HBI Seminar Series
Dr. Adrienne Krone, Allegheny College, HBI Scholar in Residence
The pollinator population in Ontario, Canada has been subject to degradation and Colony Collapse Disorder in recent years due to industrial pesticide use, invasive pests, wild habitat loss, and climate change. The women-led staff at Shoresh Jewish Environmental Programs in Toronto strives to protect and cultivate this vulnerable bee population through an effort that they call “Community Supported Beekeeping.”
In this talk, Dr. Krone used the Shoresh beekeeping program to demonstrate the innovative blending of Jewish ethical teachings and sustainable practices that the Shoresh staff use to address the challenge of an environmental crisis. She analyzed this Jewish pollinator repopulation program as an example of the tendency of women-led Jewish community farming organizations to prioritize sustainability and community engagement in their Jewish environmental work.
Dr. Adrienne Krone is Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Sustainability and Religious Studies at Allegheny College. She has a Ph.D. in American religion from Duke University, and her research focuses on religious food justice movements in North America.
