Removal of Heavy Metals from Soil using Vegetation by: Dawn Slack, Environmental Research Manager Plants provide… Food for people and animals, medicine, mitigate heavy rain, buffer wind and wave energy, protection from soil dehydration, beautiful meadows for pollinators, and the list goes on and on. Plants have been used by Helping Nature Heal for… [Read More]
Why ‘On the Edge’?
The edge is where we work as landscapers and educators. At Helping Nature Heal, we engage in healing and restoring the edges between human activity and our ecosystems. These edges are often challenging, but we see them as places of growth and opportunity: the opportunity to plant a tree that will capture carbon, to reintroduce… [Read More]
Helping Nature Heal—Living Shorelines
HNH Species Stockyard – Enviro Commitment
HNH Species Stockyard – Enviro Commitment & Remediation Obligation HNH will acquire native plants, seeds, cutting and root divisions from the Native Species Stockyard. HNH will use plants and seeds which have originated locally along with “Adopted Heritage Plants.” HNH will make the best effort not to transport and plant locally adapted seed more than… [Read More]
Golden Rules of Gardening – Working with Nature
Helping Nature Heal’s Golden Rules of Gardening—Working with Nature Respect the soil: build its nutrients with mulch, manure and HNH Liquid Kelp Concentrate Grow your favourite vegetables Avoid over-planting – focus on quality, not quantity Remember, most vegetables are happiest with lots of sun Keep your crops healthy and happy by rotating them annually Make… [Read More]