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GROWMARK Offers Pollinator Garden Program for Youth
Illinois Ag Connection - 02/25/2020

The GROWMARK System would like to help FFA chapters, 4-H clubs and other youth organizations do their part to help sustain and increase the local honey bee population. The cooperative is offering its Pollinator Garden Program for a fifth year for students in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.

Applicants are asked to locate a public place and secure permission to plant a pollinator garden, such as a park, school area or county fairgrounds. GROWMARK will then provide enough seed to plant a 700 square-foot area, as well as educational signage to be placed around the garden.

"More than 150 youth organizations have been part of the program since 2016," said GROWMARK Youth and Young Producer Specialist Karen Jones. "Growing the number of pollinator gardens this year will help provide even more habitat for bees and other beneficial pollinator species."

Clubs wishing to participate should fill out the online application by March 20 at www.bit.ly/2020GMKPollinator They can also obtain more information by calling 309-557-6184.


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