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Why are Bees Disappearing & What Can We Do to Help Their Populations?

  • Nov 7th, 2008
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  • Edible Gardens, Fertilization, Food, Fungi, IPM, Insects, Sustainability, bees, herbs, pesticides, pests, pollenators, pollution, vegetable gardening
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    • Anyone in tune with popular media has heard that bee populations are dieing out and have been in decline for several years. In my own very diverse garden I’ve noticed a huge decline in honeybees. I use no pesticides, and I provide a diverse array of food sources for all bees. Still, this year my [...]

    Listening to Plants Continues to Teach

  • Aug 14th, 2008
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  • and now for something completely different, books, pollution
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    • Today I read that researchers are listening to the noises plants make to determine what kind of pollution they’re putting up with. Basically, the type of soundwave the plant puts out tells the scientists if there is a pollution issue going on and what kind of pollution is at hand.
    Is this a surprise to anyone [...]