Look at all those chips!

8:36pm Post Vanishing of the Bees drink at Poquitos with Aimee, raising morale., a photo by The_April on Flickr.

I was craving the guacamole at the local restaurant Poquitos.

This was April's 8:30. Prior, we went and saw a documentary called Vanishing Bees. A local food organization sponsored it. I grew up scared of bees. I didn't like them. They buzz around, get in my way and sting! EVIL!!!!

No, not evil. Thanks to bees, we have the yummy fruits and veggies available. If bees disappear, we may have to rely on other countries for our produce. Thats sad & ridiculous! We need to step up!

This documentary gave me a whole new found love for bees and making me be more strict on where I get the items I eat. The grocery store will always be the cheapest and most convenient but I don't know what is or isn't sprayed with pesticides.

Whats REALLY sad and not mentioned in the documentary but you have all these big corporate farms (who wouldn't waste their time at local farmers markets) with acres and acres of mass produced product are spraying pesticides and that spray in the air can drift to the small neighboring smaller farms. THEN when the organic farms get tested and show signs of pesticides it can shut them down all thanks to the big corporate farm that is putting chemicals in the ground and hormones or "vitamins" into their monsterous produce!

Not only is supporting local farmers better for our health and the community, there is a nice interaction when you walk to a stand to purchase something. Those people are great! They can answer questions and suggest cooking options. How types differ. It can be an entire educational experience for a clutsy chef like me. Something kids would probably even love since its exciting to meet the people behind who grows the food you eat.

We can't be perfect but we can try our best to seek balance and be a conscious consumer.

This movie is playing in Yardley 8/19. Its under 2 hours and even has a quirky bee guy from PA.

www.vanishingbees.com