flowers for the bees

by Nicole Wines The early part of the winter of 2015 will be known as one of the warmest on record for the Northeast US, the temperate region where our gardens plots and other EcoCulture projects are currently located. The last few weeks have brought about a burst of color, […]

December Showers Bring…December Flowers?!

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by Nicole Wines Honeybees and other pollinators need our help. We humans have moved (forced) honeybee and pollinator species around and between continents, contaminated their food sources, and been a huge cause of stress on their health and environment. Raíces EcoCulture started its Apiculture Initiative in the spring of 2014 […]

D.I.Y. Fridays – 10 Ways You Can Help the Bees ...

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by Nicole Wines We’ve got spring fever at Raíces and we can’t wait to start planting our veggies, greens and herbs and lots of flowers for the bees and other pollinators.  By this time last year we were already harvesting our first baby lettuce, but the cold and the snow […]

Raíces Micro Farm Update – Signs of Spring…Shoots and Sprouts

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