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Budding beekeeper Joe England: What’s in Your Fridge Friday?
Joe England didn’t think about bees too much, let alone entertain the idea of raising them, until he saw a short film called “Every Third Bite,” which explained how Colony Collaspe Disorder is affecting beehives and what the implications are for our food system.
He’s started a group called Austin Urban Beekeeping, which is holding its first meeting at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Emerald City Press. (England says he’ll be screening the 9-minute movie, which I’ve embedded above, at the first meeting.)
England is also a member of the local band Minor Mishap Marching Band, whose many missions include raising awareness of environmental dangers such as a decrease honeybee population. The band will perform at the meeting on Sunday.
What three things are always in your fridge? White Mountain Yogurt, which is made in East Austin. Local produce, which right now includes a kind of kale that I’ve never had before, and local cheeses. (Right now, I have Blueberry Havarti from Brazos Valley Cheese Co.) What’s your favorite condiment, besides honey? A globe-spanning assortment of hot pepper sauces (some local, some super exotic)
What’s your favorite thing to do with honey? I mostly just sweeten cups of coffee and tea with it. Not exciting news, but it’s the only sweetener I use.
What’s your go-to late-night snack? I enjoy busting out one of my packages of frozen homemade soup. Living alone, it’s hard to eat up a whole pot of soup and impossible to make a small pot for one. On the other hand, it’s just great out of the freezer a couple of weeks later.
Photo by Joe England.
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