The Future of Food – Native Bees by Guest Blogger: Dave Hunter of Crown Bees: We know there are huge differences in how pollen is carried by the European honey bee and our native bees. Relatively unknown, people are surprised to learn that hole-nesting native bees like our mason and leafcutter bees are actually much better pollinators than honey bees.
Research shows that mason bees can significantly increase the yield of…
Developing a relationship between primary pollinators and growers. — In This Podcast: Realizing that his apple trees were barely producing compared to his neighbors, Dave Hunter found the answer was mason bees. His hobby increased his harvest, and eventually his new passion developed into…
397: Michael Bell on Part Time Urban Farming. Being bit by the urban farming bug and loving it. Michael is a Physical Education teacher and father of four who in…
387: Daniel Oladokun-Dybowski on a Casa Grande Community Garden. Empowering a community by growing food together. Daniel is an urban gardener with big hopes of solving major world problems by…
348: Megan Vollstedt on Value of a Start-up Accelerator. Helping agricultural technology startups. Megan is the executive director of the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator, bringing with her more than six years…
330: Ben Hartman on Growing Lean Vegetables. Finding efficient processes to help make farming productive. Ben is the author of The Lean Farm (winner of the prestigious Shingo Award), and The Lean…
327: Robert Reeder on Protecting Banana Crops. Paying attention to the pests and diseases that affect crops. Robert is a plant pathologist working with the Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences…
Greg meets Robbie who is not a farmer or gardener but really has a story to tell that can make a difference. Robbie was inspired by some honeybees and decided to learn more about them. Her research eventually led her to write an environmental fiction book for middle school kids to help them understand and appreciate the honeybees and the challenge of colony collapse disorder.
