Place, Power, And Purpose
Down to Earth: The Planet to Plate Podcast
English - July 26, 2022 04:45 - 53 minutes - 42.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsEducation Science Natural Sciences farmers ranching regenerative agriculture climatechange farming food ranchers scientists sustainable Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Bees date back over 10,000 years on the American continent and are vital to the health of almost every bite of food we eat, but today they face threats from industrialization and habitat fragmentation. Melanie Kirby is a decades-long beekeeper, a scientist, a member of Tortugas Pueblo, and extension educator for the land-grant program at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. Her diverse background gives a perspective on bees and pollinators that brings together Western and indigenous perspectives, and that can help everyone from farmers to urban gardeners play a role in the revitalization of this keystone species.