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Managing Food Waste During The Pandemic

Filed in: Waste Management written by: Karen Heron
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Municipal services will become increasingly stressed during this pandemic. We all need to take responsibility and manage our own organic waste and thus reduce pressure on these stressed resources.

Tags: food waste,bokashi,reslieince,pikitup

Celebrate Bees on World Bee Day

Filed in: Gardening written by: Karen Heron
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Our pollinators are under threat. Planting pollinator friendly plants not only helps these valuable creatures. You also end up with a beautiful garden.

Tags: bees,butterflies,pollination

Tree Planting Tips

Filed in: Gardening |Environment written by: Karen Heron
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With Arbour Day around the corner, trees come to mind and the important role they play in our world. Not just their environmental impact but also the sheer joy they bring, from planting them to watching them grow tall and steady and ultimately enjoying the shade they provide.

Tags: Tree,Arbor Day

Rethinking A Sustainable Lifestyle

Filed in: Recycling |Environment written by: Karen Heron
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Today, we hear the words reduce, re-use, recycle on a daily basis. But how seriously do we actually take them? And how can we encourage more people to instil the “R’s” as a simple habit, rather than a chore?

Tags: Refuse,Reduce,Reuse,Repurpose

National Honey Bee Day

Filed in: Bee written by: Karen Heron
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The little honey bee is responsible for pollinating 1/3 of all fruits and vegetables and some crops would not produce food at all without bees. These industrious insects have been around for roughly 125 million years and although bee numbers are sadly declining, the remaining survivors continue to act as invaluable resources to our planet and its other residents in numerous ways.

Tags: bee,biodiversity,pollination

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