The Häagen-Dazs brand is helping to change the way ingredients are grown to better support bee populations by working hand-in-hand with its farmer suppliers. The internationally-recognized ice cream brand has installed one of the largest, privately funded pollinator habitats on the farmland of its almond supplier in California’s Central Valley. No stranger to helping the bees, the brand aims to impact additional ingredients used throughout its super-premium ice cream portfolio and positively influence sustainable agriculture practices.
The “Häagen-Dazs Loves Honey Bees” program launched in 2008, and today is expanding from research and educational funding to hands-on initiatives that will rejuvenate pollinator habitats to allow native bees to flourish. Located in Chowchilla, California, the habitat consists of six and a half miles of hedgerow and 11,000 native drought-tolerant shrubs and flowering plants, impacting 840 acres of farmland. In order to supply what pollinators need, the Häagen-Dazs brand worked with expert agronomists and the Xerces Society to maximize the impact of the habitat by choosing regional plants that are attractive to pollinators. Looking forward, the team will work to create custom habitats for more of its ingredient suppliers who depend on bees to pollinate their crops.
To view the multimedia release go to:
https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8075051-haagen-dazs-sustainable-agriculture-bees-pollinator-habitats/
In the afternoon of Wednesday 21 March, Mrs Anna Komorowska, First Lady of Poland, will open the Keukenhof International Flower Exhibition in Lisse accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of The Netherlands.
In the period from 22 March to 20 May 2012, a colourful tribute will be paid to Poland, an important export market for flowering bulbs. Poland-Heart of Europe is the theme for Keukenhof 2012. Highlights this year are the exhibition Surprising Poland, the flowering bulb mosaic of Frederic Chopin and a special theme route.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/53795-keukenhof
http://www.BobWalshPlumeriaCare101.com Growing Tropical Flower and Foliage Plants in Chicago.
When it comes to growing tropical plants some gardeners will tell you that these plants cannot be grown in temperate climates.
Fortunately, this is not true. This video shows that tropical plants can be grown successfully in temperate climates.
In temperate climates, gardeners are able to grow beautiful tropical flowering and foliage plants in pots. During the warmer months tropical plants can be grown successfully outdoors.
During the colder months some plants, like Begonia, Caladium and Canna can be allowed to go dormant. Others like Bougainvillea, Croton, Gardenia, Hibiscus, Jasmine and Plumeria, to name a few, can be grown successfully indoors if proper growing conditions are provided.
http://www.BobWalshPlumeriaCare101.com Growing Tropical Flower and Foliage Plants in Chicago.
You can buy the DVD containing this film in high-quality with 8 other films from the-school.org now!
http://www.amazon.com/School-org-Presents-I-Circle/dp/B001JP63F6/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1226446786&sr=8-6
You can buy the DVD on Amazon.com!^
A short film about Flowering Plants written as a haiku.
[Note:This the version 2.5 of 3.0]
For the classroom or for the home.
Enjoy.
Lyrics & Soundtrack
http://safyreschool.com/Eden.html
http://www.the-school.org/
Little Films for a Big Planet.
