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The Agronomists, Ep 153: Forage research and spring management with Bart Lardner and Christine O’Reilly

Real Agriculture

Legumes, such as alfalfa, trefoil, and sainfoin, are a great feed source, are excellent for soil health and play a role in sequestering carbon in the soil. According to emerging research by Dr. Bart Lardner, legumes in the bovine diet also lowers methane emissions, one of the components being measured in an on-going research project.

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How urban raccoons adapt to new foraging challenges

Berkeley Blog

A new study led by postdoctoral researcher Lauren Stanton documents how raccoons use innovative problem-solving skills when foraging for food. The post How urban raccoons adapt to new foraging challenges appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Listen to Plants, Says Indigenous Forager and Activist Linda Black Elk

Civil Eats

The Indigenous ethnobotanist and food sovereignty activist foraged with her mom and grandmother in the Ohio River Valley as a child, then made the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota her home alongside her husband, Luke. A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our members-only newsletter.

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Meet the Modern Chef and Forager Duo Bringing Snails to the Menu

Modern Farmer

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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20 Food Systems Reads that Will Inspire You this Summer

Food Tank

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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Letter supporting farm bill orphan programs

NASDA

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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Help shape the future of farm support!

Real Agriculture

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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