• Q & A with The Xerces Society

    In the second edition of our series about the organizations we support at Harvest Market, we introduce The Xerces Society. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is “an international nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. The name is derived from the now extinct Xerces Blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces),…

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  • Bee Better Certified

    As a consumer, you will soon have another label to help guide you in choosing ethical, environmentally-sound products: a certification for foods produced on bee-friendly farms. Recognizing the growing threats facing pollinators around the world—and a huge percentage of agriculture as a result—as well as increased consumer interest in combating those threats and wanting to…

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  • Our Pollinator Garden

    In the spirit of conservation and community, Harvest Market has joined two of our fellow local businesses in the creation of a Pollinator Garden in Hockessin. What began as an idea from our next door neighbors, Charles and Kathy Shattuck from Wild Birds Unlimited, is now a beautiful and blossoming pollinator garden in our own…

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  • Bring Back the Pollinators

    Excerpted from The Pollinator Partnership and The Xerces Society The Buzz on Pollination Pollination occurs when pollen is moved within flowers or carried from flower to flower by pollinating animals such as birds, bees, bats, butterflies, moths, beetles, or other animals, or by the wind. The transfer of pollen in and between flowers of the…

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