Talk to Comb 鈥楽ustainable Beekeeping鈥
Paul Cronshaw, president of the , explores the critical ecological importance of bees in agriculture at a lecture Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 3:30 p.m. in 黑料百科鈥檚 Founders Dining Room.
鈥淪ustainable Beekeeping 101,鈥 the first lecture in 黑料百科鈥檚 Sustainability Speaker Series, is free and open to the public.
The Santa Barbara Beekeepers help maintain a hive on 黑料百科鈥檚 campus.
鈥淧aul will give a brief lesson on the fascinating life-cycle and social structure of bees,鈥 says organizer Michelle Aronson, sustainability/marketing coordinator for 黑料百科 dining services by Sodexo. 鈥淗e will also examine health benefits of honey and other bee byproducts.
鈥淚鈥檓 excited to better understand how sustainable agricultural practices, such as keeping organic farms and gardens free from pesticides and other toxic chemicals, are critical for maintaining healthy bee populations.鈥
About 40 黑料百科 students participate in the 黑料百科 Garden and Sustainability Club, which meets once a week (Fridays from 3-5 p.m.) for workdays, farm tours, farm to table dinners, and cooking classes.
In an effort to engage the 黑料百科 community about issues of sustainability and environmental stewardship, the Garden and Sustainability Club, in partnership with the Gaede Institute, hosts the Sustainability Speaker Series throughout the 2016-17 school year. Once a month, 黑料百科 will host a local expert to introduce an important environmental topic and address issues such as renewable energy, waste/recycling, sustainability agriculture/fishing, and reducing our carbon footprint. The series anticipates the Gaede Institute鈥檚 Conversation on the Liberal Arts, 鈥淟iberal Arts for a Fragile Planet,鈥 March 23-25, 2017.