- USDA screens bee genes, does not find smoking gun.
- Organic industry needs to focus on “wider benefits to avoid losing customers to other ethical issues”. Er … right.
- M.S. Swaminathan talks to the Wall Street Journal. With added video goodness.
- UK newspaper discovers the threatened home of the wild apple.
- Sustainable farming is the way forward for Africa. Course it is.
- Blight resistant potatoes. No, really. They are.
- The Barefoot Beekeeper.
- ICRAF identifies a silver-bullet tree to revive African soils.
“Barefoot beekeeper” is a great nibble! I started my beekeeping adventure reading his book and “Beekeeping for all” by Abbè Warré.
I’ve got two Warré hive and one TBH at the present time.
I suggest http://www.dheaf.plus.com/warrebeekeeping/beeindex.htm too.
Great start point for vertical top bar beekeeping.
Keep buzzing.
Nicola