Loved doing this podcast and attending the @#agroforestryshow

New school curriculum for England includes a focus on climate change and sustainability and media literacy, i.e. recognising disinformation Good! #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/education/20...

The frustrating thing is a. We've known this for years but havent managed to reverse it and b. The farm industry reps defend it, as their members get ever lower prices and poor deals, even those trying to do right thing for welfare, health, nature.. They need better reps and new better markets.

Do you research food, food systems or a topic related to food? TABLE & @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social in partnership with @wellcometrust.bsky.social, have launched a new survey to learn what you want from food research, what you need from funders, & key topics. Take the survey here: buff.ly/ROPrwTY

Please join the Planning & Infrastructure Bill campaign. Sounds boring but it has to be one of the most envoronmentally damaging planning bills of all time @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @cpresussex.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/an-urge...

Feeding sugar water to a hungry bumblebee.. She was moving so slowly☺️

📢 40+ NGOs have written to the PM urging him to uphold the Aarhus Convention – the cornerstone of environmental justice The Convention protects your right to: ✅ Access environmental information ✅ Have a say in decisions that affect nature ✅ Seek environmental justice affordably

In a new report released today by @insidetrackuk.bsky.social, UK food industry insiders expose how companies’ and supermarkets’ commercial strategies on #MeatAndDairy are at odds with their public commitments on health, sustainability and animal welfare. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/insider...

'Identifying the safe operating space for food systems' Highly relevant new paper by Sofie te Wierik et al. in Nature Food www.nature.com/articles/s43... The paper shows: i) food systems are the single-largest pressure across Earth system processes, ii) all food system boundaries are transgressed

What a mess we are making on this #PoisonedPlanet. You cannot throw anything "away". There is no such place apnews.com/article/ewas...

Please use this urgent action to write to your MP about a key amendment - they should vote for - to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill to ensure vital nature and ecosystem protections are in it. Do share this. Thanks @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...

Insect farming may be less sustainable than initially thought. A review highlights biodiversity risks, genetic contamination, circular economy flaws and the high carbon footprint of insect petfood as some of the core challenges. Article by @thegrocer.bsky.social.

Climate change DEFINITELY affects hurricane: STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification

Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010. #renewables #climate #windpower www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🔴 NEW 🔴 From regenerative agriculture to ‘efficiency is enough' and ‘we feed the world’ narratives - check out these 8 big greenwashing terms ahead of COP30 👇 📝 by @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & @hazelhealy.bsky.social www.desmog.com/2025/10/26/b...

Govt publishes England water companies' league of sewage dumping and pollution . Worst since 2011. 9 companies collectively received 19 out of possible 36 stars. Thames Water the lowest rating of 1. Seven firms score only 2. No fines on execs. No exec prosecuted. Dividends paid. Customers fleeced

Have a #plasticfree #Halloween www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-... In case useful😁🎃🦇🕸️🕷️

Superb light relief for today www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This week, we’re diving into what our Roadmap for Resilience report says about land. How do we need to transform land use to support a resilient, sustainable food system & healthy diets? Our digest breaks it down. 👉 tinyurl.com/2xtynfs5 #UKFoodPlan2050 #AFNRoadmap

A fascinating survey of 959,800 hectares of UK gardens by @The_RHS showing how important they are for wildlife and, critically (if not paved, astroturfed or concreted) for flood management. 50m trees and thousands of species... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Environment groups are anything but ‘mute’ on the planning bill www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Yep www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

On #WorldFoodDay my new blog on what we need to consider in terms of who makes decisions and why www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/vicki-h...

Three ways to make the UK’s food system more resilient - read this piece in @uk.theconversation.com by our co-lead @profneilward.bsky.social about our Roadmap for Resilience report. theconversation.com/three-ways-t...

On #WorldFoodDay my new blog on what we need to consider in terms of who makes decisions and why www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/vicki-h...

New #CSMT rollover for over 5000 farmers is welcome - for them and nature - but budget needs boosting overall!. Our comment. Extending Countryside Stewardship agreements avoids funding cliff edge www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/extendi...

An ivy bee and common carder bee - both having a wee rest in the sun 😍. The common carder bumble bee was so fast asleep🛌

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study @IUCN @patrickbarkham.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Been on this leaf for 4 days now. What are they waiting for? A lover😁

Same story - 2 very different takes. Reeves claims she unblocked a development being held up by a "microscopic snail or something", while Natural England claim they and the EA negotiated an agreement with Southern Water, to reduce water abstraction from the snail's habitat.

Local councils warned: approving unlawful megafarms could lead to costly legal battles. www.sustainweb.org/news/sep25-c...

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

I wrote this story back in 2020 about Larch Maxey www.theguardian.com/environment/... Now he faces losing his home - fundraiser here: gofund.me/ce4ec3de0

“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire.

Snails can seem annoying but they are such a hugely important part of the cycling of nutrients in and on soil. They, slugs and other beings like worms are vital - breaking down plant matter so it's bioavailable for microbial digestion then for use by plants and so the cycle moves on♻️ #babysnail 🐌🥰

This is valuable data to show what an #agroecological, nature friendly, climate adapted diet should look like. Culturally appropriate, healthy and not destroying the vital natural ecosystems we need for life on earth.. Soil, water, habitats, pollinators, pest predators, nutrient recyclers etc

🍏 Agroecology promotes sustainable diets 🥬 💡 Learn more at https://agroecologymap.org/l/313 #Agroecologia #Permacultura #Agrofloresta #SoberaniaAlimentar #Agroecology #Permaculture #Agroforestry #FoodSovereignty #SustainableFarming #Agroécologie #Permaculture #Agroforesterie

New #EatLancet report is out! What does it state? I've watched the livestream so you don't have to. Here's a summary of the findings 🍊🥓🍒 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

Save the date: Nov 4th we host a webinar on building capacity for net zero literacy in farming and rural communities, with expert speakers from @srucnews.bsky.social, AHDB and Kepak reflecting on their experiences in capacity building, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. #NetZero

Big Doughnutty News. Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fab role at Greater London Authority heading up their climate change team - very impactful job with a decent salary too! #ClimateJobs #ClimateChange #CarbonJobs www.london.gov.uk/head-climate...

Great to see @harperadamsuni.bsky.social on bbc #universitychallenge for first time 👌 especially with an entomologist 😊🐛🦋🐝

Well of course they do.🦠

intercropping works -😏 Great study on oilseed rape intercropping with beans - reduced pests, disease and better yields. "The yield of OSR intercropped with SFB was higher than monocropped OSR, while the other treatments did not affect yield" scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Exclusive: India buys record Argentine soyoil volume after export duty scrapped, sources say reut.rs/47WDZMh

How many Southern GreenShield Bugs - of all instars can you spot...?