolve”. This project will restore and protect the Garden’s existing Chug Exhibit of homemade migrant boats (Chugs). The Chug Exhibit is the only known collection of this size anywhere. Dr. Bratton will also discuss artifact conservation and maritime archaeology tracking the decades of history in relations between the Florida Keys and Cuba. Cubans have helped to build Key West for the last 200 years and their story is entrenched in the history of the City.
In 1980, 125,000 Cubans seeking refuge legally journeyed to Florida in boats from Mariel Harbor. The “Wet Foot/Dry foot” policy (1995-1917) allowed migrants to stay in the U.S. if they reached land. The Cuban Chub Exhibit was established 15 years ago and represents many decades of history. It is the only known collection of this size anywhere. The 10 boats tell a visual story of desperate migrants seeking freedom. The Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island, Key West. Admission is free for members and $10 for non-members. The event will also be recorded and available after this date on the Garden’s website. For more information go to www.keywest.garden or call 305-296-1504. |
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