June is National Pollinator Month, and KidsGardening.org is “Buzzing” with Activities, Inspiration, and Opportunities to Learn About Pollinators

June 20, 2022 KidsGardening

June is National Pollinator Month, making it the perfect time for kids to learn about pollinators, the key role they play in ecosystem and garden health, and why we should care about their well-being. KidsGardening.org, a national nonprofit and leader in the youth gardening movement in conjunction with Little Seeds Kids and Wyman’s are excited to celebrate National Pollinator Month with a wide range of resources, including a new grant opportunity. KidsGardening will also spearhead engaging activities, a fun giveaway, and educational materials for families, educators, and youth organizations to learn about pollinators.

Under Its “Regenerate the Earth and Its Resources” Strategy, One Banana Creates a One-of-a-Kind Project to Restore Pollinator Habitats

April 25, 2022 One Banana

On Earth Day, business leadership and actions toward environment care take more relevance. However, conventional sustainability strategies are being surpassed by efforts that are moving forward to regenerative business models. In this line, One Banana and BeeHub – an organization specializing in the protection and conservation of bees through rescues, creation of native bee sanctuaries and environmental education – began a pilot project at the One Banana’s Natural Ingredients Processing Plant located in the coastal lowland region of Guatemala, to protect pollinators and increase biodiversity.

Stemilt Earns Certification in Bee Friendly Farming

May 3, 2021 Stemilt

Stemilt and their company owned and managed orchards earned their Bee Friendly Farming® certification earlier this month through Pollinator Partnership located in California. Pollinator Partnership and their Bee Friendly Farming® program was created to help ensure the future of both pollinators and sustainable agriculture as it expands across North America and around the globe.

GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance Standard is Third-Party Certification for New Walmart U.S. Pollinator Health Commitments

April 29, 2021 GLOBALG.A.P.

Walmart and the IPM Institute of North America have been working with GLOBALG.A.P. to ensure the suitability of the globally applicable Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard for all Crops (including Combinable Crops, Flowers and Ornamentals, Fruit and Vegetables, Hop, and Tea).

Equitable Food Initiative Named a Qualified Certifying Organization For Walmart U.S.’s New Pollinator Health Commitments

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, announced that it has been recognized as a third-party-verified certification program for Walmart U.S.’s new pollinator health commitments.