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Hastings Pollinator Pathway Project
Visit the HPP website to learn about gardening for the ecosystem on your property, the Fred & Louise Hubbard Seed Exchange and to connect with other gardeners.
Plus! See the nearly 30 adopted Spots around the Village installed by volunteers, or adopt a spot yourself! These Spots, typically roadsides or parts of parks or medians, feature native plants and add to the ecosystem health of our Village and region.
Hastings Healthy Landscape Initiative: visit our Village website
Exploring the Meaning of Health
A healthy landscape is a vibrant and varied ecosystem. Healthy land is pesticide-free, includes some native plants, and is teeming with a diverse community of insects and soil micro-organisms. Health-minded landowners minimize the use of leaf blowers and return accumulated yard "waste" back to the soil. Add your patch of ground to the growing number of ecologically healthy landscapes, and together we will benefit the greater ecosystem. Following healthy landscaping techniques also helps mitigate climate change - see this useful synopsis from the Princeton Student Climate Initiative.
Diversify Your Plantings & Go Native
Why are native plants important? Because they provide food and nesting sites for native animals and insects. An ecosystem is complex and interconnected. A lawn offers few services to wildlife. By planting native, you also save on water and soil amendments, as native plants survive here naturally!
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