An article at The Atlantic talks about a study showing that grazing lands provide critical habitats for wild bees and other pollinators. The research was led by Berkeley environmental sciences professor Dr. Claire Kremen, among the world’s foremost pollinator authorities. The team evaluated the role of wild pollinators, concluding that they are essential to our [...]
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A Telegraph article got me thinking about old farming and land management techniques, including traditional British Hedge laying. From there I wondered what Gabriola’s pioneers and early settlers did to enclose their livestock. It’s not like they were able to wonder down to Arbutus Building Supplies and buy a bunch of wire fencing, after all. [...]
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Are Gabriola bees in trouble? The Vancouver Sun reports that 90 per cent of bee colonies have been wiped out on Vancouver Island. Since Gabriola is so close to Vancouver Island, it’s hard to imagine that our bees have fared much better. If bees don’t polinate your veggies and flowers, and if bees don’t pollinate [...]
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There seems to be much interest in food security and sensible farming practices on Gabriola. (On Tuesday Robin Wheeler will speak about her book, Food Security for the Faint of Heart. See Gabriola events calendar for details.) If those topics are close to your heart, check out this article from the Daily Mail: Now my [...]
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