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The Frontera Foundation educates the public about how healthy eating and sustainable agriculture go hand in hand. Farmland preservation and management have numerous benefits, such as safeguarding wildlife, preserving our agricultural heritage, and purifying the air and water. Agricultural workers and landscapers are frequently exposed to harmful chemicals. Women with breast cancer are also five to nine times more likely to have pesticide residues in their blood. Moreover, children living in households that use toxic chemicals for ornamental lawn maintenance are at a higher risk of developing leukemia. To avoid these hazards, you can opt for organic food, which has fewer pesticide residues than conventionally grown crops that can damage human health and contribute to contaminated drinking water sources and wildlife extinction. If you want to learn more about this topic, you can visit https://lnkd.in/gZmxVJbN.

Our team of experts at Safe-Watch partner with a wide array of services to make sure the right authorities in the right jurisdictions are alerted for different types of incidents. In this case, our team notified the BC Conservation Service (aka, the bear police) - regarding the incident, so that their team will be able to send officers to the area and keep both the public and our fuzzy friend safe. We do want to pass along the Conservation Service recommended tips for fruit trees during the autumn, when bears are looking to put on bulk for winter hibernation; 🍎 Pick fruit as it ripens. Ripe fruit has a high caloric value and is a highly sought after food source by bears. 🍊Let friends or neighbours pick your fruit if you are not going to use it. 🍓Fruit can also be picked before it ripens and the un-ripened fruit can be stored indoors while it ripens. 🔎 Check for a local WildSafeBC contact - there may be a local fruit sharing program in place in the community. #SafetyAlert #WildlifeProtection #BCConservationService #BearAwareness #CommunitySafety #FruitTreeTips #ConservationTips #WildSafeBC

Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) has robust Food Access programming. However, our food access might not look like what you typically think of, which is food distribution through food pantries, no cost groceries and the like. We exist on a different section of the continuum and partner with organizations across the spectrum to provide the following. 🥕 Community Gardens and Food Forests: These community cultivated and maintained gems throughout metro Denver provide fresh, organic, hyper-local, culturally-relevant, nutrient dense food for over 20,000 people. The ability to grow your own food has manifold benefits that go well beyond nutrition. 🫑 Grow a Garden: DUG distributes pay-what-you-can seeds, seedlings, education and mentorship through our grow a garden kits - essentially, a garden in a box. This program reaches over 12,000 and massively moves the needle in terms of reducing grocery bills, access to fresh healthy food and confidence in one’s ability to provide nutrition for one’s self and family. 🍅 Community Seed Distribution: This year DUG had over 100,000 free flower, vegetable and herb seed packets that have been distributed far and wide across the front range! What a great way to help people grow their own food. 🍆 Culturally-Inclusive Seeds: We now provide free access to rare and specialty plant varieties supporting a global array of culinary and gardening practices in celebration of our shared diversity. 🥦 Plant Sales: DUG’s Spring and Fall Plant Sales focus on increasing community access to affordable food-bearing plants. Our two plant sales, held annually in May and August, distribute 7,200+ vegetable, herb, and flower plants as well as perennial food-producing trees and bushes. SNAP benefits are honored. * **DUG’s Spring Plant Sale is 5/10-5/11*** https://lnkd.in/g3p-y52V #denverurbangardens #foodaccess #communitygardens #foodforests #growagarden #growyourown #foodsovereignty #foodjustice #trees

Cod, a culinary staple in America, holds a special place in the Atlantic's cultural and culinary history. From sustaining Native communities like the Wampanoag to being cherished by European settlers, cod has played a vital role in shaping our food history. However, a lot has changed over the years. Since the 1850s, cod stocks in Canada and New England have plummeted by a staggering 96%. Once abundant to the point of being scooped up in buckets, overfishing has taken a toll on these populations. In the 1990s, the Grand Banks cod fishery faced a catastrophic crash, leading to moratoriums in some areas, but hasn't gotten the population back up to the original numbers. By understanding the issue, we can continue to be aware of the challenges faced by Atlantic cod and work towards sustainable solutions.  #IBSS #Aquaculture #Fisheries #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Cod #Overfishing

🌿 Sustainable Agriculture: From Booker T. Whatley to Karen Washington 🌱 As #BlackHistoryMonth marches forward, Kilimo Collective continues to shine a spotlight on the #luminaries leading the way in sustainable agriculture. Today, we honor two visionaries whose contributions have sown the seeds for a #greener future and a more #equitable #foodsystem. Historic #Innovator: Booker T. Whatley 📚 Booker T. Whatley, a pioneering advocate for small-scale #farming, laid the groundwork for what would become fundamental components of #sustainable agriculture today: #CommunitySupportedAgriculture (CSA) and the farm-to-table movement. Whatley's forward-thinking principles emphasized the importance of small farmers connecting directly with their communities, advocating for diversified crops, and the economic model of "Pick-Your-Own" farms. His work has inspired a generation of farmers to adopt practices that support both the land and local #economies, proving that #sustainability and #profitability can go hand in hand. Contemporary #Champion: Karen Washington 🌻 Building on Whatley's legacy, Karen Washington, Co-founder of Rise & Root Farm, stands as a towering figure in #foodjustice, #urbanfarming, and #sustainability. Her work in New York has transformed vacant lots into vibrant urban farms and cultivated a community deeply rooted in equity and accessibility to fresh, healthy food. Washington's advocacy extends beyond the fields, challenging #systemic barriers in the food system and #empowering communities to reclaim their right to grow, eat, and celebrate the food that nourishes them. At Kilimo Collective, we are inspired by the dedication of both Whatley and Washington. Their journeys remind us that #sustainableagriculture is not just about the food we grow but about nurturing communities, preserving our #planet, and fostering a fair food system for #all. In celebrating their achievements, we are reminded of the power of #innovative thinking and community engagement in driving the change we wish to see in the world. Let's honor their legacies by supporting #sustainable practices and #foodjustice initiatives in our communities. Support Rise & Root Farm Here: https://lnkd.in/gDARgxs4 #BlackHistoryMonth #SustainableAgriculture #FoodJustice #UrbanFarming #KilimoCollective #Trailblazers

Little known fact outside of beekeeping circles: most beekeepers make a living through "pollination services" NOT by selling honey. That means driving their bees across the country to visit farms whenever crops are in bloom, then driving back home during the harvest/winter season. By choosing Local Hive, you're choosing 100% U.S. honey and supporting the American beekeepers that help put food on our tables.

This is a good start to localize the supply chain for food caught, raised or grown in Maryland. The $3M to increase capacity for Eastern Shore processors of Chesapeake caught blue catfish is what must be only the first step of many more.

Erik M. - Thank you for posting about this :-). As you pointed out they are not composters and do not make compost but they do have a place in the foodwaste to resource value chain.  They lack microbiology (whatever you put in will get cooked and dehydrated by the time the process is over).  In composting microbiology creates the heat. In dehydrators, electricity (likely sourced from coal) creates heat and kills any added microbes pretty quickly.  The marketing for the majority of these is greenwashing.  The last thing our industry needs is for people to have a bad experience with a product they think is compost after using it on their house plants and garden. I'd love to find one named for what it is "Food Waste Dehydrator". In a dense population where food waste recycling is mandatory and compost facilities have figured out how to work with dehydrated food waste, they could have real value.  I believe Mill is working with local composters in a variety of regions for just this purpose. I remain troubled by one more electrical appliance in the house using coal unless you happen to have chosen to purchase renewable energy through your provider.  My question for anyone who might have an answer: Does the reduction in fuel emissions from the transport of dehydrated food waste as opposed to wet food waste zero out the emissions caused by their production and use?  

From the East Coast to the West Coast, this article showcases young Black farmers who are part of a "growing movement to redefine the historical Black experience with land ownership and raising crops." 🌱👩🏾🌾 #BlackFarming #landowners https://ow.ly/kOYx50PGF8a