Brian Lampert
@brianlampert.bsky.social
Silver jew, Chicago, Growing Edible Trees 🌰🐿️
Fall time to share and plant trees. We have lots of cool baby chestnut trees and very limited fruit trees available. Lets make chicago's future south side super abundant.
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Fall time to share and plant trees. We have lots of cool baby chestnut trees and very limited fruit trees available. Lets make chicago's future south side super abundant.
I saw about 5 of these little guys today as I added trees to CRTI's Canopy Counts map. They were hiding between mulch and plastic tree guards that needed to be cleared out for each tree. Say hello one of Chicago's native lizards, a five lined skink (juvenile)
August 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I saw about 5 of these little guys today as I added trees to CRTI's Canopy Counts map. They were hiding between mulch and plastic tree guards that needed to be cleared out for each tree. Say hello one of Chicago's native lizards, a five lined skink (juvenile)
One and a half months of a growth spurt from one of our baby chestnut trees.
July 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
One and a half months of a growth spurt from one of our baby chestnut trees.
Before and after from the GW garden: today vs 2 years ago
May 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Before and after from the GW garden: today vs 2 years ago
Chicago, go see Parched 2.0 by the Free St Theater www.eventbrite.com/e/free-stree...
May 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Chicago, go see Parched 2.0 by the Free St Theater www.eventbrite.com/e/free-stree...
The chestnut babies are waking up. 🌰
May 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The chestnut babies are waking up. 🌰
🐝 Getting ready for the garden
May 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM
🐝 Getting ready for the garden
Very excited to start reading
April 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Very excited to start reading
We still have plenty of pecan, hazelnut, and chestnut trees to share to anyone in Chicago who has a spot for them to grow. Come join us on the southeast side next week. Reserve your trees: bit.ly/GWHSTrees25
March 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We still have plenty of pecan, hazelnut, and chestnut trees to share to anyone in Chicago who has a spot for them to grow. Come join us on the southeast side next week. Reserve your trees: bit.ly/GWHSTrees25
Seeds collected from chicago spots w/wild forbs and grasses are sprouting after stratifying all winter in plastic containers that I drilled holes thru.
Species so far: evening primrose, purple & yellow coneflowers, common milkweed, partridge pea, foxglove beardstongue, zigzag goldenrod
Species so far: evening primrose, purple & yellow coneflowers, common milkweed, partridge pea, foxglove beardstongue, zigzag goldenrod
March 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Seeds collected from chicago spots w/wild forbs and grasses are sprouting after stratifying all winter in plastic containers that I drilled holes thru.
Species so far: evening primrose, purple & yellow coneflowers, common milkweed, partridge pea, foxglove beardstongue, zigzag goldenrod
Species so far: evening primrose, purple & yellow coneflowers, common milkweed, partridge pea, foxglove beardstongue, zigzag goldenrod
My friends in South Chicago are hosting a tree planting party during the AM of April 5th. Please plant some trees with them and then pick up some trees for your home with us!
March 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My friends in South Chicago are hosting a tree planting party during the AM of April 5th. Please plant some trees with them and then pick up some trees for your home with us!
Join us at Kenwood and/or Washington HS on April 5th to welcome spring with abundance at our spring tree giveaways. Lots of fruit, nut, and keystone species are available for adoption by any neighbors with space. Visit bit.ly/GWHSTrees25 or bit.ly/3Don3Be to reserve trees from either event.
March 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Join us at Kenwood and/or Washington HS on April 5th to welcome spring with abundance at our spring tree giveaways. Lots of fruit, nut, and keystone species are available for adoption by any neighbors with space. Visit bit.ly/GWHSTrees25 or bit.ly/3Don3Be to reserve trees from either event.
Tziki contouring sun puddles on a cold morning
February 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Tziki contouring sun puddles on a cold morning
Here's what showing up for the EPA's How's My Water Quality Tool. I planned for my AP Enviro students to investigate and identify contaminents in local bodies of water like Wolf Lake and the Calumet River but all we got was the loading wheel of death.
January 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Here's what showing up for the EPA's How's My Water Quality Tool. I planned for my AP Enviro students to investigate and identify contaminents in local bodies of water like Wolf Lake and the Calumet River but all we got was the loading wheel of death.
Year two of 'milk jug' stratification and seed starting of local ecotype prairie plants. Seeds are sown densely. Holes are drilled on top and bottom of each container. Plant now and change you local surroundings.
January 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Year two of 'milk jug' stratification and seed starting of local ecotype prairie plants. Seeds are sown densely. Holes are drilled on top and bottom of each container. Plant now and change you local surroundings.
Fall tree nursery update. One year after beginning cold stratification of seeds, we will begin sharing these (mostly chestnut) trees for free this saturday to guests, neighbors, and friends on the southeast side.
November 14, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Fall tree nursery update. One year after beginning cold stratification of seeds, we will begin sharing these (mostly chestnut) trees for free this saturday to guests, neighbors, and friends on the southeast side.
My community garden is sharing trees with any guests on the southeast side. Come hang and adopt some cool baby fruit and nut trees Saturday November 16th. Lets act to make the neighborhood more ecologically resilent and grow delicious perennial foods.
November 2, 2024 at 9:05 PM
My community garden is sharing trees with any guests on the southeast side. Come hang and adopt some cool baby fruit and nut trees Saturday November 16th. Lets act to make the neighborhood more ecologically resilent and grow delicious perennial foods.
Come plant some trees tomorrow in south chicago from 11am-2pm
October 19, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Come plant some trees tomorrow in south chicago from 11am-2pm
Canceling all plans today. The closet is off limits.
September 28, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Canceling all plans today. The closet is off limits.
You can find me repping GW and sharing about our perennial food work Tuesday October 8th at the Savanna Institute's Perennial Farm Gathering 🌰
September 28, 2024 at 12:05 AM
You can find me repping GW and sharing about our perennial food work Tuesday October 8th at the Savanna Institute's Perennial Farm Gathering 🌰
My first chestnuts for planting arrived yesterday.
September 27, 2024 at 10:39 AM
My first chestnuts for planting arrived yesterday.
June tree nursery update: lots of trees to share with the neighborhood in the fall
June 29, 2024 at 9:12 PM
June tree nursery update: lots of trees to share with the neighborhood in the fall
This moth landed on my bag and chilled for 3 hours today.
June 21, 2024 at 4:19 AM
This moth landed on my bag and chilled for 3 hours today.
Our school air quality was stuck in the red all day in a 70 year old building where ventilation only happens when you open the window.
I had to stop garden setup today because my asthma was kicking up. Our students reside in Chicago areas with the highest asthma rates.
I had to stop garden setup today because my asthma was kicking up. Our students reside in Chicago areas with the highest asthma rates.
May 17, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Our school air quality was stuck in the red all day in a 70 year old building where ventilation only happens when you open the window.
I had to stop garden setup today because my asthma was kicking up. Our students reside in Chicago areas with the highest asthma rates.
I had to stop garden setup today because my asthma was kicking up. Our students reside in Chicago areas with the highest asthma rates.
Thanks to design ideas for rodent protection from @buildsoil.bsky.social my school's garden has lots of chestnuts and fruit trees sprouting to share with neighbors on the southeast side of chicago beginning this fall. 🌰🌱🍊
May 13, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Thanks to design ideas for rodent protection from @buildsoil.bsky.social my school's garden has lots of chestnuts and fruit trees sprouting to share with neighbors on the southeast side of chicago beginning this fall. 🌰🌱🍊