Month: December 2014

  • Public Service Commission Urged to Reject Venture-Fracking Scheme

    Public Service Commission Urged to Reject Venture-Fracking Scheme

    ECFL News, Editorial Florida’s Public Service Commission (PSC) has the opportunity to act in the best interests of Florida’s environment and its citizens.  The PSC is the agency tasked with regulating fees and rates charged by utilities that operate in the state.  Florida Power and Light is petitioning the PSC to be allowed to charge…

  • Loquat Festival Newsletter #4

    Loquat Festival Newsletter #4

    Florida Loquat Festival News No. 4 – December 2014 Celebrating Florida’s Urban Fruit An Ecology Florida/Friendship Farms & Fare Annual Event Here is Your December issue of the Florida Loquat Festival News Your interest and support of the Florida Loquat Festival is appreciated.  We’ve added additional subscribers since our last issue, and we look forward to…

  • Multiple Stressors Impacting Honey Bee Colonies

    Multiple Stressors Impacting Honey Bee Colonies

    by Melissa Gunter Pollen can be transferred via wind, gravity, water, mammals, birds, bats or insects. Out of the approximately 100 crop species that provide 90 percent of the world’s food, 71 are pollinated by bees. Pollination is necessary to begin seed and fruit production in flowers. Approximately 90 percent of all plant species require…

  • Commitment and Context: The Good Story of the Seed Kiosk in New Port Richey

    Commitment and Context: The Good Story of the Seed Kiosk in New Port Richey

    Commitment and Context: The Good Story of the Seed Kiosk in New Port Richey Dell deChant New Port Richey has the only Seed Savers Exchange sales site in the Tampa Bay Region. Here you will find organic, heirloom seeds that serve to protect our seed heritage and promote sustainable gardening and growing. So, the dedication of…