Is Beekeeping Wrong? (8/21/23)
The Control of Nature Is Beekeeping Wrong? Parasites and pesticides have brought chaos to bee colonies throughout the world. Natural beekeepers want to transform our relationship to the hive. The New Yorker By Sam Knight August 21, 2023 On a hot, pollen-dazed morning this summer, I stopped by the house of Gareth John, a retired […]
Phosphorus Saved Our Way of Life—and Now Threatens to End It (2/27/23)
Phosphorus Saved Our Way of Life—and Now Threatens to End It February 27, 2023 Elizabeth Kolbert The New Yorker Fertilizers filled with the nutrient boosted our ability to feed the planet. Today, they’re creating vast and growing dead zones in our lakes and seas. In the fall of 1802, the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt arrived in […]