Attention
all road trippers, bikers, and tourists: Here's a great stop in a loop
from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Sacramento Delta area on Sunday,
July 12.
Did you know that one in three mouthfuls of the food we
eat comes as a result of the work of honeybees? These pollinators are
in trouble and that's why Slow Food Delta Diablo
invites you to spend a day at Knoll Farms in Brentwood touring the
farm, eating lunch and learning about honeybees and the important
relationship between thoughtful farmers and mindful beekeepers.
Learn
about the life of the honeybee, the world-wide threat to honeybee
health and what beekeepers and farmers on the urban fringe are doing to
sustain the lives of bees. Learn about bee habitat and what the public
can do to improve and support the lives of honeybees and other
pollinators.
$20 Slow Food members
$30 non-members
$15 students (age 15 and up)
Well-mannered
children under 15 may attend at the student price; however, there will
not be child-targeted activities at this event.
Activities will include a talk and beekeeping demonstration by Alan Hawkins,
beekeeper at organic farms in Brentwood, Tracy, and Marin, a tour of
the farm and bee habitat with Rick Knoll, and a showing of
Pollen-Nation, a short award-winning film that discusses the threat to
bee health. (See movie trailer here.)
Enjoy a delicious lunch that features Knoll Farms honey and produce.
The day closes with a tasting of a variety of artisan honeys from around the country.
Wear light colored clothing and a hat as you will be on a working farm with thousands of bees in the air. Beekeepers are welcome to bring a veil.
Lodging in and near Brentwood.
Map of Brentwood.
(This article also published in examiner.com.)
