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Up close with the art of bee farming

Bees and honey are big business. We get up close and personal with a Southwest Louisiana beekeeper as he shows us the art of maintaining a bee colony.

Richard Jennings: Visit to Varner: Superb Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnays

The keys to the Varners' terrific Chardonnays are meticulous farming and very gentle winemaking techniques.

Organic Farming Isn't Always Sustainable; Another Thing Hurting the Bees

Discovered in Green: Organic farming isn't always sustainable, another thing that's hurting the honey-bees, warming oceans are melting glaciers, and some trees grow better in dirty cities. Fresh news and ideas about our planet's futureSee full coverage Organic farming isn't always sustainable. Though well meaning, eating organic only works on a small scale. When scaled up certain crops, like ...

Sartell student competes at National Geography Bee

A Sartell Middle School eighth-grader is taking his second shot this week at winning the National Geography Bee. Gopi Ramanathan, who won the state Geography Bee March 30 at St.

Are There Environmental Benefits To Organic Farming?

Brett Smith for Redorbit.com While seemingly well intentioned, the organic food movement has generated some common misconceptions over the course of its evolution. The latest example is the perceived the environmental benefits of organic farming, according to a study published in Nature this week. A joint team of researchers from McGill University in Canada and the University of Minnesota found ...