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Forgot to share this interview with co-owner of Rise & Root Farm, Karen Washington. She went from creating a garden in a vacant Bronx lot to opening a farm that just received its organic certification. She also coined the term #FoodApartheid. It's pouring rain here today, so its a great day to stay inside and have a listen.
https://youtu.be/AsyDL8o2sAk?feature=shared
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I had to go along to Craig's to tell him some of his Swaledales had broken through a wall into his neighbour's field by Unthank. They've taken the top of the wall off, so might be a job for me later. His son Cal was set on to throw the stones back up to fill the gap temporarily.
I had a look at his Spotties in the fields near the farm, which are looking good in this decent weather. The lambs are a mixture, some spotty on white, some all darker brown.
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As Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs took effect, U.S. farmers hoping for a profit this year instead found themselves facing lower crop prices — and the prospect of ceding more ground in foreign markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/06/economy/us-farmers-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #farming #donaldtrump #trade #tradewars #tariffs
The Japan Times · 'Anxious' U.S. farmers see tariffs as threatening earnings
We need to be worried about the impact of what the Trump "administration" is doing to farmers and our rural communities #farming #government #rural
HPPR · Rural communities rely on this USDA agency. Trump’s cuts threaten that
Busy morning, and now nursing sore muscles. Picked up several hundred pounds of feed for the fowl, then went to a neighbor's house and shoveled up 2 yards of maple tree mulch that I ground up after last years hurricanes. I'll be using the mulch in the gardens. #farming
After reading about bee death in southern Sweden and in the US, this article about Romania haystacks felt extra important. I can imagine it is all bleepin' hard work, but I think we need a bit more - or a lot more - entymology love in the world.
"Big, biodiverse and beautiful: can Romania’s centuries-old giant haystacks survive modern farming?" From The Guardian's The Age of Extinction series.
The Guardian · Big, biodiverse and beautiful: can Romania’s centuries-old giant haystacks survive modern farming?
“This investment allows us to push innovation even further—developing reliable, science-backed biological solutions that improve soil health, strengthen crops, and reduce dependence on heavy chemical inputs.”
Windspeaker.comIndigenous agricultural biotech company receives $2M for R&D and to expand marketsAn Indigenous and family-owned agricultural biotech company based in Alberta has announced it has secured $2 million in seed money from an Indigenous-led investment firm. AdvancedAG, which is based out of the Alberta town of Raymond, announced its partnership with Raven Indigenous Capital Partners on March 31. The funding will help AdvancedAG further its research and development while expanding its markets, allowing more farmers in both Canada and the United States to utilize the company’s high-performance biological products.
2.5 week old TSC Bantam chick… those feathers are wild! https://www.allforgardening.com/1244202/2-5-week-old-tsc-bantam-chick-those-feathers-are-wild/ #CountryLife #farming #gardening #homesteading #SelfSufficiency
Nanotech-induced cooling found to improve crop yields in arid climates
#agriculture #farming #nanotechnology #materials #water
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-nanotech-cooling-crop-yields-arid.html
Phys.org · Nanotech-induced cooling found to improve crop yields in arid climates
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Another farmer-initiated heath fire gets hopelessly and inevitably out of control in winds gusting up to 40mph near Porthmadog today. Multiple fire units now having to try and stop it in incredibly challenging conditions.
Plume visible in satellite images, stretching across the Irish Sea just south of Anglesey, over to Northern Ireland.
"With that, he expects to see growing interest in Canadian produce, and moving forward hopes to see more of the sector shift toward producing with the domestic market in mind." #farming #local
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/how-a-trade-war-could-boost-small-scale-farming-in-southwestern-ontario-1.7496198
CBCHow a trade war could boost small-scale farming in southwestern Ontario | CBC NewsA southwestern Ontario farmer hopes the ongoing U.S.-Canada trade war encourages the country to look inward to keep itself fed, while making itself more resilient in the face of future crises.
"A growing body of fiction and film ... deals with farmers' threatened way of life and their increasing unrest as a result of policies meant to curb climate change or temper its effects," writes Bartolomeo Sala in The Dial. Here's his story about "Creation Lake" by Rachel Kushner, "Cosas Vivas" by Munir Hachemi, "As Bestas," directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen and "Alcarrás," directed by Carla Simón. "The conflict between farmers and the green transition is a new phenomenon," Sala says. "Yet the way that recent works of fiction portray this conflict often feels remarkably familiar, playing into an old idea of the countryside as a remnant bound to be destroyed by the march of progress."
#Farming #Agriculture #ClimateChange #Film #Cinema #Movies #Fiction #Books @bookstodon
The DialRural Fictions — The DialFarming vs. the earth in contemporary film.
Much of our current day / evenings are being spent in the barn with the sheep. #lambingtime #smallholding #rural #farming #livestock #sheep #dumfriesandgalloway
Working in a dairy - essentially a wet industrial facility slick with cow shit and populated by unpredictable 600kg animals - comes with its own set of inherent risks. You watch for them pretty much constantly.
One of the things you tend not to watch for are things like this - deep chafing grazes from wearing nitrile milking gloves for 25 hours this week. Sore and I’ll need to dress it somehow to protect it next week.
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Rural Banter in Cork
Tucked away on the serene Sherkin Island in County Cork, I stumbled upon a timeless moment that felt plucked from another era. Two older men, clearly no strangers to the soil beneath them, were deep in conversation.
This photo was taken in 2015 while on a visit to the island. I hope they are still living on the island, chatting away.
Apertureƒ/11CameraCanon EOS 6DFocal length105mmISO100Shutter speed1/50s#2015 #agriculture #candidMoment #Canon6D #Cork #countryside #elderlyMen #farming #Ireland #Photo #Photography #ruralLife #SherkinIsland #tractor #vintageTractor
Why does this thing exist? (Podcast)
Episode 141: “A man of the soil”
https://shows.acast.com/why-does-this-thing-exist-podcast/episodes/episode-141-a-man-of-the-soil
In this episode, Dean and Simon’s attempts to learn about agriculture and plumbing are foiled and then they revisit Wolverhampton’s powerful past.
Vertical farming startup Plenty files for Chapter 11
https://www.producebluebook.com/2025/03/24/plenty-files-chapter-11-receives-20-7mm-in-debtor-financing/
Produce Blue Book · Plenty files Chapter 11, receives $20.7MM in debtor financing - Produce Blue BookPlenty Unlimited Inc. announced that it has filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code