Welcome to our Bug Hunt Challenge, that comes with a fun photo contest and handy field guide so you can learn more about the insects in your garden.
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Orange dragonfly
Ant friends
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
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American dagger moth caterpillar
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Orange striped oakworm caterpillar
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Winged insect carrying dead spider
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Grasshopper
Can you see the mantis?
Praying Mantis
cute little sweat bee
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Just a sneak peek into a FREE PDF that you or your kiddoes might want to use to sharpen observation skills. This is definitely something we need in this digital day and age. Stop and notice the variety of bugs in your yard and neighborhood. This is exactly why we've created this Bug Hunt Challenge! To join the Bug Hunt Challenge simply 1. Snap a pic of a bug. This week it would be nice if it were a beetle since it is beetle week on the Bug Hunt challenge. And beetles make up a huge portion of in
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black horsefly
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From East Tennessee WildFlowers.com "Milkweed Beetle Labidomera clivicollis / Coleoptera Like most other insects that eat the poisonous (to humans) milkweed leaves, this beetle is very brightly colored. Orange and black, yellow and black, and red and black are warning colors to let predators know that they are either distasteful, venomous, or poisonous." Hmm, monarch butterflies are bright orange and black too! To learn more about the bugs in your garden, join our FREE Bug Hunt Challenge at www.
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This week is the beetle week in our FREE Bug Hunt Challenge and we hope you can enter to win prizes! 1. Snap a pic of a beetle in your garden 2. Post on Instagram with #bughuntchallenge 3. Go to www.growmyownfood.com/bughunt/ and vote for the winning picture Anyone can join in but you must officially enter at www.growmyownfood.com/bughunt to be eligible to win prizes if your picture wins! We will be giving out seeds every week for 4 weeks and in at the end of the month, we will be awarding the w
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This is just one benefit to having a flower garden. It’s such a joy to watch the butterflies fluttering about gathering nectar. #bughuntchallenge, #swallowtail
Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Dark Morph (Papilio glaucus)
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This week is still butterfly week in our FREE Bug Hunt Challenge and we hope you can enter to win prizes! 1. Snap a pic of a butterfly in your garden 2. Post on Instagram with #bughuntchallenge 3. Go to www.growmyownfood.com/bughunt/ and vote for the winning picture Anyone can join in but you must officially enter at www.growmyownfood.com/bughunt to be eligible to win prizes if your picture wins! We will be giving out seeds every week for 4 weeks and at the end of the month we will be awarding t
Ladybug on steroids
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It is still butterfly week here on our Instagram Bug Hunt Challenge!! Join the FREE challenge and get a chance to win seeds every week and the grand prize, @humanegardener's beautiful garden book! 1. Snap a bug pic from your garden or neighborhood 2. Post it on Instagram with the hashtag #bughuntchallenge 3. Go to www.growmyownfood.com/bughunt to enter for the prizes and vote for the best bug picture! #growyourownfood #organicgardening #urbanorganicgardening #organicfood #edibleschoolyard #garde
Butterfly
Beautiful Butterfly
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Observe and interact with your garden this month through our FREE bug hunt challenge. We hope you can join in to really stop, appreciate nature and win some cool prizes! This week... 1. Snap a pic of a butterfly in your garden 2. Post on IG with #bughuntchallenge 3. Login to www.growmyownfood.com/bughunt/ and vote for the winning bug picture! Remember, to win the prize of the week, you have to officially join the challenge on www.growmyownfood.com/bughunt. Next Wednesday. August 15, we will be g
Cucumber beetle hide away
Stink Bugs?
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Ok here's a little secret.... @humanegardener is coming to our next Permaculture Garden webinar to speak about "Encouraging Natural Allies in the Organic Garden!" This is most exciting because her genius lies in looking at the big picture. Whether that be in the garden or in life in general. You cannot miss this woman's webinar She is the most humane human I have had the privilege to know. A gentle, humble and most resilient soul. Just like this beautiful butterfly! Sign-up for our newsletter so
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Inspired by @humanegardener’s webinar on “Encouraging Natural Allies in the Organic Garden,” we’ve decided to put on a “Bug Hunt Challenge” for everyone. Exercise your powers of observation, show off your best bug pics, vote for the winning photo and win @humanegardener’s precious book! #bughunt #bughunting #permaculture #growyourownfood #entomology #gardenbugs
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