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Pollinator Palooza Event at Shepherdstown Public Library

September 1, 2022 Tagged With: butterflies, gardening, In Print Sep 2022, pollinators, Shepherdstown Public Library

butterfly - D. Pifer photo

The Shepherdstown Public Library is hosting “Pollinator Palooza,” a four-day (Sep 7 - 10), family-friendly program in its new gardens.  Read the Full Story >>

Shade’s Farm is all About the Bees, and Beyond

November 9, 2019 Tagged With: bees, compost, pollinators, Shade's Farm, Shepherdstown Farmers Market

After completing his master’s from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam in 2011, Curt Shade returned home and started “farming for the market” as a new income for the family farm. Read the Full Story >>

Whose Bees Are These?

June 1, 2016 Tagged With: agriculture, Eastern Panhandle Beekeepers Association, pollinators, Shade's Farm

Consider this: every third bite of food you take, a bee is responsible for it. The reasons are pretty cut and dry. Almost every crop grown for its fruits, nuts, seeds, fiber, and hay require insect pollination. And without a doubt, the undefeated world champions of pollination are bees. Read the Full Story >>

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