The free plant stand at Amuseum Naturalis will have extra plants this month.
The beginning of the fall rainy season is a traditional time for planting on St. Martin. To take advantage of the growing season, stop by the Les Fruits de Mer association’s free plant stand at Amuseum Naturalis! Thanks to support from Delta Petroleum, they will have special plants available and some free books about plants.
“We have a free plant stand at Amuseum Naturalis that we stock all year, but right now is the best time to get those plants into the ground,” explained Les Fruits de Mer President Jenn Yerkes. “We give away about 1,000 plants every year. We focus on native tree seedlings, and heritage plants like herbs and fruit tree seedlings. We want to help people create a space for birds and other animals in their backyard or neighborhood. We also want to support local plant traditions.”
Some of the local tree seedlings include calabash, lignum vitae, soursop, coco plum and sugar apple. Heritage plants include paracetamol, stinging thyme, lemongrass and Malabar spinach. The association will be filling the free plant stand with extra stock for the rest of the month. On Saturday, September 25th, they will give away free copies of Plantilles: Plants of St. Martin from 9am to noon while supplies last.
Free copies of Plantilles: Plants of St. Martin will be available on Saturday, September 25th while supplies last.
“We are really happy to support the free plant program,” said Natalia Ayala, Delta Petroleum Island Manager. “At Delta St. Martin, gardening and plant traditions are really important to our employees, families and customers. We love that we can help bring life to the island.”
Amuseum Naturalis is a free museum of nature and heritage in French Quarter.
The free plant stand is located directly in front of Amuseum Naturalis, at The Old House in French Quarter. The plant stand and the museum are always free to visit. Guests are welcome to make a self-guided visit any time during daylight hours, any day of the week. For more information, visit amuseumnaturalis.com.
Delta Petroleum is the sponsor of the free plant stand at Amuseum Naturalis.
[email protected] features educational activities about local nature and heritage, updated daily.
[email protected] provides fun, local learning activities for free. It was created by the Les Fruits de Mer association to support learning and lift spirits during the 2020 pandemic lockdown. Due to the delay in opening schools this fall, the program has been relaunched with lots of great new activities.
“Our mission is to promote learning about local nature and heritage,” explained Les Fruits de Mer President Jenn Yerkes. “The [email protected] program shares coloring pages and all kinds of fun activities that teach kids about the amazing stuff around them on St. Martin. The pandemic has created big challenges for educators and families. We hope these materials help parents, kids, teachers and youth groups during this time.”
[email protected] activities are being published on the Les Fruits de Mer website every day. All of the materials feature the nature and heritage of St. Martin. Printouts of coloring pages and activities are also available at Amuseum Naturalis in French Quarter. Teachers and youth group leaders are encouraged to contact the association for additional resources and materials.
Free printouts of [email protected] coloring pages and activities are available at Amuseum Naturalis in French Quarter.
You can find all the [email protected] materials at: https://www.lesfruitsdemer.com/category/athome/. New activities are added daily. This project is made possible by support from the Collectivité de Saint-Martin, the Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires, and Delta Petroleum.
