(27 Mar) For Modern Foragers, This Map Reveals Urban Abundance
Through Falling Fruit, people around the world can find edible plants to enjoy—often in unexpected places.
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/falling-fruit-urban-foraging/
Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/3c9zx
#community-forest #farms-+-food #food #food-waste #foraging #local-food #nutrition
Why do salmon eaters don’t care about Australian threatened species?
“Australia has the highest rate of mammalian extinctions in the world … The only way to protect the hundreds of threatened Australian forest species is to end native forest logging....The Maugean skate is very much at the forefront of the zero extinction target."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/29/why-does-leonardo-dicaprio-care-so-much-about-australian-wildlife
#Conservation #extinctions #Biodiversity #laws #Skate #MaugeanSkate #salmon #food #NSWLogging #koalas #OpenNetPens #SeaBased #Fish #farms #pollution
300 MW agrivoltaic project greenlit on fast track, Trump or no Trump
300 MW agrivoltaic project greenlit on fast track, Trump or no Trump
I don’t do much posting about politics, here; but there are always exceptions…
“Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins touted that her agency had canceled a $300,000 contract she said went toward educating queer and transgender farmers on food justice and food equality.”
Seriously? WTF.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5211036-trump-musk-cabinet-meeting/
Huh. So THIS is why he turned on all that water in California.
From the link:
“DOGE agents, including Tyler Hassen, a former oil company CEO, told senior Reclamation officials they had an order from the president to turn on water pumps at the Jones Pumping Plant, three people with knowledge of the requests told CNN. The plant transfers water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into a canal system, delivering water to farmers and other water users in the Central Valley.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/climate/trump-doge-california-water
North Dakota went big for Trump. Now many farmers say they face an uncertain future - #Ag #Agriculture #farms #farming #USPol #USPolitics #AmericanCoup https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5320335/north-dakota-went-big-for-trump-now-many-farmers-say-they-face-an-uncertain-future
Farmers face steep losses in the middle of Trump's trade war and funding cuts - #Ag #Agriculture #farming #farms #AmericanCoup #politics #economy #tariffs https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/economics/farmers-face-steep-losses-middle-trumps-trade-war-funding-cuts-rcna195967
Just one example of many playing out right now…In 2024 Iowa farmers were told to expect a renewal of contracts sending local foods to schools and food pantries, the USDA has announced those contracts won’t be renewed. Some Iowa farmers say they’re feeling betrayed after the USDA has chosen to not renew $11 million worth of deals. #Agriculture #farming #farms #USDA #RepublicansOwnThis #RepublicansDidThis
Source: https://www.kcrg.com https://search.app/APc61LSHLdRkUv3c6
#USDA cancels programs providing funds to #schools & #food banks to purchase from local #farms & #ranchers. The programs aimed to support local #agriculture & build a more resilient #FoodSupply chain, will result in over $1 billion in #FederalSpending being halted.
#USDA cancels programs providing funds to #schools & #food banks to purchase from local #farms & #ranchers. The programs aimed to support local #agriculture & build a more resilient #FoodSupply chain, will result in over $1 billion in #FederalSpending being halted.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/usda-cancels-local-food-purchasing-for-schools-food-banks-00222796
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for #schools to buy food from nearby #farms.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/usda-cancels-local-food-purchasing-for-schools-food-banks-00222796
"State officials were notified Friday of USDA’s decision to end the LFS program for this year...
“Donald Trump and #ElonMusk have declared that feeding #children and supporting local #farmers are no longer ‘priorities,’""
