Suburban Wild
Each land owner is the proprietor of a nature preserve; some huge, some as small as a deck garden. What we spray on our lawns and gardens matters to the health of all those other inhabitants who live on our land.
A pair of black-capped chickadees must find 3000 worms to feed its babies. Insecticides poison their food source, damaging the biome that makes the soil alive and healthy.
“There are more microbes in a teaspoon of soil than all of the people on earth.” Those microbes are what holds the soil together and make food nutritious. The chain of life that we are responsible for has its basis in the health of the soil.
This show is created by six related artists: Bonnie Mettler; first born Ky Mettler and youngest daughter Brett Mettler; sister Gail McIntosh and her daughter Maisie Osteen; and sister-in-law Nancy Bruce.
September 1 thru 26
