Read our recent Facebook posts.
Pollinator Month Action: Tell @Kroger to STOP selling food grown with toxic pesticides. PPAN participated in a food testing program that found Kroger brand foods to have pesticides that kill monarch butterflies and bees — which puts our entire food supply at risk. #SaveTheBees foe.org/news/customers-demand-kroger-stop-selling-food-grown-bee-killing-pesticides/
Boulder area folks - would you to get hands-on experience learning how to maintain a pollinator garden and spend a few relaxed hours next to the creek with a native plant expert, while helping to create a beautiful garden that the whole community can enjoy? Volunteers are needed to help with the newly-constructed pollinator garden at the Rayback Collective on Monday afternoons from 4-6 p.m. Sign up at BeeBoulder.org.
Smart little guys!
Bees can link symbols to numbers, study finds
phys.org
We've learned bees can understand zero and do basic math, and now a new study shows their tiny insect brains may be capable of connecting symbols to numbers.What a great idea!
thehill.com
Minnesota lawmakers have greenlighted a new program to pay homeowners in the state to transform their lawns into bee gardens in efforts to counter the declining bee population.Agriculture is a major contributor to climate change and biodiversity loss. But, we can all make a difference with our choices. Some activist chefs are leading the way!
Climate solutions: now served in restaurants everywhere
grist.org
A growing legion of activist chefs is raising awareness of environmental and social sustainability, and helping to make the world healthier for everyone.