✨ Thanks to @arc2020.bsky.social for featuring this photo story on the European Days of Action 2025! Across 28 countries, over 550 actions showcased how communities across Europe are standing up for #FoodJustice and pushing for fairer, more sustainable food systems. 🌍🌾

Brussels is still reckoning with the budget bombshell the European Commission dropped in July - a sweeping proposal to reshape the EU’s long-term budget and the CAP. What would it mean for the future of Europe’s regions? @natashafoote.bsky.social finds out: www.arc2020.eu/eu-budget-ho...

Our recent visit to Institut de Tramayes was a moment to reflect on what it means to build a learning space that is rooted in rural realities & ambitions www.arc2020.eu/france-not-p... #RuralResilience #Plessé #France #EU #Education

The #RuralPact is losing momentum. 5 years in, Europe’s rural communities are still waiting for real change. Action over reflection, local empowerment, secure funding, and integrated rural policy: arc2020.eu/rural-pact-stuck-in-the-loop-time-to-get-to-action #RuralVisionEU #RuralPactConference

🌱 “Change doesn’t just happen in Brussels or Strasbourg. It happens in villages, towns, schools, and kitchens across Europe.” Thanks to @arc2020.bsky.social for interviewing us about the European Days of Action – what it is, why we’re mobilizing, and how everyone can get involved!

The Rural Resilience Gathering 2025 will take place in Plessé, France! Organised by ARC and elected representatives of Plessé, we'll convene partners active in #Agroecology, #AccessToLand and #FoodSovereignty at this crucial moment for Europe's rural areas. Event info: www.arc2020.eu/rural-resili...

"Farmland Sees the Less Sunny Side of Germany’s Solar Transition" - new op-ed about the German energy transition & land market dynamics by Anne Neuber of Netzwerk Flächensicherung on ARC2020 now: www.arc2020.eu/op-ed-farmla...

📣 #ERP2025 is happening in Scotland on Oct 20-23. Read all about it in our new article: www.arc2020.eu/european-rur... #RuralFirst #Solidarity #Sustainability #PlaceBasedKnowledge

#Seeds4All visited #Switzerland this summer 🌽 Adèle Pautrat reports from #FoodCultureDays + so many learnings from #agroecology in the field 🌱 #FoodSovereignty #Biodiversity #LocalFood #Tamales www.arc2020.eu/re-sowing-th...

We are back at our desks & asking the big questions 🥕 What #EU policy supports are there for smaller farmers to supply #localfood? 🥬 @olliemoore.bsky.social & Ashley Parsons give us plenty to chew on in this new article 🍎 www.arc2020.eu/does-eu-poli... #RuralResilience @greenpeace.eu

Great piece by Edina Ocsko on the power matrix in rural policy

🌱 Young Lithuanian Farmer: Cultivating Soil, Science & Community Meet Vytenis Grigas—a visionary farmer blending psychology, permaculture & community to regenerate soil and fight for fair EU agri-policy. Read his story 👉 www.arc2020.eu/how-a-young-... #Agroecology #YoungFarmers #CAP

“There’s plenty of time to think behind the wheel of a tractor.” In her honest & reflective letter, Marie Halicki, a young farmer from the Isère region shares her story of realism, resilience, and why feeding your neighbours matters more than feeding “la France": www.arc2020.eu/letter-from-...

A new alliance is forming in Germany - one that unites actors in an agroecological value chain from seed to bread 🌾🧑‍🌾🥖 www.arc2020.eu/the-rise-of-... #Agroecology #SustainableFarming

🚨 Leaked drafts suggest the EU Commission is preparing to tear up the architecture of the Common Agricultural Policy, setting the stage for a radical overhaul of the EU’s farming subsidy programme. @natashafoote.bsky.social brings us up to speed: www.arc2020.eu/leak-cap-cru...

Why do rural voices still go unheard? 🙊 #RuralPact Coordination Group proposes a tool to take the power back 💪 Op-Ed by Edina Ocsko www.arc2020.eu/op-ed-from-d... #E40 #SmartVillages @soledadmorales.bsky.social @rafaelamorim.bsky.social @ecolise.bsky.social @eesc.bsky.social @smeunited.bsky.social

Dankje to Tijs Boelens & De Groentelaar farm 🌾 who grow heirloom wheat from peasant seeds that is locally brewed into beer by Belgoo 🍻 The next step in Tijs' story is a performance with the Future Farmers collective 💃 www.arc2020.eu/tijs-boelens... #Teirf #BelgianBeer

🇨🇭 Did you know there are 4 hyper local fava bean varieties in Valais? Many thanks to Sortengarten Erschmatt, Laura Kuonen, Domaine des Dailles, Olivier Studer & Alexandra Baumgartner for our Swiss immersion 🙏 Discover part 1 of our reflection here: www.arc2020.eu/re-sowing-th... #Seeds4All

Op-ed by not 1 but 2 UN special rapporteurs 😮 Marcos A Orellana & @olivierdeschutter.bsky.social www.arc2020.eu/europe-must-... #pesticides @corporateeurope.org @eeb.org @paneurope.bsky.social @fian-international.bsky.social @fianbelgium.bsky.social @foeeurope.bsky.social @slowfoodhq.bsky.social

Why have Climate Farmers stepped away from carbon markets? And what are the alternatives? @olliemoore.bsky.social spoke with @ivodegn.bsky.social @gerrylawson.bsky.social & others in the field to find out more: www.arc2020.eu/goodbye-carb... #carbonfarming #carbonmarkets #regenag

With all the noise in EU institutions about the need to streamline #CAP - has anyone asked a farmer? @natashafoote.bsky.social sat down with Mathieu Courgeau to tackle the famous admin burden www.arc2020.eu/this-farmer-... @eurovia.org @confpaysanne.bsky.social @collectifnourrir.bsky.social

🌽 Regen ag may offer solutions to #soil degradation in #Serbia 🌻 but most farmers remain cautious about a change of approach 🌱 New ARC contributor Ladislav Luc reports on the ground www.arc2020.eu/serbia-betwe... #regenerativeagriculture

The EU spends billions on public food each year – yet misses the chance to use sustainable procurement to drive food system transformation. Advocacy efforts are coalescing to change that. ICLEI’s (@iclei.org) Jean-Marc Louvin explains: www.arc2020.eu/the-eus-publ...

We are proud to endorse this joint position paper along with 96 other orgs 💚 More in our article: www.arc2020.eu/fund-the-fut...

EU organic farming is in crisis - what are the alternatives? 👀 Next up in our new series 🌱Adèle Pautrat & @natashafoote.bsky.social report from a French farm that's cultivating autonomy & resilience 🌽 💪 www.arc2020.eu/the-eu-has-t... #Seeds4All #organic #diversity

This #zerobudget #naturalfarming model inspired by traditional practices has spread to 1 million farms in the last 10 years 🌱🍅🌽🍆🌿👩‍🌾 Benedikt Haerlin @saveourseeds.bsky.social reports from India www.arc2020.eu/the-power-of... #APCNF #feedthesoil #agrobiodiversity #Seeds4All

After a political handshake last December, #Mercosur will soon be handed over to lawmakers to seal the final deal 🤢 Can it be stopped or changed at this late stage? @olliemoore.bsky.social steers us through the choppy waters 🛳️ www.arc2020.eu/mercosur-set... #EU #trade

❗The wolf's protected status has been downgraded by the EU 🐺 What does this mean in Brussels - and for Alpine farmers? ⛰️ @olliemoore.bsky.social & Ashley Parsons report 👇 www.arc2020.eu/eu-throws-th... @rewildingeurope.bsky.social @nabu.de #wolf #rewilding

#LetterFromTheFarm 🌱🌱🌱 🍅🐔👶 After a long break we are so happy to be back with Brîndușa Bîrhala on her homestead in the west of Romania where she has been busy nurturing farm and family 💚 www.arc2020.eu/letter-from-... #Agroecology #Family #Farmers #NewPeasants

An unusual political creature celebrates 2 decades of cooperation 🤝 ARC president Hannes Lorenzen reports from Ohrid, North Macedonia: www.arc2020.eu/western-balk... #SWGRRD #Balkans @bmleh.de

🌱 Has the EU's farming policy lost its green edge? ✂️ As the #CAP gets pruned, are environmental goals being trimmed too? @natashafoote.bsky.social digs into the details: What’s left of the #GreenDeal in the new CAP revisions? 🔗 www.arc2020.eu/pruning-the-... #CAPStrategicPlans #CAPreform

Can the new Polish Rural Parliament create the broad alliance needed to revitalise Poland's countryside? Hannes Lorenzen reports from Poznan @ryszardkaminski.bsky.social www.arc2020.eu/polish-rural... #rural #poland

❗ LEAK ❗ Can't wait till Wednesday to hear the EU’s new plan to simplify #CAP? @natashafoote.bsky.social gives us a sneak peek: www.arc2020.eu/leak-sneak-p... @gfgf-europe.bsky.social @koalicjazywaziemia.bsky.social @collectifnourrir.bsky.social @verbaende.bsky.social @wirhabenessatt.bsky.social

Despite moves towards simplification, a Land Observatory is coming this summer 👀 @olliemoore.bsky.social takes us through the terrain 🧐 www.arc2020.eu/a-european-l... @saoirsemc.bsky.social @ @eurovia.org

Looking forward to making sense of the trade mayhem with ARC board member Karen Hansen-Kuhn 💚

#NoGMOsThroughTheBackDoor Ahead of 1st trilogue meeting on “new genomic techniques” this week, industry launches a statement against #GMO labelling. Op-ed by Franziska Achterberg @saveourseeds.bsky.social #NGT www.arc2020.eu/op-ed-big-ag... @demeterint.bsky.social @koalicjazywaziemia.bsky.social

#AccessToLand is complicated at the best of times 😶 New research by @katkusic.bsky.social breaks down the complex topic of land ownership in post-war #BiH www.arc2020.eu/bosnia-and-h... @landmatrix.bsky.social

It takes a village to grow 50 sorts of vegetables 🌱 @olliemoore.bsky.social shows us around @CloughjordanCommunityFarm.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy which has just planted 2,000 trees for #syntropic farming www.arc2020.eu/letter-from-... #LetterFromTheFarm #Agroecology @talamhbeo.bsky.social

🚫 Banned in the EU… but still exported to other countries? 🌍 Europe's toxic trade in pesticides is flying under the radar — until now. 📦 New piece from @natashafoote.bsky.social uncorks the dirty secret of agrochemical exports. 🔗 www.arc2020.eu/spilling-eur...

We've been following Chiara Garini's agroecological journey since the beginning. Congratulations Chiara on making dream come true❤️ www.arc2020.eu/letter-from-... #agroecology #Italy #CSA

🚜 EU’s “simplified” #CAP reform? It might be more complicated than it sounds. 🌱 What’s really going on with CAP simplification — and why farmers and policymakers alike should pay attention. 🔍 Read more via @ARC2020eu 👇 www.arc2020.eu/why-simplifi...

A simpler, streamlined EU farming subsidy programme can only be a good thing … right? @natashafoote.bsky.social digs in: www.arc2020.eu/why-simplifi... #CAP

Wildlife corridors, mutual aid & an ecosytem of local skills & knowledge 🌲🌳 Martino Newcombe shares reflections from a day's work on his neighbour's farm in the West of Ireland 👨‍🌾 www.arc2020.eu/letter-from-... #letterfromthefarm #biodiversity #treesontheland #weekendreads @talamhbeo.bsky.social

📣 Registration is now open for the 14th European Coordination Let's Liberate Diversity! forum 🌱 📍 Luxembourg 🗓️ 4-6 September 2025 ARC is proud to be media partner for this event! www.arc2020.eu/lets-liberat... #Seeds4All #FoodSovereignty #Resilience

What does intra-species cooperation look like in practice? How to feed the seed microbiome? What mix of plant families can unlock #soil health in the dry Portuguese climate? #Seeds4All sat down with José da Camara Ruas to find out: www.arc2020.eu/portugal-reg... #diversification #Portugal #farming

#Poland & #Denmark have a golden opportunity to shape ag policy for years to come 🌱 Op-ed by Simone Højte, Emmanuel Molding Nielsen, @adriannawrona.bsky.social & Johannes Flatz @concito.bsky.social @thinktankeuropa.bsky.social www.arc2020.eu/poland-and-d... #EU #agriculture #CAP

📣 Our partner Forum Synergies' 2025 Scholarship Programme is now open! Get a taste for what the programme can offer in this letter by 2024 participant Jessica Girardi from Porto di Terra collective in Sicily www.arc2020.eu/letter-from-... #letterfromthefarm #youth #opportunities #EU #rural

During hashtag #PesticideActionWeek, Corporate Europe Observatory, the Pesticide Action Network Europe, Friends of the Earth Europe and more demonstrated outside CropLife Europe's office in Brussels.

Can small-scale, local production be a viable alternative to industrial farming? "The resurgence of the Nantaise cow is about building a new kind of food economy — one that values biodiversity, respects the rhythms of nature, and ensures fair prices for farmers." 📖 www.arc2020.eu/could-a-rust...

EU countries have officially sealed their position on plans to loosen rules on the use of new genetic technologies. But this isn’t the end of the story just yet. So what happens now? @natashafoote.bsky.social brings you the latest from Brussels: www.arc2020.eu/eu-heads-tow... #GMO #NGT