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Jodi Helmer

Jodi Helmer

Bio: Jodi Helmer is a North Carolina-based journalist and beekeeper whose work has appeared in Wired, Civil Eats, NPR, National Geographic Traveler and Acres USA. Her forthcoming book, Protecting Pollinators, will be published by Island Press in 2019.
A woman's hands inspecting a cannabis plant

The Environmental Downside of Cannabis Cultivation

Wide-scale cannabis cultivation is causing environmental damage. Federal regulations could change this.
Bee on Lilly

The Race to Build a Better Bee

Could drone pollinators help secure our future food supply?