November 6 a still day

It is interesting to me that the woodpeckers come to the suet hangers near my living room window as I work at the computer. It has a calming effect upon me. Then there is the last sunflower whose petals were curled up and that wasn't going to be able to open before the north wind blew and brought the frost and freeze with her.

I brought the sunflower in and now she is opening the last of her beautiful petals before she says her fond goodbye. She came to show us her beauty first. I kissed her.

Happy Tonics Store News

Happy Tonics is having a Grand Opening of its store:
25 Fifth Avenue, Shell Lake, WI, August 3 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

OPEN:

Summer: Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Winter: Thursday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Specializing in Indigenous art, fine art, hand woven rag rugs, butterfly quilts, native seed for crops, prairie and monarch butterfly, books, DVDs, collectibles, home decor, costume jewelry and more.

Enjoy an environmental film or explore our reference library while at Happy Tonics Gift Store.

Visit My Favorite Things/Sarona Jewelry next door while in Shell Lake and Happy Tonics, Inc. Native Wildflower and Butterfly Garden while in town.

Climate Change Native Wildflower and Butterfly Habitats in Wisconsin [wowcrowd]

Climate Change Native Wildflower and Butterfly Habitats in Wisconsin [wowcrowd]

Happy Tonics has new home in Shell Lake, Wisconsin

The nonprofit is moving next door to 25 Fifth Avenue, Shell Lake, Wisconsin. This store has more windows, floor space and windows. We hope you will come and visit. The store features local fiber art, native seed, teas, herbs and spices, books, collectables, costume jewelry and home decor. Look for all things butterflies and more.

We are a nonprofit environmental education organization and public charity. Happy Tonics, Inc. implemented a Native Wildflower and Butterfly Garden in Shell Lake. This habitat is a restored remnant tallgrass prairie.

Hours in Summer: May - October - Tues. - Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Hours in Winter: November - April - Thurs - Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Climate Change Native Habitats and Community Gardens in Wisconsin · Brighter Planet

Climate Change Native Habitats and Community Gardens in Wisconsin · Brighter Planet

Climate Change Native Habitat and Community Garden · Brighter Planet

Climate Change Native Habitat and Community Garden · Brighter Planet

Tabitha Brown, Environmental Education Intern, at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College, in Hayward, Wisconsin, has been busy recruiting the student body to Sign Up and VOTE for Happy Tonics grant proposal Climate Change Native Habitat and Community Garden at Brigher Planet.

Brighter Planet sent emails to their member base of 100,000 and again the numbers jumped up. We only have till Monday, February 15, to RECRUIT you to help us with our grant proposal. Won't you please sign up and VOTE so that we can fund our projects? We are a grassroots nonprofit and our mission is: Sanctuary for the Monarch Butterfly and Food Safety Issues.

It is going to take more than VOTES to protect Mother Earth at this important time to adapt to Climate Change. It is about all of us. Your grandchildren may ask someday, what did you do during the Great War for the Earth?

Bless your hearts where ever you are.

Day Eight – You did it! You got us over the hump with 100 VOTES

Happy Tonics wishes to thank VOTERS for getting us to a milestone at Planet Earth Climate Change Native Habitat and Community Garden Shell Lake grant proposal. 100 VOTES qualifies us to be eligible for another round at a future date. New Orleans' worthy grant is in top right now. That was a great game yesterday. Thank you Saints for quite a show. You deserve every minute of your success and the blessings you are sharing with New Orleans right now.

Good News! Happy Tonics was given permission today to implement a raised bed garden at Friendship Commons, the senior center. Washburn County Public Land and Land Sales unanimously approved the project. Happy Tonics received a grant from Leopold Education Project and Pheasants Forever to fund the project. Sustainability starts from the bottom up with one garden at a time. The Girl Scouts of Shell Lake will implement the project.

With your help, we can continue our Morph Your Mind Environmental Education Programs throughout the region. The nonprofit is growing but the budget is always the same, struggling as a nonprofit grassroots organization. This grant from Brighter Planet would be a big help to us.

Hope to see your VOTES soon. Be happy Voters where ever you are.

Photo: Libby is a happy butterfly with her own nectar flower.

Photo: Chimayo chili peppers from Chimayo, New Mexico. Heirloom seed.

Climate Change Native Habitat and Community Garden · Brighter Planet

Climate Change Native Habitat and Community Garden · Brighter Planet

Climate Change Native Habitat and Community Garden · Brighter Planet

Climate Change Native Habitat and Community Garden · Brighter Planet

Our little city is a sustainable city, population 1,360. We have the cleanest lake throughout Northwest Wisconsin. The town is diligent on keeping Shell Lake free of invasive species.

Our Native Wildflower and Butterfly Garden is located near the lake. Here is a photo of a community raised bed garden we started at Lakeland Manor senior housing in 2007. Sister Richelle and I are wild for pesto and grow lots of basil in the raised bed community garden.

We know that Washburn County, Wisconsin, is bracing for 8,000 people coming off the unemployment benefits roll. The food pantries are gearing up. Shell Lake is a sustainable city. We have a Farmers Market and need a lot more community gardens. The funding would help us tremendously. A city that can feed itself is sustainable. Please vote.

Day Five - HELP US GET 100 VOTES Over Weekend Brighter Planet

We only need 14 more votes to top out at 100 votes. Please help us achieve our goal to adapt to climate change native habitat and community garden Shell Lake at Brighter Planet at http://www.brighterplanet.com/ Go to Project Fund page REGISTER AND VOTE. We are in 6th position.

Wear your passion and show others you care. Visit www.happytonics.org Click on store and open clothing link to CafePress. All sales support Monarch Butterfly Habitat and Morph Your Mind Environmental Education Program.

Lindy Casey of SalT of the Earth Press created our art wear by artist Kathy Maas. Kathy is a member of Happy Tonics and donated designs.

Climate Change Native Habitat and Community Garden · Brighter Planet

Climate Change Native Habitat and Community Garden · Brighter Planet

VOTES NEEDED FOR CLIMATE CHANGE GRANT

Please REGISTER and VOTE AT www.brighterplanet.com/project_fund_projects/100

VOTE for Climate Change Native Habitat and Community Garden Shell Lake. Happy Tonics is a small grassroots nonprofit that implements a monarch butterfly habitat and wants to help community to feed itself through community garden, cut down on greenhouse gasses and distance of 1,500 miles from farm to table. Let's help a community be self sufficient. Thanks!

Climate Change Native Habitat and Community Garden · Brighter Planet

Climate Change Native Habitat and Community Garden · Brighter Planet