Bee Friendly Banyan

Banyan Farm is a 20-acre certified organic farm located in Williams, Oregon. They practice sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices, including a polyculture design, crop rotation, and composting, all of which support overall biodiversity.

From our partners at Banyan:

“Deeply inspired by Bee Girl’s work and mission, Banyan Botanicals is sponsoring a multi-year partnership with the organization and Banyan Farm in Southern Oregon. Banyan Farm is a small, certified organic farm that uses sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices.

The main goals of the partnership are to: 

🌱Identify pollinator diversity on the farm

🌱Understand specific plant-pollinator interactions

🌱Improve pollinator habitat and diversity

🌱Provide nutrient-rich pollen for the bees and other pollinators

🌱Ensure that the farm is making a positive overall impact on pollinators and the local ecosystem

Some of the main practices being implemented throughout the project include utilizing native herbs, vegetables, flowers, and crop pasture mix in order to attract more diverse pollinator populations and contribute to a balanced local ecosystem. 

In fact, bee-friendly seed mix has already been ordered in response to Sarah's recommendation to cultivate bee pasture in unplanted areas. Seeding barren areas in this way will help to increase pollinator habitat as well as the natural beauty of the landscape.

The project plans also include reducing soil tillage, which will serve to improve the health and nutrient content of the soil and the plants that grow in it, resulting in more nutritious pollen becoming available to the pollinators.

Not only do these actions support pollinator health, biodiversity, and resilient ecosystems, but they come with the added value of improving soil, restoring water cycles, and sequestering carbon to fight climate change.”