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MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)
Tue Jun 18, 2013, 06:11 PM Jun 2013

Save The Bees!




Busy bees help pollinate countless essential plants that make their way into our daily diets. To show just how important they are, Whole Foods removed quite the shopping list from their produce section: apples, onions, avocados, carrots, mangoes, lemons, limes, honeydew, cantaloupe, zucchini, summer squash, eggplant, cucumbers, celery, green onions, cauliflower, leeks, bok choy, kale, broccoli, broccoli rabe and mustard greens from their shelves. Although the store only yanked the fruits and veggies from the shelf temporarily, the scene could be a glimpse into the future, with the harsh reality of dwindling bee populations.

Read more: Whole Foods Shows Customers the Bleak Future of Produce Without Bees | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
http://inhabitat.com/whole-foods-shows-customers-a-future-of-produce-without-bees/




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Save The Bees! (Original Post) MrScorpio Jun 2013 OP
Can I foster parent one bee at a time? Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #1
Stop GMO food and Round-up spraying= Saving the BEES- ruffburr Jun 2013 #2
Damn Skippy! nt MrScorpio Jun 2013 #3
Mark Bedillion, of Hickory, transported thousands of bees from Georgia to Western Pennsylvania! yortsed snacilbuper Jun 2013 #4
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