Edible Native Plants of Colorado Webinar
- Feb 28
- 2 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
Discover how Colorado’s native plants can nourish both people and pollinators!
In this webinar, we’ll dive into Colorado-native plants you can eat, why they matter for local ecosystems, and how to grow vegetables in ways that actively support pollinators. Participants will gain region-specific guidance, garden design tips, and actionable steps to create productive gardens that give back to wildlife.
Thank you to our speakers!
Idelle Fisher is an avid gardener and runs an organic community garden in Denver where she's worked with the members to create pollinator habitat featuring many native plants. Idelle also has a large organic landscape and garden at home and recently replaced her front lawn with a native plant bed. She volunteers with PPAN and Front Range Wild Ones at native plant swaps and in Denver Parks to help take care of the city's pollinator beds.
Idelle grew up in Thornton, Colorado and is a DU Alumni. In addition to gardening, she paints watercolors, sketches, and loves taking photos of gardens, homegrown veggies and pollinators. She runs her own business offering Website Design and Graphic Design, and loves working with green clients that are helping to change the world for the better. In fact, she is PPAN's web designer! Check out her website at: picklewix.com
Rob Greer is a tenant-defense nonprofit attorney by day and a native-plant advocate by night.
His favorite native plants include western sand cherry, bee balm, and prickly pear, and he grows thousands of native plants each year for our local plant swap and for Indigenous groups. Rob takes a special interest in the public health benefits of urban native plants: shade, water conservation, local food, storm runoff, and temperature moderation. He also values their benefits for native fauna, as well as for their sheer beauty.
Rob is an alum of U.C.L.A. and the University of Chicago Law School, and lives in Denver with his wife and two young children.
Did you know that all of PPAN's past monthly webinars are FREE and available on our YouTube?
If you find these webinars and resources valuable, please consider getting involved with PPAN as a volunteer, ordering a Protect Pollinators License Plate, taking the Pollinator Safe Pledge, or becoming a financial supporter. Every dollar goes a long way at PPAN and everyone is needed!
