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06/17/2024

Native Plant Plug Sale!

Hey All!� We found a great opportunity for Native Plant Plugs, these are very well rooted and a great way to jumpstart and fill in your native gardens/meadows!

Please order through the Plant Buying Collective, plantbuyingcollective.com

Sale is open June 14 through July 1

Some varieties are quite limited

Plugs are priced with a quantity discount

Pickup or Shipping available

PLEASE REMEMBER: We place our order with the grower after the sale ends. It can take 10-14 days to receive the order from the grower, and then we must sort before we can begin shipping and arranging pickup times.


RAMP ORDERS: We've fulfilled almost all of the Ramp Orders - There are just a few left. They will ship ASAP.

SALE THAT ENDED MAY 6: We are in the middle of shipping orders out from this sale. The order was a week late being delivered (computer issues with the grower) and then not everything was included so another week wait. We also had a death in our family and will be attending to family needs this week (6/17 and it's too hot to ship right now!).

Milkweed, Swamp (Asclepias incarnata)
Milkweed, Butterfly (Ascelpias tuberosa)
Milkweed, Whorled (Asclepias verticillata)

Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata)
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Eastern Bee Balm (Monarda bradbenria)

Blunt Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum)
Hairy Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. pilosum)
Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum)
Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)

Golden Groundsel (Packera aurea)
Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum)
Swamp Sunflower — Helianthus angustifolia
Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) - NYS Endangered species
Plantain-leaved P***y Toes (Antennaria plantaginifolia)
Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula)
Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)
Fire Pink (Silene virginiana)


These are all deep plugs, perfect for the root development of native plants!

All Sales support programs and conservation work at A Promise to Gaia. apromisetogaia.org/

We want offer our heart-felt thanks to all of you that have donated to our programs at A Promise to Gaia. We appreciate your support more than we can ever express!

Check out our Bounty Hunt program!
apromisetogaia.org/bounty-hunt/

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05/17/2024

FLASH SALE this Weekend - Bareroot Trees & Shrubs! (Native, Edible, Medicinal, Pollinator & Host)

Please READ the full listing — all your questions are answered.

This weekend ONLY - May 18 & 19
(10 am to 4pm both days)

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Some plants are very limited — we HIGHLY recommend that you PRE-PURCHASE through our Plant Buying Collective, plantbuyingcollective.com — you can pick up at any time Saturday or Sunday between 10am — 4pm.
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To join the Plant Buying Collective (PBC)
-Register to become a Member - it's free to join
-Login
Click the “Shop” link
Go to the “Flash Sale”
Complete your purchase
Pick up in Rensselaerville, NY May 18 or 19

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If you choose to come without pre-purchasing, we can make no guarantees of what will be available.

No holds — Cash or Venmo only for in-person purchases

You must pickup in person, in Rensselaerville, NY

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$10 per Bareroot Tree or Shrub
(some are starting to bud up)

All between 1-3 feet tall

This is a great opportunity to acquire Native, Edible, Medicinal & Pollinator Trees & Shrubs at an amazing prices!

Here’s what we have available in Bareroot stock — there are small amounts of other bareroot trees & shrubs that will be also available at the sale. There will be other plants available, although not included in the sale.

Please bring a bucket, that can hold water, for your plants!

We would be happy to have any plant pots you’re looking to recycle
Also newspapers (for shipping)

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Trees & Shrubs

Bayberry, Northern (Myrica pensylvanica)
Birch, River (Betula nigra)
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Carolina Silverbells (Halesia carolina)
Cherry, Black (Prunus serotina)
Chokeberry, Black (Aronia meloncarpa)
Currant, Black (Ribes americanum)
Currant, Golden (Ribes odoratum/aureum)
Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) living fossil, not native
Dogwood, Silky (Cornus amomum)
Dogwood, Gray (Cornus racemosa)
Elm, American (Ulmus americana)
Hazelnut. American (Corylus americana)
Hickory, Shagbark (Carya ovata)
Highbush Cranberry, American (Viburnum trilobum)
Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)
Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica)
Larch, American (Larix laricina)
Linden, American (Tilia americana)
Mountain Ash, American (Sorbus americana)
Mulberry, Red (Morus, rubra)
New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)
Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
Oak, Burr (Quercus macrocarpa)
Oak, Scarlet (Quercus coccinea)
Persimmon, American (Diospyros virginiana)
Plum, American (Prunus americana)
Plum, Prairie Red (Prunus americana ‘Prairie Red’)
Redbud, Eastern (Cercis canadensis)
Rose, Virginia (Rosa virginiana)
Rose, Wetland/Swamp (Rosa palustris)
Serviceberry, Downy (Amelanchier arborea)
Serviceberry/Juneberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
Serviceberry, Shadblow (Amelanchier canadensis)
Siberian Pea Shrub (Caragana arborescens) - not native
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
Sumac, Winged (Rhus copallina)
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Viburnum, Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
Willow, Bebb (Salix bebbiana)
Willow, Black (Salix nigra)
Willow, Golden (Salix alba vitellina)
Willow, P***y (Salix discolor)

Whatever is not sold at the Bareroot sale will be potted up for our Plant Sale June 1 & 2 and its price will increase (for the time, energy and resources it takes to pot)

You can find us by putting “A Promise to Gaia” into Google Maps which will bring you to the top of our private road
At the top there is a sign “Garden of One’
Come down the road, we are the first driveway on the right about 1/3 mile down.
60 Thunder Hill Road, Rensselaerville, NY

05/05/2024

Hey All!

Last call for the "Edible & Special Native Plant" Sale through the Plant Buying Collective. Plant list below. Shipping or local (Rensselaerville, NY) pick up.

*** These plants are available through the Plant Buying Collective, place your orders there ****

Go to the Plant Buying Collective -- plantbuyingcollective.com/

~ Register/become a Member, it's free to join.
~ Login
~ Click the "Shop" link - this will take you into the various sales
~ Go to the "Edibles..." Sale
~ At checkout you can choose to pick up or have your order shipped

Plants are available for pickup in Rensselaerville, NY or shipping.

All Sales support programs and conservation work at A Promise to Gaia. apromisetogaia.org/

We want offer our heart-felt thanks to all of you that have donated to our programs at A Promise to Gaia. We appreciate your support more than we can ever express!

Check out our Bounty Hunt program!
apromisetogaia.org/bounty-hunt/

*** Edible ***

* Native Aronia Berry 'Viking' (Aronia melanocarpa 'Viking')
* Asparagus, Martha Washington (Asparagus officinalis)
* Cherry, Red Nanking Bush (Prunus tomentosa) — 4 varieties
Cheropugy, Jan, Joel, Joy
* UNUSUAL - Cherry, White Nanking Bush (Prunus tomentosa) — 3 varieties Gabe, Ian, Jules
* Native Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) — 3 varieties -- Ben Lear, Pilgrim, Stevens
* Currants (Ribes nigrum & rubrum) -- 4 varieties - Black, Red & White -- Ben Lomond, Blanca, Tetran Red
* Native Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) - 4 varieties -- Bob Gordon, Native, Ranch, Wyldewood
* Fig, Chicago Hardy (Ficus carica ‘Chicago Hardy’)
* Gojiberry - Phoenix Tears (Lyceum barbarum)
* Gooseberries (Ribes uva-crispa & oxyacanthoides) -- 4 varieties - Black, Purple, Pink -- Black Velvet, Captivator, Jahns Prairie, Jeanne
* Honeyberry/Haskap (Lonicera caerulea) - 6 varieties -- Aurora, Boreal Beast, Boreal Beauty, Boreal Blizzard, Czech 17, Tundra
* Horseradish - Big Top (Armoracia rusticana)
* Jostaberry (Ribes nidigrolaria)
* Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) - 3 varieties -- Balsgrad, Erntedank, Red Sunset
* UNUSUAL - Pineberry (Fragaria x ananassa 'Wonderful')
* RARE & UNUSUAL -- Raspberries, Arctic, Nangoonberry (Rubus arcticus) -- Anna, Beta, Sophia, Valentina
* Raspberries (Rubus idaeus & neglectus) - Red, Purple & Gold --- Addison, Amethyst, Fall Gold
* Rhubarb, Canada Red (Rheum × hybridum 'Canada Red')
* Native Sunchokes/Jerusalem Artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus)

*** Special Natives ***
most are also edible & medicinal

* Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens)
* Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) - 2 varieties --Massachusetts, Michigan
* UNUSUAL -- Black Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)
* Black Huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata)
* RARE -- Box Huckleberry (Gaylussacia brachycera)
* Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
* RARE -- Cumberland Rosemary (Conradina verticillata)
* NEW -- Labrador Tea (Ledum or Rhododendron groenlandicum)
* Maple leaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
* RARE -- Northern Sheep Laurel (Kalmia angustifolia)
* Purple Flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus)
* Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
* Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)

*** Medicinal ***

* Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
* Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)

05/01/2024

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04/05/2024

Last Call for this Native Plant Sale ending on Monday April 8th on the PBC -- Native Trees & Shrubs, Spring Ephemerals & some Edibles (including Pawpaw & Hazelnut)

*** These plants are available through the Plant Buying Collective, place your orders there ****

Go to the Plant Buying Collective -- plantbuyingcollective.com/ -- register and purchase your plants -- special prices for members of the Collective, it's free to join!

Plants are available for pickup or shipping.

All Sales support programs and conservation work at A Promise to Gaia. apromisetogaia.org/

We want offer our heart-felt thanks to all of you that have donated to our programs at A Promise to Gaia. We appreciate your support more than we can ever express!

Check out our Bounty Hunt program!
apromisetogaia.org/bounty-hunt/

*** Sale Closes Monday, April 8 at 11:59pm ***

*** Native Trees & Shrubs ***
American Hazelnut (Corlyus americana)
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Catalpa, Northern (Catalpa speciosa)
Dogwood, Pink (Cornus florida rubus)
Dogwood, Red (Cornus florida rubus)
Dogwood, White (Cornus florida)
Dogwood, Red Twig (Cornus servicea)
Dogwood, Yellow Twig (Cornus servicea)
Hazelnut, American (Corlyus americana)
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
Spicebush, Northern (Lindera benzoin)
Strawberry bush (Euonymus americanus)
Sweet mockorange Philadelphus lewisii)
Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus)
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

*** Native Ferns ***
Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
Cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)
Glade fern (Homalosorus pycnocarpos)
Lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina)

*** Native Spring Ephemerals ***
Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa)
Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
Dutchman Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba)
Indian pink (Spigelia marilandica)
Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
Jacobs Ladder (Polemonium reptans)
Solomon Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
Solomon Seal, False (Maianthemum racemosum)
Trillium, Toadshade (Trillium cuneatum)
Trillium, White (Trillium grandiflorum)
Trillium, Yellow (Trillium luteum)
Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
Turks Cap Lily (Lilium superbum)
Wild Geraniums (Geranium maculatum)

03/08/2024

Hey all you Plant & Earth Lovers!

It’s time for our annual…

Ramp (Allium tricoccum) Sale 2024 — Shipping March/April - May

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Ramps (Allium tricoccum), aka: spring onion, ramson, wild onion, wild garlic, wild leek, wood leek

Ramps are a native, woodland ephemeral perennial. They grow in the early spring and then their foliage dies back as the days warm into summer.

Ramps are considered an “at risk” plant in a number of states due to excessive unsustainable harvesting, and their long development - it takes 7 years from seed for ramps to be able to set seed. We sell ramps to help you and others re-establish this important edible native.

We sustainably harvest our ramps, digging only a portion of the clump of ramps and replanting. Although managing ramps this way takes longer than harvesting en-masse, we still try to offer our ramps at a reasonable price, so that people can get them established on their own properties.

Plants are sold in bunches of 10 for $10 (plus shipping, or pickup in Rensselaerville, NY).

To order, please go to: plantbuyingcollective.com/

If you are interested in larger quantities please contact us at: ramps@apromisetogaia.org We have seen ramps at nurseries for up to $7 per plant.

Proceeds from Ramp sales support our Bounty Hunt program: apromisetogaia.org/bounty-hunt
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We have a limited number of ramps we sell each year so please order as early as possible! Thank you!

Ramps are a Native ~ Edible ~ Medicinal ~ Pollinator plant

Ramps usually grow well in zone 3-7/8 and they like a cool moist environment. Ramps appreciate north or east facing deciduous forest slope and they are very sturdy when in the right environment, we’ve found them growing in many unlikely places. They prefer a soil pH somewhere between 5.0 and 6.5. They like soil that is high in calcium, moist, well-draining, loamy, and enriched with plenty of organic matter. They need to get at least 35 inches of rain a year. They need partial shade to partial sun to grow best. Ramps emerge from the soil when the forest canopy isn’t full, so they still get a good amount of sunlight in the wild during their active growing season.

We are a land conservation/stewardship in Upstate NY called A Promise to Gaia ( apromisetogaia.org/ ), and have been stewarding this land for more than 20 years. Most of our property is wooded, and we have a very large population of ramps that have been basically untouched for years...So much so, that the ramps are starting to crowd each other out. Ramps are considered an “at risk” plant in a number of states due to excessive unsustainable harvesting, and their long development - it takes 7 years from seed for ramps to be able to set seed.

We will begin digging as early as possible, March/April-May and continue through the end of their season (usually the end of May depending on the weather). Ramps do not like the heat and will go dormant in the summer. We are at an elevation of 2000 feet, and so compared with other places, our cooler temperatures can mean an extended ramp season.

What you’ll be supporting:

We began our stewardship of 100+ acres of mountain land in Upstate NY over 20 years ago. Our focus and purpose on this land are to provide stewardship and sanctuary for the Natural world to maintain its own balance with minimal interference from humans. To remain wild and free. To explore the sacred bond between Earth and humans. We are a plant, wildlife, and butterfly sanctuary.

We use the proceeds from Ramp sales to support our programs and fund the maintenance and expansion of native and pollinating species of plants, expanding the lands that we steward, and providing habitat and refuge for animals, insects, birds, and more.

We wish to share this magical space with people that love and respect the Earth, who also wish to contribute to a conservation project through their own presence and mindfulness. We currently offer retreats through The Returning Center ( thereturningcenter.com/ )

Thank you! Rachel & Brian

03/08/2024

Speak kindly to All!

03/01/2024

Yes, this! So very much!

02/27/2024

"There are two kinds of freedom:

the freedom of having things exactly as you like them,
and the freedom of knowing that in any moment, things are exactly as they must be,

just as there are two kinds of victory:

the victory of getting what you want
and the victory of accepting what you are given
and not letting a difficult situation or person get the best of you
or rob you of your peace."

Words by Tahlia Hunter
Artwork by Elaine Bayley Illustrations

02/22/2024

Self-study is a sacred act.

The deeper you go, the clearer you see --

awareness is a divine treasure.

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𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: Stardust Poetry
𝐀𝐫𝐭: “The Walk Home” by Megan AfonArt

02/19/2024

You are and You can!

02/17/2024