One aspect of the collapse of international rules-based order, as Mark Carney says, is when global supply chains “become the source of your oppression.”

The annual #EcoFarmconference starts tomorrow in Monterey, California and I’ll be there, speaking at the closing keynote with a powerful group of women featured in “Reaping What She Sows.” Here’s a little preview from the #farmtotabletalk podcast. DM me if you’ll be at the conference!

Another essential @clintsmith story via @theatlantic.com.

Hi All! My latest "Reaping" Substack article is live. It tells the story of two Toronto chefs, Ricky Casipe and Olivia Simpson of Restaurant Ricky + Olivia, who prioritize local sourcing. They are among chefs leading change toward a more transparent and equitable food system. #reapingwhatshesows

Farm Aid wants to hear from farmers about what they experienced in 2025 and what concerns they have heading into the 2026 season.

🙏Paul! Toronto friends, there's still time to sign up for this dinner, where I'll be discussion Ontario's own grainshed with two of its stars, Carole Ferrari of @motherdoughto.bsky.social and Patti Robinson of Robinsons Bread! #reapingwhatshesows @melvillehouse.bsky.social #altfoodsystem

And these are not small things:

#FoodJustice is #ClimateJustice ✊ Frontline food leaders remind us that #climate & justice are inseparable. From #Palestine to #Peru, #Myanmar to #Mexico, these voices show how communities are transforming #FoodSystems from the ground up. 🌱 🔗 Explore: https://bit.ly/rooted-in-justice

My year in books. May they continue to exist & thrive, despite the brutal competition for our attention from every quarter: apocalyptic news, algorithmically weaponized social media, tv, movies, etc. www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...

🙏 to @kcrwevan.bsky.social for this great @kcrw “Good Food” podcast interview on “Reaping What She Sows.” It’s all about the visionary women who are forging a more healthy, equitable, and climate-smart way to produce food. @melvillehouse.bsky.social

HI All! I hope you’ll check out my latest “Reaping” article on Washington, D.C. alt food system builder Katy Chang. She parlayed a background in art, law, and restaurants into building a food incubator, community lending institution, Appalachian forest farm, and much more.

Note to Ontarians: Ford & the Cons are partnering with private equity firms to build and manage hospitals

Does Living Near a Golf Course Impact Parkinson's Risk? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-...

America has its own Diego Riveras, and their post office murals are finally getting some ❤️! @atlasobscura.com

Hi All! Please check out my new “Reaping” article! It’s all about the important regenerative work @oceanhourfarm.bsky.social is doing in the great ocean state of Rhode Island. Plus updates on my book + some recommended reads. #reapingwhatshesows @melvillehouse.bsky.social

Thank you to @cablestreet-litmag.bsky.social and writer @hardygriffin.bsky.social for this lovely Q&A with my on the English translation of my grandparents' book of poetry, By the Shore of Lake Michigan"! It's a thrill to know their work is being read again. cablestreet.org/issue-10-tab...

🙏 @pauldecampo.bsky.social! And I brought homemade buckwheat cardamom brownies, with Dawn Woodward’s recipe!!

For holiday gifting that needs a personal touch, come and shop with us this Saturday, Dec. 6 from 1-3pm. Bring wrapping materials, baskets from home, buy your fav Karma products, and our volunteers will help you pull together and beautify your DIY gift basket💝 www.karmacoop.org/events-calen...

What an honor to have "Reaping What She Sows" featured as weekend reading in @marionnestle.bsky.social 's "Food Politics" blog today. Thank you for being a beacon of truth-telling and inspiration for me and so many others, Marion! @melvillehouse.bsky.social #reapingwhatshesows

Toronto friends please stop by for this festive book signing I’ll be doing, and Holiday Gift Fair! It’s in no way a bribe, but I am bringing treats!😊 #reapingwhatshesows @melvillehouse.bsky.social

Hi All! My latest "Reaping" Substack article is live! It answers the question, "Can local + regenerative ag feed everyone?" #pitneymeadowscommunityfarm, Saratoga Springs, NY offers a replicable model, but it takes an entire community, as you'll see. #reapingwhatshesows @melvillehouse.bsky.social

It’s a about time BC started to recognize its own wines! Now let’s get more of them in Ontario. #elbowsup Canadians Go ‘Elbows Up’ for Homegrown Wine Over Trump’s Trade War www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...

More in the plastic pollution beat: How Much Plastic Can Kill a Sea Turtle? A New Study Has Answers. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/c...

Hi All! My latest "Reaping" Substack article is live. You, too, can up your single-use plastic reduction game! Jackie Nuñez: Fighting to Turn off the Flood of Big Plastic at its Source open.substack.com/pub/nancymat...

Hey, New York friends, my book tour through the city + the Hudson Valley starts on Friday! I’ll be at the venerable NYU department of nutrition and food studies to talk about “Reaping What She Sows.” Scan the QR code in the image below to register!! #newbook @melvillehouse.bsky.social

Thank you to #AGrowingCulture for featuring me and "Reaping What She Sows: How Women Are Rebuilding Our Broken Food System," in your latest OffShoot publication! #womeninag #altfoodsystem #newbook @melvillehouse.bsky.social Women and the Alt Food System open.substack.com/pub/agrowing...

Spotlight on Courtney Boyd Meyers, GreenWave. Hi All! My latest "Reaping" Substack article, on the rise + fall of the regeneratively farmed kelp food products company #akua, part of the @greenwaveorg.bsky.social family, + what founder #courtneyboydmeyers would do differently if she had the chance.

#LaViaCampesina 's new #COP30 manifesto calls for Urgent dismantling of the global neoliberal agrifood system Agroecology to cool the planet Climate reparations for just and sovereign transitions Anchoring climate justice in law viacampesina.org/en/2025/10/c...

Read Connie Hunter of East Neuk Market Garden's blog on the SAP policy ask of targeted support for #marketgardens: 🪱 Why market gardens deliver public value 🫛 How current funding excludes these essential producers 🥔 A call to action for fairer system 👉 www.agroecology.scot/news/targete...

Hey New York friends! I hope you can attend this book talk I'm doing on Nov. 19, 6 pm at @nysoclib.bsky.social. I'll be in conversation with @slowfoodhq.bsky.social NYC's Richa Mehta! #reapingwhatshesows @melvillehouse.bsky.social #newbook

Hey All! Please check out my appearance on the "Batch & Scale," a deep dive into how we fund a healthy, equitable, and regenerative food system. Host Katy Chang runs the great D.C.-based food and restaurant accelerator #EatsPlace. #ReapingWhatSheSows @melvillehouse.bsky.social #newbookalert

Let’s crochet-bomb ICE. 🧶

With SNAP benefits delayed, many families are struggling to put food on the table. Local food shelves across the Twin Cities are open and ready to help —no shame, just support. Find a pantry near you: www.hungersolutions.org/find-help/ #FoodJusticeMN #CommunityCare

“What policy alternatives do you think can make (global supply chains) less fragile? First…diversified sources of imports, local grain stores + decentralized processing such that one event does not turn into a disaster.” In other words, an alternative local + regional food system!

Whole grains + whole grain baking, one of my favorite topics!!

“I wanted to show how whatever sector of the food system you look at, you can see the same patterns repeat. It’s the same consolidation of many small and regional to a handful of giant corporations who are controlling our food system.” Can‘t wait to read this timely book @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social

Hi All! Here's my latest "Reaping" Substack article, on how to find your local alternative "alt" food system, regional grainsheds in the UK + good intel on London UK bakeries. Have at it! #reapingwhatshesows @melvillehouse.bsky.social nancymatsumoto.substack.com/p/how-to-fin...

Thanks to the UK-based podcast Brave New Girl, and host Lou Hamilton, for having me on! #reapingwhatshesows @melvillehouse.bsky.social

This is a great summary of “Reaping What She Sows,” my latest 📕, launching on October 28 & available for preorder now from your favorite bookseller! @melvillehouse.bsky.social #reapingwhatshesows #womeninag

Imagine a world where our food systems are transformed - one where we #waste less and feed more people, all while protecting our planet. Welcome to #agroecology! 🔗: bit.ly/3EpRLab #Trees4Resilience #WorldFoodDay

The latest from the Craven Oligarchs Club: The Justice Department asked Meta to take down a Facebook group where members shared information about ICE agents in Chicago. The tech company complied. Via @nytimes.com

Cutting out the unreliable middle country in the #CUSMA free trade agreement. @cbcnews.ca

Hi All! Please check out my CBC Sunday Magazine Thanksgiving interview about my forthcoming book #ReapingWhatSheSows, and how to support food for the 99% Pub date Oct. 28! @melvillehouse.bsky.social #foodsystems #altfoodsystem #shortsupplychains #direct #transparent #newbook

Expand your winter squash palette beyond the classic Butternut with these varieties! Which is your favorite?

Thank you, Paul!!

Hi All! My latest “Reaping” Substack is live: @melvillehouse.bsky.social #climateweeknyc #reapingwhatshesows

@pbsnews.org recognizing pawpaw power! Favored by Indigenous tribes, grown by George Washington. Now found in pawpaw lattes. But they neglect to say it's also indigenous to to Ontario, Canada! #foodsystems #indigenousfoods #pawpawforthepeople @pauldecampo.bsky.social

A San Francisco favorite bookshop, and they carry my 📕! @omnivorebooks.bsky.social 🙏 Arati! #ricewaterearth @tuttlepublishing.bsky.social @booksky.bsky.social

Can the environmental impact of cocoa farming be minimized by paying farmers higher wages? @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social considers this in her book, “Reaping What She Sows" through the story of Uncommon Cacao, a cacao trader on a mission to better the chocolate industry. foodprint.org/blog/for-the...

🙏 to @lelanargi.bsky.social and @foodprintorg.bsky.social for this thoughtful story on "Reaping What She Sows" and the cacao industry. You, too, can support farmers and community building rather than perpetuating poverty-level wages.