[PCA] Fwd: [Pollinator] This is what your grocery store looks like without bees

[De Angelis, Patricia]

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From: Matthew Shepherd <mdshepherd at xerces.org>
Date: Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 3:09 PM
Subject: [Pollinator] This is what your grocery store looks like without
bees
To: pollinator at lists.sonic.net


The University Heights Whole Foods Market in Rhode Island did an amazing
thing. They removed pollinator-dependent products from their shelves—and
the store looked bare.****

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http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/06/12/4938863/this-is-what-your-grocery-store.html
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*This is what your grocery store looks like without bees.*

Whole Foods Market® partners with The Xerces Society to "Share the Buzz"
and protect pollinator populations****

By Whole Foods Market ****

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PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 12, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ -- One of every three bites
of food comes from plants pollinated by honeybees and other pollinators.
Yet, major declines in bee populations threaten the availability of many
fresh ingredients consumers rely on for their dinner tables.****

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(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130612/DA27199)****

(Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121015/DA92273LOGO)****

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To raise awareness of just how crucial pollinators are to our food system,
the University Heights Whole Foods Market
store<http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/university>temporarily
removed all produce that comes from plants dependent on
pollinators. They pulled from shelves 237 of 453 products – 52 percent of
the department's normal product mix.****

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Products removed included:****

   - Apples ****
   - Onions ****
   - Avocados ****
   - Carrots ****
   - Mangos ****
   - Lemons ****
   - Limes ****
   - Honeydew ****
   - Cantaloupe ****
   - Zucchini ****
   - Summer squash ****
   - Eggplant ****
   - Cucumbers ****
   - Celery ****
   - Green onions ****
   - Cauliflower ****
   - Leeks ****
   - Bok choy ****
   - Kale ****
   - Broccoli ****
   - Broccoli rabe ****
   - Mustard greens****

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To help support honeybee populations, for every pound of organic summer
squash sold at Whole Foods Market stores from June 12-25 the company will
donate 10 cents to The Xerces Society for pollinator preservation.****

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"Pollinators are a critical link in our food system. More than 85% of
earth's plant species – many of which compose some of the most nutritional
parts of our diet – require pollinators to exist. Yet we continue to see
alarming declines in bee numbers," said Eric Mader, assistant pollinator
conservation director at The Xerces Society. ****

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"Our organization works with farmers nationwide to help them create
wildflower habitat and adopt less pesticide-intensive practices. These
simple strategies can tip the balance back in favor of bees."****

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Whole Foods Market offers four more ways to "bee part of the solution."
Details are online at www.wholefoodsmarket.com/sharethebuzz.****

   - *Bee organic: *Buying organic is an easy way to support pollinators. **
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   - *Bee savvy at home:* Most pest problems can be solved without toxic
   and persistent pesticides. ****
   - *Bee a gardener:* Plant bee-friendly flowers and fruits. ****
   - *Bee a smart shopper*: Look for the "Share the Buzz" signs throughout
   stores to support vendors also donating to The Xerces Society. ****
      - *"Queen Bee" *partners ($25,000): Mrs. Meyer's Clean
Day<http://www.mrsmeyers.com/>and Hain Celestial (
      MaraNatha <http://www.maranathafoods.com/>,
WestSoy<http://www.westsoytofu.com/>,
      Terra Chips <http://www.terrachips.com/>, Arrowhead
Mills<http://www.arrowheadmills.com/>)
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      - *"Worker Bee" partners* ($5,000): Attune
Foods<http://www.attunefoods.com/>,
      Cuties <http://www.cutieskids.com/>, Kashi <http://www.kashi.com/>, Sweet
      Leaf Teas <http://www.sweetleaftea.com/>, Muir Glen
Organic<http://www.muirglen.com/>,
      Talenti Gelato <http://www.talentigelato.com/>, So
Delicious<http://sodeliciousdairyfree.com/>,
      Udi's Gluten Free <http://udisglutenfree.com/>.****

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Contact: Gina DeCandia, Sharp Communications, gd at sharpthink.com****

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