Sweet Support for the Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal
March 3, 2022 - APIVERTE Inc.?with the help of Dancing Bee Equipment is raising funds in support of the Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal.
Apiverte is donating 100% of the proceeds from every jar of sunflower honey sold to help those impacted by violence and displaced from their homes in Ukraine.
As we watch war unfold before our eyes, we get to be first-hand witnesses to the strength, courage, and unimaginable bravery of the Ukrainian people as their country is torn apart. Sunflowers are the Ukrainian national flower and have become a symbol of resilience to a country in crisis.
This year APIVERTE harvested honey from a beautiful field of organic sunflowers at the Richardson’s Family Farm in Wakefield, Quebec. Ukraine is the world’s top producer of sunflowers so it seems fitting that we share some of that beauty and flavour while supporting international aid efforts.
With every order, Apiverte will also include a small package of sunflowers seeds from this field that can be sown in the spring as a reminder of lives and futures lost in Ukraine and the possibilities that can grow tomorrow.
These seeds are the same variety that is cultivated in Ukraine on more than 5 million hectares of land, making up more than 25% of the world's sunflower seed production. While the Ukrainian flag represents fields of wheat under a blue sky, we like to think it’s actually rows of beautiful yellow sunflowers tracking the sun as it moves across the sky.
Pre-orders are open now with pickup available starting next week at APIVERTE Acres, La Peche in west Quebec, and on Sundays at the Ottawa Farmers Market held at Lansdowne Park from 10-3 pm weekly.
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APIVERTE is a honey and bee habitat designer from western Quebec. APIVERTE partners with commercial businesses and local farms to host honey bees in custom-designed and artist-painted EZHouses. Honey for this fundraiser was harvested from an EZHouse located at the Richardson Family Farm in Wakefield Quebec. The EZHouse mural was painted by Dom Laporte of Ottawa.
Dancing Bee is the leading retailer in Ontario for beekeeping equipment and supplies and distributes across North America. They have kindly donated packaging materials to make this fundraising campaign possible.
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