@MattSmithKIRO7 We appreciate you diving into the plight of the honeybee - months before murder hornets captivated the headlines!
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Rainy Day Bees
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Rainy Day Bees
@rainydaybees
Neighborhood specific honey in North Seattle and Shoreline.
Seattle, WA Katılım Ocak 2015
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Earlier this year I spent time with beekeepers who say — they’re exhausted. The Asian giant hornet is just the latest in a LAUNDRY LIST of issues that are killing off bees... and whether you know it, or not, that will affect the food on your table. 2/
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Tonight at 6p on @KIRO7Seattle, we go beyond the hype of the #MurderHornet moniker... the Asian giant hornet spells trouble for Washington state — and while it carries a scary new nickname, the focus may shift in the coming months to agriculture. 1/
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Those are some rainy day bees! Well, actually it was a slightly snowy day in February when we quickly popped our hives open to treat them for varroa mites and talk about the asian giant hornet with @MattSmithKIRO7
Matthew Smith@MattSmithFOX13
Earlier this year I spent time with beekeepers who say — they’re exhausted. The Asian giant hornet is just the latest in a LAUNDRY LIST of issues that are killing off bees... and whether you know it, or not, that will affect the food on your table. 2/
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This innovation panel at #foodtank is making me think of the awesome work that BetaHatch is doing with bugs as food for meat!
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Mark Freeman of @Microsoft sharing how lettuce towers in elementary schools can be good for engaging students in their food and in technology at #foodtank
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Inspiring panel on food innovation at #foodtank - So much great work is being done that needs to grow and spread.
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Let’s keep the value where it’s actually produced! Each click of the supply chain you’re adding value: let’s keep it in region. ~ Stephen Jones, @wsucahnrs #FoodTank
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“Make sure everyone is at the table that needs to be.” Steve Cohen @PortlandBPS #FoodTank
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We tend to work in silos but we must work together with partners. - Nancy Tosta of @tilthalliance at #foodtank
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Community gardens need a lot more support and technical assistance. - Ernesto Fonseca @HaciendaCDC at #foodtank
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Excited to read the @tilthalliance Legacy of Action chronicle and learn more about the local food movement in Seattle. #foodtank
tilthallianceblog.org/2018/03/15/a-l…
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The true cost of food is around health. - Mark Lipson #foodtank
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We need to not only preserve farmland in King County but to make it accessible. - Mike Lufkin @KingCountyWA
#foodtank at the @foodtank Summit
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There isn’t a shortage of would be farmers. But there is a shortage of affordable land and resources. - John Piotti
@Farmland #foodtank #foodsummit
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“Smart conservation practices can prevent climate change.” - John Piotti
@Farmland #foodtank #foodsummit
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“We ought to be subsidizing farmers markets, they are basic infrastructure.” @repblumenauer (pdx) #foodtank #amen
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