By Richie Gerber Can you guess the connection between Bees and Headaches? Most people can’t. Here is my first hint: aspirin. Can you now guess the connection? Probably not so here my second hint: Bayer. Still don’t know? Then here is the final giveaway hint which will make the connection obvious, neonicotinoids? Clothianidin aka Poncho® [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Bees and Headaches: What do they have in common?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Paper vs. Plastic: BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag)
Posted in Uncategorized on May 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
By Richie Gerber Back in the mid eighties, when I owned The Bread of Life Natural Foods Stores, Paper vs. Plastic was the controversy of the day. Until then I only offered paper bags. All of us health food guys resisted going to the dark side: plastic. It was at a time when the Natural [...]
Local vs. Organic: The Local Yokels vs. The Organic Fanatic
Posted in Uncategorized on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Richie Gerber It happens to me every time I go to a party or gathering with Julie. Someone always brings up some permutation of an issue regarding the alternative lifestyle in order to, “pick my brain”. I guess these issues are all over the media, making people wonder about them. That’s great. At a [...]
Migrant Bees: Show me the Honey
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
News Flash: 10 Billion Bees descend on California’s Central Valley! This might sound like an alarm or call to action but in fact it is a yearly occurrence. It is the largest migration of “workers” in the US, actually in the world. Every February over 2,200 18-wheelers carrying more than 1.2 million hives from all [...]





