Buy Local Honey: Punk Rock Ranch Bee Co.

 I spent last weekend in Redlands Califonia and took advantage of the warm weather by finding local Farmers Markets to support. There was one item in particular that I needed which I do my best to only buy from farmers markets and that is local honey. Along with the list of health benefits that you get from ingetsing local honey, buying local honey helps support local bee populations. Bees are pollinators which means without them there wouldn't be as many flowers, fruits, vegetables and as wide of variety of plants. 

The Farmers Market at The Grove School takes place on Saturdays from 8am to 12:00 noon. One of the first booths I spotted was a local honey vendor.  I perused the other local offereings before finding my way to the honey booth.  There was homemade kimchi, baked goods, coffee, produce and more.  When I got to the honey booth I was delighted to see that the name of the vendor is Punk Rock Ranch Bee Co. and I was further delighted to see that they had a wildflower honey option.
In that moment, my punk rock heart couldn't be happier.
A 16oz. jar goes for $15.00 which intitally sounds like a pretty penny for honey, however, 16oz should last a bit plus the health and environmental benefits make it totally worth it. 

Punk Rock Ranch Bee Co. Wildflower Honey
photo by Nikki DeMartini

Owned and operated by Chris and Angie Turkett, Punk Rock Ranch Bee Co. is based out of Mentone, CA. Along with selling pure raw honey and beeswax and they specialize in safe honeybee rescue, removal and relocation. These honeybee lovers also teach beginner beekeeping workshops and they offer field trip tours of their partnership nursery so kids can learn how produce is grown and how honey bee pollination makes argiculture thrive. 

Today as many Americans participate in the economic blackout by not spending any money at large corporations including and not limited to Amazon, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, fast food chains, gas stations, etc. etc. etc. it is important to remember to support small businesses. Farmers markets usually take place over the weekend or close to it and a quick search should turn up any that are close where you're at. 

In true punk fashion, buying small is an act of resistance in and of itself because it breaks social norms that want to control us. If conformity not your cup of tea, by local honey and keep shopping small, punk!