Click on each image to view tips for gardening sustainably from interpretive panels displayed in the Pounder Vegetable Garden.
Eat a Plant-rich Diet
Replace meat and dairy with high-protein plants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Pickle for Sustainability
Reduce food waste by pickling for longer storage.
Be Water Wise
Helpful tips to conserve water in your yard.
Use Mulch
Conserve water and soil by adding mulch.
Use “Green Manure”
Plant a cover crop to improve soil health.
Practice Companion Planting
Pair plants that provide benefits to you and the environment.
Plant in Succession
Techniques that make efficient use of space and planting times to grow healthy, high-yielding plants.
Plant Perennial Crops
Beautiful, delicious, and good for the environment.
Attract Beneficial Insects
Grow plants that attract insects for pest control and pollination.
Control Pests Naturally
Catch cucumber beetles with low-cost sticky traps.