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SLOW U: Bees? Think Global! Act Local! at Astor Center
September 23, 2009 (Wed)
from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
New York, NY
Cost: $45
Event ID #265767
Norm
Cote (pronounced kotay), a native of Canada, and his sons, Andrew and
Michael, are third and fourth generation beekeepers located in the
historic Silvermine district of Connecticut. There, at their Silvermine
Apiary, they do no less than tend 200 hives and plot the future of
honey bees. For, in addition to tending bees, Andrew is the founder of
two organizations dedicated to the advancement of beekeeping.
Globally, Bees without Borders is dedicated to teaching beekeeping as a way to alleviate poverty in economically depressed areas of the developing world. Norm and Andrew have worked in Iraq, Nigeria, Guatemala, India, and, most recently, Uganda with orphanages and women's cooperatives. On their journeys, Norm and Andrew teach beekeeping and help start beekeeping enterprises.
Locally, the New York City Beekeepers' Association is an organization of urban beekeepers, and sympathetic honey lovers, in a city where beekeeping is illegal. For the fear of stings, our city has deprived us of truly local honey and the prospect of honey production supporting local agricultural projects and incomes. But, the buzz is that city bees may soon loose their stigma, becoming legal.
Join Andrew for a sweet evening of honey tasting and a talk about Bees without Borders and the NYC Beekeepers' Association, and the future of urban bees. In addition to Andrew's splendid honey, we will sample mead, wine made from honey.
Proceeds from this event will benefit the activities of Bees without Borders and Slow Food NYC.
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Globally, Bees without Borders is dedicated to teaching beekeeping as a way to alleviate poverty in economically depressed areas of the developing world. Norm and Andrew have worked in Iraq, Nigeria, Guatemala, India, and, most recently, Uganda with orphanages and women's cooperatives. On their journeys, Norm and Andrew teach beekeeping and help start beekeeping enterprises.
Locally, the New York City Beekeepers' Association is an organization of urban beekeepers, and sympathetic honey lovers, in a city where beekeeping is illegal. For the fear of stings, our city has deprived us of truly local honey and the prospect of honey production supporting local agricultural projects and incomes. But, the buzz is that city bees may soon loose their stigma, becoming legal.
Join Andrew for a sweet evening of honey tasting and a talk about Bees without Borders and the NYC Beekeepers' Association, and the future of urban bees. In addition to Andrew's splendid honey, we will sample mead, wine made from honey.
Proceeds from this event will benefit the activities of Bees without Borders and Slow Food NYC.
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