More Than Honey

Last week I watched a documentary called “More Than Honey” on Netflix. While I knew that the world’s bees are at risk, dying at a very rapid pace due to mainly human causes, and while I knew that we humans depend on bees far more than most of us realize, it was still very eye opening. It inspired me to do this illustration, now available in my Etsy shop.

I’ve also decided to create a line of artwork featuring species at risk and donate 50% of the proceeds from each sale to either the David Suzuki Foundation or the World Wildlife Fund. If you love animals and all the other creatures that we live with and depend on, check out my shop and see if there’s anything that strikes your fancy. You’ll get something pretty and the creatures will get some support. Win-win

For more about bees check out: David Suzuki Foundation - solving the mystery of dying bees

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Ithaca Children’s Garden

On the recommendation of some friends, we decided to stay a few nights in Ithaca, NY on our way home from Boston last month. This town in the Finger Lakes area of NY state was like a little slice of heaven for us; we loved the rolling hills and beautiful vistas, the delicious food and craft beer, interesting little independent shops, friendly people and this wonderful permaculture children’s garden.
  
We took the boys to the garden on our first morning in Ithaca and had an amazing time enjoying the beautiful sunshine and exploring the area.  We are big fans of permaculture and our own garden is designed based on its principles, so it was wonderful to see a public space devoted to such a sustainable and beautiful way to grow food.

It’s a tasting garden, and our kids are well-acquainted with eating their way through our yard, so we enjoyed sampling what was ripe and ready. I so wish that we could have taken advantage of some of their children’s educational programs while we were there. It warms my heart to know that its so accessible for the youngest generation to learn about gardening, permaculture and why its so important to change our current practices in order to avoid complete environmental degradation.
 
We’ll definitely be back in Ithaca soon, hopefully next year, and I hope to spend some more time in this lovely garden. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area.