DavidBek

Ethical trade, sustainability, community development, social justice, horticulture, South Africa, Norfolk, cricket.

[DavidBek @DaveDBRS]

Valentine's Day approaches and what a year it has been for flower growers across the world. @JillLTimms & I are delighted to report upon our involvement in a collaborative project supporting producers in Kenya. @FairtradeUK @TraidcraftDepth @RachelWilshaw
https://t.co/BBxTBuLHEg

[DavidBek @DaveDBRS]

@Final_Word_Pod After this debacle who would pay £0000's to fly over for the Sesquicentennial test match? With a pink ball to boot! Could be over by tea on Day 1.

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@RK_ct Or crawled out of bed at 4am to watch it.

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@MichaelTakeMP Once again trickle down has been confused with nicking off. Overly re-distributive batting.

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@benjonescricket Nibbling can be harder for batting than jagging. Nick rather than miss. Harder to cover up outside the line. And easier for bowlers to control. Or does the data say otherwise?

[DavidBek @DaveDBRS]

@TheCricketerMag @GeorgeDobell1 Well, our group had a great day and are eagerly looking forward to the next test at Trent Bridge. Lovely batting, especially by Pope. One sided cricket is not exactly a rarity. Ask the Aussies about Ashes series Down Under.

[DavidBek @DaveDBRS]

@Paarl_Rocks the good folk of Paarl enjoying a day watching GoldrushBoland triumph. @DomesticCSA

[Coventry University Research and Innovation @CovUniResearch]

🌹 This #ValentinesDay, think beyond the bouquet!

Professor @DaveDBRS explores the future of #SustainableFlowers:
🌍 Stronger standards
🌱 Local blooms
👩‍🌾 Lower carbon
🤝 Fairer wages
💚 Change is happening

Read more🔗 https://t.co/0V940AvHkX

[DavidBek @DaveDBRS]

Absolutely fantastic to host this event with @JillLTimms. Super engagement from the cut flower industry.

[Coventry University Research and Innovation @CovUniResearch]

Yesterday @CovUni_CCE launched a new booklet on sustainability in floriculture at Coventry Cathedral! 🌸

Experts & collaborators showcased eco-friendly designs & discussed reducing plastics & waste for a greener floral future 🌷🌿

Check out the stunning floral displays 🩷 ⬇️

[Jill Timms @JillLTimms]

Big day for our #sustainableflowers research. The wg @DaveDBRS & I lead, launched guide on Plastics, Packaging & Waste with 50+ flower industry folk @CovCathedral Our new Knowledge Exchange Hub is live https://t.co/FyXDjZEuyn with our new logo & we’re now on LinkedIn & Insta too!

[DavidBek @DaveDBRS]

@icelandcricket Fine leg. No catches ever go there. Only leg byes and deflections off the keeper. Pointless position. But if you move them elsewhere the keeper promptly becomes incapable of stopping legside deliveries and looks like you've eaten their hamster as the ball trickles for 4 byes.

[DavidBek @DaveDBRS]

@collinsadam The UK transport network for the many folk travelling an hour plus to Tests.

[DavidBek @DaveDBRS]

@collinsadam It is the same box of balls for both teams. And there seemed to be a problem with the durability of the match balls in that series, so not just an issue of batters' reward for smacking it about. Definitely needs to be standardisation of replacements though. All good fun really.

[DavidBek @DaveDBRS]

@johnwright15 @thehundred There don't appear to be many kids at Old Trafford this week. Or even many under 30s. There needs to be a joined up strategy for broadening the game's appeal.

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@GrimstonCricket Well done Tim! 👏

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@AnnieChave @onedaycup The ECB have missed a trick. The Hundred and @onedaycup complement each other very well and should be promoted together. Games at Rugby School were a lovely throwback to the JPL which grew the game in 70s and 80s.

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@AfricaBusPol @CCRED_UJ @go2uj @CBDScbs @CBScph @DFF_raad @_dasNair_ @BrandAid_World @cbspeg @shvidkjaer Intrigued by promise of chain of pubs. Specialising in Sustainable wines of course.

[DavidBek @DaveDBRS]

Fantastic event, spectacularly well organised. A real privilege to be part of it. Thank you to all involved. @CovUni_CCE

[DavidBek @DaveDBRS]

Fantastic to be part of event exploring inequality in global value chains. Organised by @PIPS_conf @CCRED_UJ Johannesburg @CovUni_CCE

[CCRED @CCRED_UJ]

David Bek now turns our attention to the global foliage industry by outlining the regulation, power, and inequalities in these production spaces.

[Jill Timms @JillLTimms]

☀️ Sun is shining & just found out from brilliant @NoraLanari that our paper with @DaveDBRS & Lyndon Simkin is out in the world. Managing 💦 risk in global value chains for environmental upgrading, using fruit 🍇🍋🍑exports from 🇿🇦as case study 💚@SurreySociology @SurreySustain

[DavidBek @DaveDBRS]

@nimishdubey @alawyerwrites @DaveRob13699163 @fredfertang @CraigNelsy @tds122 @WG_RumblePants @kartik_kompella @Koushik_laribee Brought back some lovely memories, well apart from Derek being sawn off! The following year, Geoffrey asked me to throw catches to him on the outfield b4 play in the NZ Test. He was forgiven by me from that moment!!