Sustainable Food Trust

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The saying you are what you eat is commonly recognised, but a greater truth lies just beneath the surface you are also what your food eats. You are what you eat, and what you are eating (generally speaking) is food that is grown or reared on soil that is severely lacking in nutrients.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In early November, the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame will induct four new members, including a forage breeder, a canola believer, an entomologist, and a cattle genetics leader. This is the first of four interviews, each featuring one of the inductees. Dr. Michael Eskin of the University of Manitoba is set to be inducted into.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 22, 2025

Dr. Tim McAllister, principal research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, has spent nearly a decade studying microbiomes, referring to them as the one health microbiome or Read More

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Yeah, but in designing such research to mitigate climate change there should be more complete integration of food-systems perspectives. Crop species diversity: A key strategy for sustainable food system transformation and climate resilience. As above, but for a bunch of forages. Gonna need more plant breeders also, though.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 6, 2024

Seabird, in Wilmington, NC, is a sustainable seafood place that utilizes foraging to get many of its ingredients—and to act as an opportunity for education. But with local fishing and foraging, you’re working with a wild population, and you’re not guaranteed to find what you set out for. But here’s where it gets tricky.

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Food Tank

JULY 2, 2024

Food Tank is compiling a list of books that will engage, educate, and inspire you this summer. Rethink your relationship with gardening in Tama Matsuoka Wong’s Into the Weeds: How to Garden Like a Forager , or learn about food systems innovations in the face of climate change in Food Systems of the Future.

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NASDA

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

These vital programs operate in all fifty states and a failure to fund them in a farm bill or farm bill extension in 2024 negatively impacts countless farmers, ranchers, and food system stakeholders.

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Food Tank

JULY 12, 2024

A version of this piece was featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, released weekly on Thursdays. I’m still reflecting on something Zitouni Ould-Dada, a Senior Advisor at FAIRR, said during Food Tank’s inaugural London Climate Action Week Summit earlier this summer. And as Food Tankers, we need to reflect on ourselves, too.

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NASDA

MARCH 25, 2025

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 21, 2024

These days, the Canadian Federal Government and multinational food companies are investing hundreds of millions to support BMPs on Canadian farms. Everyone in agriculture is focused on productivity and profitability, and so Food Water Wellness. Here’s the thing, nobody knows your operation better than you do. Read More

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 11, 2024

Not only does she mention them, she lists them as one of the top species to forage. Wong is a professional forager, finding, growing and collecting edible plants, many of which are considered weeds by the general population. TMW: I want [the work that I do] to become part of the food system. Left: Open-lashed edging.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

are preparing for the dwindling of food in the coming winter. This may seem like an antiquated concern for chefs in an era of global food distribution systems, but it’s an all-consuming preoccupation for Oyster Oyster, a restaurant named after two ingredients—a bivalve and a mushroom —known for their ecosystem benefits.

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Food Tank

MARCH 1, 2024

A version of this piece was featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, released weekly on Thursdays. We knew Covid-19 was out there, but we had no idea of the scale of devastation that the pandemic would bring to our communities and the food system. Every spring, I find much solace and purpose in gardening.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

AUGUST 22, 2023

.” Low productivity, high production risks, and insufficient diversification towards producing more nutritious foods are critical drivers of the elevated cost of healthy diets, especially in low-income countries. I learnt about it on Jeremy’s latest newsletter , which is also a must-read, natch.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 24, 2023

On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit to discuss new funding for the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence. We will also hear from Dan Darling of the Canadian Agri-food Trade Alliance the disappointment over Bill C-282, and Ian. Read More

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Some of the terms used on food labels are official certifications, enforced by the USDA or a nonprofit entity, and the presence of the certification means that the farming operation has been verified in some way for compliance. Below is a list of definitions for common phrases on food labels. Do you know what “cage-free” means?

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Agricultural Biodiversity

AUGUST 13, 2023

New evidence of plant food processing in Italy before 40ka. Why did foraging, horticulture and pastoralism persist after the Neolithic transition? It took a long time for chickens to outcompete other sources of food. Did modern humans outcompete Neanderthals in Italy by grinding up and eating wild cereals?

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The infamous Food Pyramid? All these alleged maladies have been steadily increasing since the 1979 Food Pyramid while red meat consumption in that same time period has fallen by about 20 pounds per capita per year. Remember the first U.S. Dietary Guidelines from 1979? Twinkies and Nabisco crackers on the foundational bottom?

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Modern Farmer

JULY 26, 2024

As a coastal forager and educator, this stretch of the Pacific Coast is her office, her classroom, her kitchen, and the inspiration for founding her own company, Shifting Tides. Kieffer hold freshly foraged seaweed. Seaweed is the primary focus of Kieffer’s work as an educator, forager, and farmer.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 7, 2024

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio. Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodity Research on the India tariffs and what that will mean for Canada; A clip from The Agronomists with Dr. Bart Lardner of the University of Saskatchewan and Christine O’Reilly of the.

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West Texas Livestock

JULY 31, 2024

Forages stop producing, making it difficult for ranchers to make food. Drought can be devastating. Drought can make things seem bleak. With all this difficulty, it can be easy to fall into a ‘survival’ mode during this time.

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West Texas Livestock

JANUARY 5, 2025

A healthy pasture is the backbone of a successful livestock operationit provides the food that keeps your animals strong and growing. Plus, when your pasture is in good shape, it takes a big load off your wallet by cutting down on feed costs.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

How do the food scientists growing these products know what nutrients and ratio of nutrients are best for our health? Have they even considered the vast array of phytonutrients that exist in real food, or are they just looking at the basic nutritional panel of crude protein (CP), carbohydrates, fats, minerals, and vitamins?

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

JANUARY 21, 2025

Small farmers who are growing food for their communities must build resilience to climate changes in order to insulate and strengthen the local food system. Josh is originally from southwest Wisconsin where his family grows grains, forage, and maintains woodlands as wildlife habitat.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

When the first farmers arrived in northern Europe armed with their greedy plants, they learned a lot about food from the local hunter-fisher-gatherers, and vice-versa, but without much interbreeding. Jeremy interviews one of the authors on his podcast. Early contact between late farming and pastoralist societies in southeastern Europe.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 26, 2025

In addition to raising vegetablesincluding kale, collards, salad mixes, cilantro, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and watermelonto feed the food insecure in the surrounding area, Bell founded the STEM-based Sankofa Agricultural Academy , which engages Black youth in projects and learning on the farm. About 90 percent of our food goes there.

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Food Tank

MARCH 23, 2025

The number one thing we need in efforts around water conservation in Colorado is funding, Roberts tells Food Tank. Additionally, agricultural innovations like the Intermountain West Alternative Forages Project explore less water-intensive crops to help farmers adapt to drought conditions. Become a member today by clicking here.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

New Holland Agriculture recently announced that it has been honored with three prestigious AE50 Awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) These awards recognise the most innovative designs in engineering products or systems for the food and agriculture industries. Presented in 3.0

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

Walla Walla’s hands-on coursework is bringing together agriculture and culinary students as part of a nascent movement among community colleges that are increasingly bringing food production into curricula in new and innovative ways. Walla Walla Community College hopes to offer surplus agricultural products at its food pantry, too.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 9, 2023

As Christine O’Reilly, Ontario’s forage and grazing specialist, tweeted out on June 5, hay that was put up “dry” Read More Reports of at least one hay shed fire in Ontario this week should serve as an alert to other farmers who took advantage of the dry, hot week in late May to put up dry hay.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 16, 2024

We conduct a pairwise comparison of pasture-finished operations in which cattle almost exclusively consume grasses and forage, and grain-finished operations in which cattle are first grazed and then fed a grain-based diet. appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle. Thanks Kris, for raising the issue so thoughtfully.

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 20, 2024

This is the time of year when ants begin foraging for food and when spring rains percolate through the soil. AgriLife Extension method is a safe, effective way to manage imported red fire ants Spring is an ideal time to take the first step to fire ant control, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The Modern Farmer team has been hard at work this year, bringing you great stories about farming and food systems, and we’ve covered a lot of ground. As Chaga Keeps Trending, Mycologists Worry About Running Out Chaga, a fungus found in colder climates, is a trendy ingredient in supplements and functional foods.

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Farmbrite

JANUARY 23, 2025

Animal Feed Recipes for Chicken, Cattle, Sheep, Goat, and Pig Feed Raising livestock can be a rewarding experience, whether you're doing it for fun, food, or as a full-time agricultural business. Local byproducts from farms, mills, or food processors (like unsold produce, leftover grains, or pulp) can be repurposed as animal feed.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

NSAC welcomed the pragmatic Senate bill, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 (RPFSA) , as an important step toward completing a bipartisan farm bill reauthorization this year. Throughout the RPFSA, numerous provisions take consequential steps toward a more equitable food and farm system.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Birds that live on grasslands rely on the ecosystem for everything from foraging to nesting. Confirmation through bird species counts has been very rewarding; we view diversity as confirmation that our management style has been positive,” Stoltzfus tells Food Tank. There’s a lot [of greenwashing] in food and beef, especially.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

She spent a great deal of time during those formative years outside, learning about her plant and animal relatives and eating a combination of commodity foods and the foods her parents grew, gathered, hunted, and bartered for. “We are all colonized, our palates are colonized. .

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