If you could repair our food systems with one change, what would it be?

Made some sourdough this morning, for a first run it turned out great! What are your favorite inclusions or sourdough recipes? What should I try next? 🤔 #sourdough #baking #guthealth #cleaneating

Thinking about how even if we eat “healthy food”, we can’t be 100% sure it has the nutrients we need.

Wrapping up our work in the Sustainable Food and Farming Futures cluster with a student symposium and lecture from Prof Melissa Arcand on relationship building from the ground up for First Nations-led agroecosystems stewardship in the Prairies. Looking forward to this symposium! @utsc.bsky.social

Sending love to Native folks fasting this Thanksgiving. I see you.

I know a lot of native people feel that celebrating thanksgiving goes against everything they believe in. I try to take my power back by treating it like an autumn harvest meal. I still want to gather with friends and family and celebrate the year we’ve had together. Can we just rename it?

With Thanksgiving just a sleep away, don’t forget to thank your local farmers 🍂

"Ecosystem restoration is likely to become mainstream in the near future." Here is a report of well-replicated long-term before-after control-impact experiments on the restoration of forestry-drained boreal peatland ecosystems. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

My research indicates that the more phylogenetically related crops and weeds are, the more intensely they will compete. When crops are established before weeds, this can be used as a method of targeted weed management. #agroecology #phylogenetics doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Did I miss something - what’s everyone’s beef with Joel Salatin?

There's a decent paper analyzing ag-space terms: - Smoke & Mirrors - Agroecology, Regenerative Agriculture, and Nature-Based Solutions: Competing framings of food system sustainability in global policy and funding spaces - www.ipes-food.org/_img/upload/... (2022) via mastodon.social/@ConserveCha...

“In addition to increased regrowth rates, rotational grazing at the proper stocking rate also aids in pasture persistence by allowing better stubble height control… Overgrazing can result in loss of desirable species and an increase in weeds.” edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/...

What is your take on pasture seeding?

Those looking to give a boost to your garden, consider starting a Bokashi Compost. This method was developed in Japan to ferment food prior to composting. Using lactobacillus bacteria to predigest waste eliminates odors and reduces composting time. Read more: solanacenter.org/bokashi-meth...

📰Published📰 Species-rich old grasslands have beneficial effects on the health and gut microbiome of bumblebees https://buff.ly/4eOzXVL 🧪🌍

This is a great breakdown of how different microbial and fungal species can aid in the regeneration of soil while also highlighting a few key players in the soil regeneration industry. Give it a read: news.agropages.com/News/NewsDet...

If you’re working in regen ag, sustainable farming, or agroecology and want to be added, let me know! #food #farming #research go.bsky.app/GCHQktq

The financial margins for farmers create added restrictions when considering going without pesticides. There are many ways in which symbiotic cover cropping and cultivating soil microbial and fungal availability could be a solution. Check out Jesse’s thoughts:

Have you heard of BEAM (Biologically Enhanced Agricultural Management)? You’re about to. In Autumn 2023, friends of Bosque del Apache launched a five year pilot project to learn about restoring soil fertility and crop productivity on the refuge. Learn more: friendsofbosquedelapache.org/beam/

The world doesn't belong to us, we belong to it. Always have, always will. We belong to the world. We belong to the community of life on this planet--it doesn't belong to us. We got confused about that, now it's time to set the record straight... PS. - Daniel Quinn

It blows my mind how we have built modern society around big corporations - when in reality it should be built around our people and what best serves them.

I never had a good relationship with Twitter, but I’m glad to know that social media can finally be normal again.

It feels like a permaculture discussion kind of day. Check out this thread 👇🏼

I could not have said it better.

Imagine a world where our health and the health of our planet WAS our conquest.

A huge aspect of regenerative farming is that you can rebuild ecosystems. We aim to foster the systems that continue to tend to our health. We have a friend that has incorporated a tree nursery into their green waste plant to help replace what they turn over. What if that was the standard.

Permaculture is a holistic approach to land management and design that focuses on creating self-sustaining ecosystems by working with nature. Here’s a closer look at its uses, theories, and practices: …

I’m a firm believer that if you speak your truth often enough, the right people will find you.

Regenerative Agriculture: The Real Revolution We're Not Talking About …

I’m new here 👋🏻 Hoping to find passionate people that want to talk dirty - you know, like: *Soil Regeneration *Regenerative Agriculture *No Till *Walipinis *Agrotechnology *Agroforestry *Agroecology *Farming Locally *Permaculture *Food Forests *Conservation If that interests you, hey 👋🏻 #promosky

The sad thing about this is in soil regeneration you can actually build a healthy mix of fungal and bacterial microbes that contribute to pest and disease resistance. I feel like we’re too ego-centric to let nature do what she does best. This thread is great, check it out 👇🏼

These pillars highlight the value-add of agroecological systems. It literally takes a village.

Taking a break from our regular broadcast to share these neat oreo cows we saw this weekend. After a quick search I now know these are Belted Galloway cows - cool!

BlueSky is a lot more like screaming into a welcoming void than any other social app out there. I love it.

Rotational cattle grazing can be a huge help when migrating towards regenerative farming!

My hope is that with compassion and consideration we can educate the next generation on ethical soil regeneration and animal husbandry.

Here is a beautifully filmed short documentary about farming with nature. Filmed on our farm by the Ellen MacArthur foundation in January 2023. Regenerative Farming for soil health and biodiversity youtu.be/SNLF4LpXaaQ?...

Woa we got great news today! Clery Farm Foundation – the non-profit we've been building – is now officially a tax-deductible 501(c)3! The mission is to create a multi-generational learning center built around community gardens and regenerative food forestry. 🌱 Learn more at: cleryfarm.org

What do you give back to your local ecosystem? That’s a loaded question. Many people today are so disconnected from our farming community that they hardly know where their food comes from - or for that matter how it’s grown. …

One of the leading faces of US Regenerative Agriculture will be working with Thomas Massie to heal our farmland and our communities - so thankful to have people bringing attention to this movement!

What we find on our dinner plate makes it’s beginning in our soil. This graphic shows how combining biochar and straw in compost feeds those amazing microorganisms that feed our plants. Check out the study: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

We don’t talk enough about how leaves contribute so many minerals to the soil when they break down over time. They’re a great way to reclaim land over time!

Normalize asking where your food comes from

Nothing will change until we change it. Give farming back to local farming communities please

I just want the world to be a better place for future generations.

Controversial opinion: If cows really do contribute so much to climate change then why did wild herds of buffalo POSITIVELY affect ecosystems they ran through. Everything is a part of the cycle, maybe we’re trying too hard to control it. But petrol products? Yeah we could do with fewer of those.

It’s awesome how we can open this app without a sense of dread.

The MOST ABUNDANT PROTEIN ON EARTH is probably the one that almost all life depends on. It makes up ~3% of the mass of every leaf & blade of grass on the planet: a total weight of 10^11 kg. Let's talk about Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase or 'RuBisCO'. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

This is such a great graphic showing the beautiful relationship between agroforestry and agroecology. Well done 👏🏼