Hi everyone! I know you want raffle tickets and one easy way to get five acorns is to post an event to the Gardening Calendar of Events. It's looking a little sparse right now! But check it out here:
http://garden.org/apps/events/
You get five acorns for each event you post. So what kind of events do you post? Well, I belong to a local botanical garden and they have plant festivals every so often. I also look in the newspaper for ideas. The weekend section often lists plant shows from the different plant societies. Also, on Sunday in the Home or Real Estate section they have a Garden Calendar that lists events. Maybe you're friends with groups on Facebook that are holding a native plant sale or a plant identification walk? Most edible plants have a festival of some kind associated with them. Here it's strawberries, blueberries, kumquats, tomatoes, etc. Do you live near a preserve or nature center that is giving a lecture on pollinators, birds, or other topics relevant to gardeners? I love going out and attending these kinds of events. I even go to plant shows for plants I don't even grow just because it's so much fun to see the different varieties!
And remember - if you attend an event - take pictures! Then, you can add them to the plant database for more acorns! I recently attended a Hibiscus show and earned about 300 acorns from the pictures I posted to the database. Many of them were the first photo we had in the database. So go add some events, attend some events, and help the site (and your acorn stash) grow!
