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Vanishing of the Bee's : If we want to continue to eat fruits and vegetables, then we need bees. A single colony of bees can pollinate over 100,000 flowers in one day. This is why it is extremely disturbing to know that the population of bees is continuing to decrease at an alarming rate. I am convinced the reason we are losing bees is because of how we treat them. We are feeding them artificially, raising queens artificially and have turned them into "industrial bees". Not only that, but honest honey farmers are having to compete with artificial honey. This fake honey is being sold as real honey at cheaper prices which is creating a terrible cycle for the honey farmers.

Dirt the Movie : This movie does an extremely good job at showing the connection humanity has with dirt, dirt's importance to life, and our existence on earth. Healthy dirt is every bit as important as water, because dirt is a building block in which life comes from and life is sustained. Like many other things, humans are chipping away at our natural resources, and not taking care of these precious resources. Without healthy dirt, it is extremely hard to survive severe climate events, and this is just one reason why we need to protect it.

Factory Farms : I wasn't able to find any Factory Farms in San Francisco, but there are some close by in the Central Valley and south of SF. I had not been aware of these farms before.

Compost : I currently don't compost, but I put waste that qualifies in the compost bin. If I had more space in the yard and time, I definitely would have my own compost pile where I would put compostable waste in because of all the benefits it gives to the environment.

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  1. Caitlin WintonOctober 7, 2018 at 8:13 AM

    Hi Jordan,
    How crazy is it that a single colony of bees can pollinate around 100,000 flowers a day? Where would we be without the bees? It's so scary to think that they are dying at massive rates

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  2. UnknownOctober 7, 2018 at 10:44 PM

    Hi Jordan,

    I also think it is the way we do not care for the bees, that we are creating these problems like CCD. I thought it was crazy that they artificially inseminate the queen bees and replace the original ones with younger ones!

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