Smart Solar at @Farmland. Pickle enthusiast. Opinions expressed are my own.
Sonoma County, CA
Joined February 2009
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Are you a rural #farmer or businessowner interested in accessing capital to advance #renewableenergy projects in your community? Join @SolarNeighbors for a webinar on 8/23 to learn more about the @USDA's Rural Energy for America Program. bit.ly/3KFc0En #solar
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Livestream: Veteran Women in Agriculture nitter.gq/i/broadcasts/1PlJQpgOm…
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✨ “It’s about celebrating every market.” - Greg Plotkin, Director of Digital Communications, @farmland, on Farmers Market Pros' #TentTalk podcast about the America's Farmers Market Celebration. Vote - markets.farmland.org
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Many farmers are reluctant to change management techniques without knowing how much the soil health practices will cost or benefit them. So, @Farmland found “soil health successful farmers,” and conducted benefit-cost analyses. nature.ly/2TyYeLW
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We are incredibly happy to announce this seasons launch of our "Flowers for Hospice" program. You can support our farm and sponsor bouquets of flowers to community members getting care from our local Hospice on our website dinnerbellfarm.com
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Our new weekly #MapsMonday feature will visually showcase the latest research impacting the future of farmland in the United States. Check back every Monday for more and make sure to follow @ag_maps!
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The political landscape in America is changing this week with the inauguration of Joe Biden & Kamala Harris, and with Democrats now in control of both the House and the Senate.
What does this mean for federal farm policy in the next four years? Join us this Thursday to find out!
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I'm loving this dialogue about leadership emerging through women's learning circles on land. Powerful words from @Caitlin__Joseph: "These are women who, within their lifetime, couldn't get a credit card on their own." Thanks Caitlin, @G_Roesch @gplot @Farmland for your work!
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I’m a 4th generation farmer, and my great-grandmother was the one who really drove our family’s farming efforts and taught my dad. #GenderEquality in farming starts w/ seeing women as capable farmers and recognizing that they always have been even w/o official titles.
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Dairy farms across the northeast are struggling due to the COVID-19 crisis. On Ep. 6 of “Farming in a Pandemic,” Amanda Freund of Freund’s Family Farm talks about how dairy farms are adjusting to the new supply chain demands.
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Women are increasingly playing decision-making roles on U.S. farms, but they need more support. #WomenForTheLand Coordinator @Caitlin__Joseph joined AFT to activate people historically marginalized in our agricultural system. Read more about her journey:
farmland.org/centering-peopl…
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This could be a very ugly year.
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OK USDA staff. You are not providing producers with info when dairy guys are calling me asking if I think they will be compensated for having to pour out their milk no one is able to buy. I shouldn't have to answer for USDA and say I think a program will be coming out soon.
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I'm hearing from farmers that they are preparing for a huge economic hit coming up. Weddings cancelled, Markets shut down. Going to be tight coming up for many small and medium scale farms that rely on direct sales to pay the bills and those that work on the farm
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Thank you @foodtank for recognizing @Farmland as one of 15 organizations dedicated to helping farmers combat climate change. #WorldSoilDay #NoFarmsNoFoodNoFuture
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Today is #WorldSoilDay, and though the radio stations and department stores have skipped ahead to festivities later in December, we at AFT want to pause and recognize the unsung heroes beneath our feet. farmland.org/an-ode-to-the-l…
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Working with a #USDA colleague, we estimated if US farmers adopted cover crops on 25% of our cropland & conservation tillage on 100% of tillable acres, we could reduce nearly 150 million metric tons of CO2 per year, or 1/4 of total US ag emissions. @ClimateCrisis
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.@farmland documented the co-benefits of soil health practices on 4 farms across the US. After implementing new soil practices, they found in addition to reducing GHG emissions by an average of 379%, these same farms significantly cut N, P, & sediment losses & increased yields.
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“I am a farmer living & working through these climate changes. #Climatechange is disrupting my operations today and is a major threat multiplier to the future economic viability of my 4 decade plus family farming operation.” @FredYoder at today’s @ClimateCrisis hearing