Hey friend, you're in!

Thank you so much for joining the Mindful Fall CleanUp challenge.

We’re about to take the stress and mystery out of cleanup season, in small steps that you can do in just a couple hours a week.

Over the 10 week challenge period, starting Sep 7, you will:

→ Spend intentional and mindful time with the land you tend.

→ Learn EarthCare tasks that are helpful to plants, pollinators and wildlife.

→ Practice EarthCare skills with simple instructions + resources.

→ Enjoy precious time observing + interacting in your Place…the foundation for all your future EarthCare projects, plans, goals and dreams.

→ Get support from the LadyBugs and other land stewards who are taking the challenge alongside you, through our EarthCare Community Facebook Group (free) or the special offer below to access Kendra 1:1 for 6 weeks during the challenge.

By the end of this challenge, your gardens will be ready to support pollinators, beneficial insects and wildlife through the winter. The things you do (and DON’T do) this season are setting up your landscape to thrive next year. Every part of the cycle is important.

“Cleaning Up” mindfully means…

• Slowing down instead of rushing to chop, cut and clear.
• Carefully observing what’s present in the landscape and what it’s doing there - maybe even researching its ecological function or service - before making big changes.
• Focusing on pollinator health, which is connected to the health of plants, soil, water, other wildlife, and ourselves.

Mindful CleanUp is not a conventional lawn and garden approach, because it’s part of a grounded EarthCare practice, and that shifts our focus away from human-centered action to Earth First intention.

Here are some things we’re NOT going to do in the challenge

• Prune live growth on trees and shrubs. Wait for late winter, early spring.

• Remove leaves or send them to the landfill. We will share why!

• Use chemical fertilizers, pesticides or any other toxic materials.

Because you’re here, we know you care deeply about Earth and you’re ready to do things differently with your landscape. We’re so grateful for humans like you who are making a real difference in slow, small, meaningful ways - right where you are.

How To Get Started: 

You will receive your challenge emails on Thursday each week, starting Sep 7, and challenge #1 is coming up! Here’s what you can do today to set yourself up for success.

1. Join the EarthCare Community Facebook Group. This is your hub where you’ll be able to talk to other land stewards, and the LadyBugs will be around to answer questions. EarthCare is better together ♡ if you want 1:1 support from Kendra, there's a new offer below! 
   
   

2. Explore the 3 Core Routines of EarthCare: 3 Day Sit Spot Challenge, Nature Journal Prompts, and NEW Land Walking Mini Course. We created these free, easy resources to make EarthCare accessible to everyone, right where they are. These core routines are super simple and don’t require a big time commitment, so if you choose, you can add them in during the Mindful Fall CleanUp Challenge to enhance your experience and build your foundations.
   
   

3. Grab our Ultimate Mindful CleanUp Bundle. This resource is packed with our best DIY guides, checklists and tips for Mindful CleanUp in all seasons, including our Sheet Mulching tutorial, Weeds 101, Basic Pruning Techniques, and more. The complete digital download package is available here in our Shop!

That’s a wrap for today. Again, welcome! We’re so excited to support you through your Mindful Fall CleanUp Challenge, and on behalf of all the pollinators and wildlife, we thank you =)

See you back here soon with your first challenge!

In community + resilience,

Ps. If you want direct access to Kendra for 1:1 support during this challenge, we've created an easy way to connect via our Slack Space! Jump in for 6 weeks of questions answered in October and November for only $47. Click on the image to join! 

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