Chuck Williams

Good point Judith. It's better to let permaculture practices germinate nationwide than to gerrymander them into three counties. If one talks to one's neighbors about something intelligent that saves or makes money they will likely be receptive to the idea, particularly if one does it without coming off as a hippie or a hermit.

Your friend was probably referring to blue orchard bees, or BOBs. They are gentle mason bees, solitary pollinators, which many orchards use because of concerns over colony collapse disorder and africanization associated with honey bees. Here is a look.