OFFERING FREE LIVE ZOOM VIDEOS FOR SCHOOLS IN 2022!

  From January to December we will be offering free live zoom videos every other week!!  Send us an email using the button below to start booking your zoom meeting today! Make sure to check your junk folder too for our reply.

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Why do Monarchs need help?

The Monarch population has lost over 80% of its population in the past 20 years.  There are many reasons this has happened with habitat loss as one of the largest factors, followed by chemical use in agriculture and environmental changes.
​  Milkweed is their sole food source as a caterpillar, relying on the toxins inside Milkweed to give them their self-defense mechanism against predators.  Without Milkweed habitats the Monarchs will vanish.

Our Strategy

We are a for-profit social enterprise, this means we use a portion of our profits from our online store to increase habitat, awareness, and care for the Monarch butterflies through our various programs!

What we do.

~Provide products hand crafted with Milkweed bio-mass for sale in our shop page
~Provide Consulting services for communities interested in increasing their Eco-tourism
~Provide in-class/online education sessions for School Children and adults​

We are always evolving year after year and will add services as they arise

Monarch Lodge
Program

We provide the tools, training, and support to a community center for them to successfully raise and release Monarch Butterflies.
This program is best suited for places where there would be people around once a day to care for the Monarchs such as;
  • Retirement Communities
  • Correctional Institutes
  • Youth Programs

Free Milkweed Seed Giveaway

Create habitat by taking part in our free Milkweed Seed Giveaway! Send us a pre-stamped and addressed envelope to Monarch Homestead, PO BOX 1017, Melita, MB, R0M 1L0 and we will send back a package of Swamp or Oval-Leaved Milkweed seeds with growing instructions!

Monarch Homecoming Festival in Melita, MB

The first Saturday in June is our Annual Monarch Homecoming Festival in
​ Melita, MB!
  • Fun children activities
  • Local Vendors and Crafters
  • Great food and cake!
  • Info sessions on Monarchs and Bees
  • Milkweed and Pollinator Plants!
Christine Reilly
Received three double butterfly kits this summer. All but one of our beauties made it all the way through. Was the best experience I, those friends who purchased kits, and my family have ever had. So thankful we found Monarch Homestead ​"

About Us

Natasha and Danial Forster are the "Ma & Pa" owners of Monarch Homestead, started in April of 2017 we have raised and released over hundreds of Monarchs raised from rescued Caterpillars found alongside fields about to be sprayed.  We have very big hopes for the future and want to change how people feel about Common Milkweed in the Province of Manitoba!

49 Government Road         Melita, MB          MonarchHomestead@Gmail.com

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