The close of the year is always an important time of reflection for me. The start of 2022 was not an easy one.
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The last couple of years has brought significant changes to BGO. In 2020, the first few months of retooling every program was overwhelming (to say the least)--however--we have also had the great opportunity to reflect on, focus, and deepen our work.
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One of the themes folks in the “Regenerative Ag” universe share is a strong belief in collaboration over competition. This is reflective in the way we understand plant communities and animal communities, but also in the way we see each other. These farmers, ranchers, and researchers are open, generous, kind, and collaborative.
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Over the mountains and rivers and through the corn I go to Central and Eastern Nebraska.
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In mid-February took a road trip down to Burroughs Family Orchards to take part in the “Regenerative Almond Field Day,” organized by the Burroughs Family, the Paicines Ranch Learning Center, and the Ecdysis Foundation.
It was a quite moving experience, as the almond/beekeeper/bee relationship is a complicated one.
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Last week I spent two days in John Kempf's "Principles & Science of Developing Regenerative Agriculture Ecosystems" at Paicines Ranch in Central California, and I've emerged with pages and pages of notes, insights, and validations to share!
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I spent every week during bee season for five years; watching nature heal, regenerate, function, and thrive.
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Please join me in welcoming Hattie, Mike, Desiree, and Tony, the newest worker bees in the BGO hive!
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This is the time of year when Southern Oregon’s vernal pools explode with life. I’ve worked out in the Whetstone Savanna Vernal Pool Restoration project for the last five years observing bees and their flowers; watching, listening, and telling their stories as I go.
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An amalgamation of resources, tools, and topics mentioned in Sarah’s “Adventures in Dirt & Honey” keynote.
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Top 9?! Impossible. I went for the top 12 memories of 2021, though it could have been a top 112.
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So hard to narrow it down! All bees are my favorite, but these a probably my most favorite.
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When you love something so much (bees) and feel that your work can make a difference, and you can do even more if you just get this one thing done, and then this one more thing, and then this one more thing… productivity becomes an addiction and everything else falls away.
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The Maasai are a pastoralist people who dominated the landscape of Tanzania, flowing with the wet and dry seasons, just like the African honey bees, and much of the wildlife.
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Think - a pop-up hands-on bee museum for kids! Who will be there? I will be, and hopefully you!
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Join me for a hike on Table Rock! *virtually*
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When I first heard of living "bee fences" to deter elephants from farms - I was in love! As you know I love win-win-win solutions to conservation issues.⠀
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Teachers, group leaders, and homeschool parents - thank you so much for your "Kids and Bees Build Challenge" submissions!
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I went kicking and screaming to the virtual Eco-Farm conference this year.
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“You need a sabbatical.” These were words our former board chair, Ellen, had uttered to me while watching me work myself to a nubbin somewhere around 2016. I brushed it off…
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