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Pollinator Palooza Event at Shepherdstown Public Library

September, 2022 Tagged With: butterflies, gardening, In Print Sep 2022, pollinators, Shepherdstown Public Library

butterfly - D. Pifer photo

The Shepherdstown Public Library is hosting “Pollinator Palooza,” a four-day (Sep 7 - 10), family-friendly program in its new gardens.  Read the Full Story >>

Shade’s Farm is all About the Bees, and Beyond

November, 2019 Tagged With: bees, compost, Curt Shade, pollinators, Shade's Farm, Shepherdstown Farmers Market, Tonic Herb Shop

After completing his master’s from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam in 2011, Curt Shade returned home and started “farming for the market” as a new income for the family farm. Read the Full Story >>

Whose Bees Are These?

June, 2016 Tagged With: agriculture, Colony Collapse Disorder, Eastern Panhandle Beekeepers Association, pollinators, Shade's Farm

Consider this: every third bite of food you take, a bee is responsible for it. The reasons are pretty cut and dry. Almost every crop grown for its fruits, nuts, seeds, fiber, and hay require insect pollination. And without a doubt, the undefeated world champions of pollination are bees. Read the Full Story >>

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