Green Academy Update 4/15

 

Plant of the Week: Gayfeather/Blazing Star

The gayfeather, also called the blazing star or liatris spicata is a plant native to parts of the United States including parts of Texas. The plant lives for about two years and has beautiful purple-colored, feather-like flowers (hence the name). The plant is edible and some native people used the plants’ roots for healing powers. 

What’s Happening in the Green Academy This Week?

This week in the Green Academy, we’ve been continuing to work on watering our plants and taking care of our ecosystem in preparation for summer vacation. We’ve been making sure to water frequently and are making efforts to ensure that our animals are properly cared for. We are very excited with the arrival of dozens of baby chicks which will begin producing eggs in August, and there are talks of selling these free-range eggs.