by Amy DuFault | May 23, 2022 | Pond Stories
Have you ever seen a picture of what our ponds look like from space? NASA has some great shots you can check out here. Think about Cape Cod like a big slab of Swiss Cheese with nearly 1,000 freshwater ponds breaking up solid pieces of land. The Cape’s ancient ponds...
by Amy DuFault | May 16, 2022 | Pond Stories
I asked my neighbors nicely for years about clearing trees and dumping their yard refuse at the edges of the pond. As usual, the refusal to admit they were doing anything wrong with their super green grass became status quo. It was “organic.” But then the...
by APCC | May 10, 2022 | Pond Stories
From the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension: “Tune into a vibrant conversation about sustainable fashion on the latest podcast episode of the Groundwater Guardians’ One Drop Leads to Another. Amy DuFault of Southeastern New England Fibershed and Botanical...
by APCC | May 3, 2022 | Pond Stories
We think of the Cape as salty air and coastal beaches, but we have almost 1,000 ponds and lakes on Cape Cod. We fondly call them the jewels of Cape Cod and if you look at a satellite image of the Cape, they are just that. For anyone who is acquainted with a freshwater...
by Amy DuFault | Apr 26, 2022 | Pond Stories
I was recently co-hosting a natural dyeing workshop in Ventura, California with the company I work for. California is no stranger to me being married to a man born and raised in LA and many trips all over California throughout our marriage. What I guess has changed is...
by APCC | Apr 18, 2022 | Pond Stories
Did you know that Cape Cod has nearly 1,000 freshwater ponds? The Cape’s natural ponds are the result of the glaciers that left this area 18,000 years ago. Chunks of glacial ice gouged depressions into the substrate, creating “kettle ponds” that are recharged by rain...
