Yana Dero | Farm to Table | Regenerative Agriculture

I have heard that Sprouts and Natural Grocers both give priority to local producers!

If you could repair our food systems with one change, what would it be?

Made some sourdough this morning, for a first run it turned out great!

What are your favorite inclusions or sourdough recipes? What should I try next? 🤔

#sourdough #baking #guthealth #cleaneating

Thinking about how even if we eat “healthy food”, we can’t be 100% sure it has the nutrients we need.

Wrapping up our work in the Sustainable Food and Farming Futures cluster with a student symposium and lecture from Prof Melissa Arcand on relationship building from the ground up for First Nations-led agroecosystems stewardship in the Prairies. Looking forward to this symposium! @utsc.bsky.social

Sending love to Native folks fasting this Thanksgiving. I see you.

Or change the date…

I know a lot of native people feel that celebrating thanksgiving goes against everything they believe in.

I try to take my power back by treating it like an autumn harvest meal.

I still want to gather with friends and family and celebrate the year we’ve had together.

Can we just rename it?

With Thanksgiving just a sleep away, don’t forget to thank your local farmers 🍂

Restoration of forestry-drained boreal peatland ecosystems can effectively stop and reverse ecosystem degradation - Communications Earth & Environment Restoration halts and reverses degradation of boreal peatlands in nutrient-rich ecosystems, though the impact may be weak in nutrient-poor ones, according to a long-term experiment in Finland comprisi...

"Ecosystem restoration is likely to become mainstream in the near future."

Here is a report of well-replicated long-term before-after control-impact experiments on the restoration of forestry-drained boreal peatland ecosystems.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Phylogenetic relatedness can influence cover crop-based weed suppression - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Phylogenetic relatedness can influence cover crop-based weed suppression

My research indicates that the more phylogenetically related crops and weeds are, the more intensely they will compete. When crops are established before weeds, this can be used as a method of targeted weed management. #agroecology #phylogenetics

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

That sounds amazing! I need to start a batch now that it’s finally cold enough.

I feel like it’s a vital part of the recovery of fields and pastures. Animals have been used as tools to turn over the land for centuries, it seems like we’re finally acknowledging their role in the cycle! It’s something I’m very excited about.

It’s so sad that as government workers they make so little.. reform is so necessary

Did I miss something - what’s everyone’s beef with Joel Salatin?

I completely agree. When I hear regenerative land management I quickly think of pasture seeding, soil testing and monitoring, rotational grazing with multiple livestock varieties, and layering in an orchard as the livestock turn over shrubs down. I think it’s more of a philosophy less a practice.

So wrong in so many ways. I swear BigAg will lessen the value of regenerative products on shelves by “tainting” it. The same way they get away with so much already with the Organic certification.

I agree there should be a regenerative standard in place that further niches down the certification, giving buyers a real choice in how they vote with their purchases. I just hope that the regenerative movement will not become another placard to slap on food much like the organic certification.

There's a decent paper analyzing ag-space terms:
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Smoke & Mirrors - Agroecology, Regenerative Agriculture, and Nature-Based Solutions: Competing framings of food system sustainability in global policy and funding spaces - www.ipes-food.org/_img/upload/... (2022)

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Awesome read! Thank you

Stunning view! Looks a lot like what we see in Oklahoma.

“In addition to increased regrowth rates, rotational grazing at the proper stocking rate also aids in pasture persistence by allowing better stubble height control…

Overgrazing can result in loss of desirable species and an increase in weeds.”

edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/...

What is your take on pasture seeding?

Bokashi Method - Solana Center The Bokashi method is used for composting all organic food waste, including meat, dairy and fats. The process uses lactobacillus bacteria to predigest waste matter, which eliminates odors and decrease...

Those looking to give a boost to your garden, consider starting a Bokashi Compost.

This method was developed in Japan to ferment food prior to composting. Using lactobacillus bacteria to predigest waste eliminates odors and reduces composting time.

Read more:

solanacenter.org/bokashi-meth...

Species-rich old grasslands have beneficial effects on the health and gut microbiome of bumblebees André Pornon, Anne-Sophie Benoiston, Nathalie Escaravage, Mathieu Lihoreau, Blandine Mahot-Castaing, Gabrielle Martin, Lucie Moreau, Joël White This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecol…

📰Published📰 Species-rich old grasslands have beneficial effects on the health and gut microbiome of bumblebees

https://buff.ly/4eOzXVL

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Microbials for soil health: Industry status (2021-2024) and outlook The article will give you an overview of the most popular and new microbial agents in the newly laun

This is a great breakdown of how different microbial and fungal species can aid in the regeneration of soil while also highlighting a few key players in the soil regeneration industry.

Give it a read:

news.agropages.com/News/NewsDet...

If you’re working in regen ag, sustainable farming, or agroecology and want to be added, let me know!

#food #farming #research
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Thinking about indigenous tribes on this topic. The disabled and elderly were revered as the glue that held their society together. They were uplifted and cared for. I dream of a day we normalize that.

My take: it never was. We crave nature and communing with the earth.

Then you incorporate the right livestock to turn over the ecosystem naturally and there you have a beautiful little slice of heaven.