Thank you!
to the Sponsors, Donors, and Volunteers for the Bee Social Hour and the
Pesticides, People, Pollinators and the Planet Conference!
We are grateful for the support from our sponsors:
Pollinator Project Rogue Valley
SOU’s Bee Campus USA
ECOS
EcoSolutions
Cascade Girl Organization
Ashland Emergency Food Bank
College of the Melissae
Beyond Toxics
and the Rogue Valley’s three Bee City USAs
Bee City USA Talent
Bee City USA Ashland
Bee City USA Phoenix
with a Special Thank You to
Chef Al Chase
Chef Al is a 1979 Culinary Institute of America graduate with over 25 years of providing organic, plant-based cuisine and education. He provides chef-to-chef consulting, personal chef services, and training for those wanting to expand their organic, vegan options.
Daniel L. Verner
Daniel is proficient on the Spanish guitar, Russian balalaika, Greek bouzouki, Turkish Oud, and several other stringed instruments, playing international folk songs and dances. He performs at Pie + Vine (on Lithia Way, Ashland) several nights a week, and at the Key of C coffee house (Ashland) on alternate Sunday mornings.
A Shoutout to
Rhonda Nowak and Tony Boom (Medford Mail Tribune)
Jefferson Exchange (Jefferson Public Radio)
Honey Culture Radio, Rogue GMO Watch, and Farm Talk (KSKQ)
A Loud Buzzzz
for these people and organizations who gave time and/or money to support this event:
Anne Golden
Artisan Affections
Ashland Food Co-op
Barbara Comnes
Barbara Richard
Carol Hwoschinsky
Chris Beekman
Circles of Seedlings
Dolly Warden
Eagle Mill Farm
Elise Higley
Friends of the Earth
Higher Power
Janice Cox
Karin Onkka Design
Kathleen O'Reilly
Kindler Stout
Laura Huntington
Long Walk Vineyard
Living in Wellness
Miyoko's Kitchen
Native Plant Society of Oregon, Siskiyou Chapter
Nectar Creek Mead
Northwest Nature Shop
Oregon Honey Festival
Organicville Foods
​Peter Buckley
Pop Cakes
Robert Golden
Pat Schuster and Ken Robinson
Sara Goyette
Selina Naturally
Talent Garden Club
Wormhole Farms
With a Special Thank You to Our Awesome Volunteers !
Alex Mendelsohn
Al Cook
Anna Cassilly
Anne Golden
Donna Breedlove
Ginny Ross
Gregg Marchese
Helyn Thomas
Janice Cox
Jasna Pecaric
Jessica Harper
Jim Thompson
Juliann Mastain
Kenda Swartz
Laura Bee Ferguson
Laura Huntington
Lee Finney
Matt Sheehan
Morgan Bechtold
Nancy Nelson
William Gearen