Fully revised new edition of bestselling instructional guideNew chapter on leaf bees plus expanded coverage of other native bees, key pests, and native plantsNew sidebars about current research, pollination topics, and moreMason Bee Revolution is more than a guide to pollination--it’s a call to action for protecting our food systems, ecosystems, and future. A comprehensive update of the bestselling original, this new edition features expand...

All across the country, food processors, grocers, restaurants, and regular folks throw away perfectly edible food. In fact, every month nearly twenty pounds of food per person is thrown out in the United States, and we consumers are the worst offenders. However, the good news is that it’s easy to reduce waste—while saving money and eating healthier too!Scraps, Peels, and Stems is a comprehensive and accessible guide to how you can reduce food waste in your daily life. Food...

The national media regularly features dire stories on honeybee colony collapse and its danger to our food supply. But there's another, unsung bee that has the potential to save the planet—the mason bee.Mason Bee Revolution explains how docile, hard-working, solitary mason bees (and their compatriots, the leafcutter bees) are even more productive pollinators than honeybees, and keeping them can be a fun, easy, backyard hobby for gardeners, conservationists,...