Agricultural appassionato, father and husband. All comments are my own and do not represent the positions, strategies or opinions of my employer.
San Francisico Bay Area
Joined July 2015
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As #verticalfarming adjusts to current market realities, here’s another proof point from @kroger and @80AcresFarms - following on the heels of news that @WholeFoods plans to triple the number of East Coast stores with @BoweryFarming's salad kits.
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Here’s a helpful summary that might be better titled “The Short List of Incredibly Difficult Climate Actions That Will Work” — but I imagine that would have resulted in fewer clicks.
#climatechange #electrification #agriculture
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Fascinating take on changing perceptions around #farming and #foraging in #Black communities highlighting #Blackfarming in America. Indy Officinalis’ observation juxtaposes clean “sneaker culture” with getting feet “back in the soil.” #blackfarmers
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Excellent commentary highlighting factors that hinder young #farmers from entering #agriculture. Challenges around land access, financing, health care, and high production costs are driving young people away from the profession.
#equity #blackfarmers
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Diversifying specialty crops in the MS Delta, with a focus on supporting #Blackfarmers provides #supplychainsecurity and more - CA, South TX and FL bear disproportionate effects of #climatechange
#bipocfarmers #agriculture #rice #supplychainresilience
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Options for cities to supplement traditional #agriculture, build #foodsupplychain resiliency, and address food deserts. Notes #verticalfarming limitations but recognizes its value, which grows as energy costs fall.
#urbanfarming #urbanagriculture
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Thanks @joelkotkin and Marshall Toplansky of @ChapmanU. #California is a fantastic incubator for #agtech #innovation, with our amazing public universities, tech prowess, and impressive #agricultural output - Silicon Valley meets Salinas Valley.
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Positive news: Small #farmers in Africa plant trees to improve #soilhealth and #cropyields, and to provide fruit, fuelwood, and fodder for their livestock. Increased #biodiversity via #agroforestry and #agriculture help #climatechange @YaleE360
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This OpEd from @CivilEats highlights important topics like water issues, particularly in my state of #California, as well as the tension between the justified fight by #nativeamericans for their #heritagepreservation and "progress" for the masses.
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You may recall stories I’ve posted about #waterissues. Too much or too little water is wreaking havoc on #agriculture. It’s a key driver of my passion for #verticalfarming. This story demonstrates the power of water, for better and for worse. @nytimes
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Cautionary tale in pictures - scroll through the startling yet beautiful photos of the Dust Bowl; Chicago blanketed by a miles-long dust reminds us how important #soilhealth is - and the remarkable response by government and the #agriculture industry.
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For #Juneteenth, a documentary film from @AlRokerEnt and Emmy Nominated @EternalPolk debuted. Gaining Ground examines why Black ownership of #farmland has dwindled, with a particular focus on a core issue: Heirs’ Property.
#agriculture #blackfarmers
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Exciting #innovation in #agriculture - indoor and outdoor. @Unfold_Ag's focus is #indoorfarming, but the combo of computer vision systems and #machinelearning or #robotic harvesting challenges of fruits/vegetables aren’t growing-environment specific.
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Black women = 7% of the US population but own less than 1% of all restaurants. Read this thorough and thought-provoking piece of cultural analysis exposing racism and sexism about who gets to be called “chef.”
#food #inclusion #blackhistory #blackwomen
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RE: flooding in the central valley from record rainfall earlier this year (including snowpack). Thanks @NPR for this possible solution: work WITH nature by strategically removing levees to create natural floodplains that relieve pressure downstream.
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Looking forward to a lively discussion with my colleagues from @IntFreshProduce, @Better_Seed, @RijkZwaan, and Growy!
The Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit is now less than a month away! We’re excited about the panel session Unfold COO @DavidNothmann will be joining with fellow panelists Gretchen Raymond, Ard Van de Kreeke, and @andylASTA — moderated by @EstesVonnie!
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Stunning piece of photojournalism by award-winning Canadian photojournalist @Photobracken, who reports on issues affecting Indigenous peoples in North America. Excellent use case for #verticalfarming addressing threat of #climatechange.
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As more and more #agtech relies on #IoT, we need to ensure that it’s protected from cyber threats. The #Food and #Ag #ISAC is a positive step toward protecting food #supplychain resilency.
#cybersecurity #agriculture
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The new Food and Agriculture-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Food and Ag-#ISAC) will enable information-sharing between the #agrifood and security sectors about protecting U.S. agriculture and food from cyber threats.
👉 MORE: fal.cn/3yAZM
#cybersecurity
ALT Food and Ag-ISAC Forms to Protect Agrifood Sector from Cybersecurity Threats
Check out this story from @NatlPublicRadio. #Farmers in Arizona are faced with as a historic drought is causing severe shortages along the Colorado River are cutting use by 50%.
#water #conservation #agriculture #climatechange
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Behold the power of #genetics in modern #plantbreeding in this excellent piece in @Sciam.
Thanks @MeghanBartels, Tom Adams of @Pairwise and Travis Bayer of @sound_ag
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