Tom's book is an excellent primer on the crises we face in the food system — and so worth picking up if you want to go beyond the basics. I enjoyed getting to unpack some of it with him here:https://t.co/EMWKLKqe9x
— Twilight Greenaway (@twyspy) August 27, 2020
In his new book veteran food writer @tomphilpott warns that the current trajectory of farming in California’s Central Valley and the Corn Belt could be setting us up for collapse.
— Civil Eats (@CivilEats) August 27, 2020
https://t.co/kyRPFbTCma
Foodtank
Leonard Lopate, WBAI Radio
The goop Podcast (Radio.com)
Connect the Dots
Texas Standard article
Every day, 2 Wisconsin dairy farms go out of business.
— National Farmers Union (@NFUDC) August 27, 2020
Why?
“We have a cheap food policy. It’s set up to subsidize overproduction of commodities. If farmers get an incentive to overproduce, the value of what they produce goes down."https://t.co/YJq3MBcpcf pic.twitter.com/w3XWXG7656
The solution:
This is how all farming should be. ➡️ “We’re putting back more than we’re taking—more insects, more water, more wildlife. It’s agriculture that adds to the environment instead of taking away.” #RegenerativeAgriculture https://t.co/GNgrUqGd6Q
— Regeneration Int'l (@regeneration_in) August 27, 2020
How does mob grazing benefit biodiversity? That's what our Mob Grazing Operational Group is finding out. A new @scotgov KTIF-funded project will benchmark the benefits of regenerative grazing.
— Soil Association Scotland (@SoilAssocScot) August 26, 2020
Read about the project: https://t.co/utzYax90fv pic.twitter.com/wQJESDUYYe
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