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Who are the pollinators?

The spectrum of animal pollinators is much broader than most people realize.  With some 200,000 species world-wide, pollinating approximately 80%…

13 years ago

Resources for beginning farmers at the Maine Agricultural Trade Show

We came home from the Civic Center in Augusta filled with hopeful optimism that lingers with us even now, after…

13 years ago

10 tips to help you stretch your meat-budget

Previously I ranted about budget-meat versus local and sustainably raised meats.  I'm not going to rehash the topic--but you can…

13 years ago

Meat rant

I want to take a moment today to talk about meat.  Actually--I'm going to stand on my soap-box and rant…

13 years ago

The amazing co-evolution of plants and pollinators

When I took that initial foray into beekeeping, I didn't realize just how amazing the act of pollination really is. …

13 years ago

Bombtastic bumblebees

I am a honeybee beekeeper, but the entire spectrum of pollinators fascinates me (this is the driving force behind Runamuk's…

13 years ago

Women’s Work

I think sometimes we don't realize that it wasn't very long ago that women weren't encouraged to participate in what…

13 years ago

What really demonizes Monsanto

It was brought to my attention recently that Monsanto is not bad--it's just a corporation looking to make money.  At…

13 years ago

GMOs, Let’s review

A recap of the health issues with GMOs: Previous posts in the GMO series: What's the problem with GMOs?, How…

13 years ago