Pollinator People dissertation
Exciting news! I have completed my PhD dissertation “Pollinator People: an ethnography of bees, bee advocates and possibilities for multispecies commoning in Toronto and London, ON“. You can read it…
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Planning for Spring, Part 2 Best Plants for a Pollinator Sanctuary
Re-posting my 4-part Planning for Spring series. Part 2: Best Plants for a Pollinator Sanctuary #permaculture #organicgardening #pollinators #savethebees #bees
Do bees have a right to the city?
by Rebecca Ellis This is the written version of a talk I delivered at Minding Animals 4 in Mexico City on January 23, 2018. Bees are experiencing declining populations and/or…
Teenage ecofeminist dreams!!
When I was about 16 years old, I bought a copy of the book Healing the Wounds: the promise of Ecofeminism, edited by Judith Plant at the now closed Macondo…
Bless the bees!
While preparing my talk for the IPC India Convergence, I came across some bee videos I took on my phone in the summer. I cannot wait until next spring when…
The Cheerios #bringbackthebees campaign is a greenwash
It seems that everyone on Facebook is sharing the news that Cheerios is giving away wildflower seeds as part of their campaign to “bring back the bees”. While planting pollinator-loving plants…
Gardening with bees
As gardening season draws to an end – or mostly to an end – in my part of the world (southwestern Ontario), it is important to consider how you can…
The Re-enchantment 