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2017 Feast: A Celebration of Mead and Honey

The fourth annual fundraiser for the Honey & Pollination Center--inviting the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden to the table!  

The Feast: A Celebration of Mead and Honey is a tasty way to celebrate pollinators, honey, mead and all the wonderful fruits and vegetables they help bring to the table. This year’s Feast will be held Saturday evening, February 11 at 6pm in the Sensory Building Foyer, Robert Mondavi Institute, UC Davis.

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Adding notes of flavor, honey sweetens new year

 

"It’s time to savor the sweet life.

As part of Rosh Hashanah celebrations marking the Jewish New Year, slices of apple are dipped in honey. It’s an ancient custom symbolizing good wishes for a sweet new year.

“It’s such a natural thing to want to do,” said Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center. “It makes celebration easy. Kids love it. Why not make a mess of your tabletop? Have fun.”

But which honey tastes best? That’s where the sweet life gets a little complicated."

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The Taste of Honey--Pomegranate Honey

"Last spring you may have seen honey bees pollinating the showy pomegranate blossoms.  

The ancient fruit, first cultivated around 4000 B.C. in Persia and known as "the fruit of kings," bursts with flavor, antioxidants and medicinal qualities.

But have you ever tasted the honey? Pomegranate honey?

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What's For Dinner?

Ann Evans, a founder of the Davis Farmers Market, Food Co-op, and designer of the Feast menu at the Honey & Pollination Center, updates her cookbook  

The recipe for pears with blue cheese, walnuts and honey is featured in the Davis Farmers Market Cookbook. (Photo courtesy Craig Lee)

"The Davis Farmers Market was founded in 1976 by a group of residents that included Ann Evans, local author, publisher and consultant. She’s still involved with the market today and wants to inspire more people to shop and cook seasonally.

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CATCH THE BUZZ – Congress OKs Bill Requiring First GMO Food Labels, BUT HONEY’S NOT a GMO FOOD!

"Consumers wanting to know if their foods contain genetically modified ingredients will be able to find out for the first time.  

Congress sent legislation to President Barack Obama on July 14 that would require most food packages to carry a text label, a symbol or an electronic code readable by smartphone that indicates whether the food contains genetically modified ingredients, or GMOs. The Agriculture Department would have two years to write the rules.

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Honey, You Ought to Attend This!

 

Robbin Thorp, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis

"If you've ever wanted to taste exotic honeys (of course, you have!) and if you've ever wondered why native bees don't make honey (you have, haven't you?), then you're in luck.

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