Your Next Urban Farming Adventure
Those chickens in the backyard are fun. Now that you KNOW how to do it. Considering a next venture? How about this.
LEARNING TO LOVE THE SWARMWith ecology rather than profit in mind, young people in Vancouver BC have taken beekeeping into their own hands. "I used to work at a commercial apiary in Surrey," says Sheilagh McKenna, who now teaches a rare hands-on beekeeping course for young people. Read more at The Tyee
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That's what our friends up in BC are doing. Here in the darkening days of autumn and winter coming soon? It is time to daydream your next urban-farming adventure. The caveat is to not jump into it. Learn, and consider if this will work for YOU.
A FEW GOOD PLACES TO BEGINOregon State Beekeepers AssociationAnd here's one we found that offers upcoming classes from Bee Thinking. More
HERENeighborhood Notes looks like it's filled with good info. Check out
HERE. And we like this for it's overview of the benfits and history of beekeeping. Check out
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