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Chat with Erin Rupp, Pollinate MN: encouraging weeds, old-fashioned flowers, hedgerows for the sake of the bees

Deep Roots Radio
Deep Roots Radio
Chat with Erin Rupp, Pollinate MN: encouraging weeds, old-fashioned flowers, hedgerows for the sake of the bees
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Uniform grasses, manicured farms, absolutely clean fence rows, monocultures as far as the eye can see, bare ground, all-hybrid plantings – these artificial landscapes are robbing us at least twice. Once, because they don’t supply bees and other pollinators with the food and shelter they need. And again because without pollinators, we humans won’t have the diversity of fruits and vegetables we need for our food supply.

So, what to do?

In this Deep Roots Radio interview, Erin Rupp, founder and executive director of Pollinate MN shares observations about the population declines of bees and other pollinators, and why this matters to us – gardeners, farmers and food lovers. She also describes the types of plantings and habitats needed to encourage pollinator growth and health.

I hope you enjoy the interview.

Sylvia