June 2013
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May 2013
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Black Feminism LIVES!: Combahee Pilgrimage May 31-June 3rd! Registration Now Open! Scholarships Available! →
blackfeminismlives.tumblr.com
“The Combahee River Collective was a Black feminist group in Boston whose name came from the guerrilla action conceptualized and led by Harriet Tubman on June 2, 1863, in the Port Royal region of South Carolina. This action freed more than 750 slaves and is the only military campaign…
April 2013
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February 2013
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Fewer Bees In US A Threat To World's Almond Supply →
npr.org
“Bee brokers, beekeepers and almond growers around the state say there’s a shortage of healthy honeybees for this year’s pollination, especially after colony collapse disorder took a higher toll this winter. The disorder, in which honey bees suddenly disappear or die, wipes out thousands of colonies each year.”
Written by the Associated Press. Published 2/16/2013.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=172195289
CONTEST: Name My Farm!
I’m incorporating my farm this year. I’ll be growing mushrooms, expanding my apiary and maybe some other things down the road. The farm and apiary will be on a few sites in DC.
I need name ideas! Drop your suggestions or questions in the ask box. If I pick something you’ve sent, i’ll send you some honey. (US only)
I’ll put up more details about what I’m looking for.
Ram Superbowl Ad Forgets Who Our Farmers Actually Are
Who are America’s farmers actually? Thanks to Latino Rebels blog for reminding us of one of our favorite memes that more accurately reflects reality.
Seventy-seven percent of farm workers were born in Latin America. But you wouldn’t guess if you watched the Dodge Ram’s Super Bowl ad that glorifies the American farmer as God’s crowning creation.
and more that half of the worlds farmers are not men. Thank you Mary, Juanita, Fatima, Gladis, Khadijah, Hazel….
