Diane Rivers

Health Advocate, Nurse, Artist, #Sarasota #MarthasVineyard

[Sama Hoole @SamaHoole]

A pasture grazed by cattle alone is a good pasture.

A pasture grazed by cattle and sheep, together, is something else entirely.

The cattle take the long grass, the coarse stems, the rougher patches. The sheep follow behind and clean up what the cattle ignored: the shorter regrowth, the wildflowers, the species the cattle wouldn't touch. The pasture gets grazed at two heights, by two different mouths, on two different patterns. Twice the use. Twice the work. None of the waste.

Add a goat and the bramble line goes. Add a pig on the woodland edge and the parasite cycles break. Add a few geese and the weeds you didn't even know you had quietly disappear.

The result is consistently the highest-biodiversity, highest-productivity, lowest-input agricultural system on earth. Higher protein per acre than arable. More carbon in the soil. More birds. More wildflowers. Less disease. Less input. Each species breaks the parasite cycle of the others. Each one prefers the plants the others avoid. The system tunes itself.

This is not innovative. It is what almost every functional agricultural society on earth has done forever. Roman estates. Medieval manors. Mongolian camps. Welsh hill farms.

The single-species, single-field, single-product model that replaced it is about a hundred years old and is running out of steam on every metric you can measure.

The fix is older than the problem. It is a Welsh farm with cattle on the lower pasture, sheep on the upper, a goat on the bramble line, and a couple of geese in the orchard.

The farmer would explain it in four minutes if you asked.

The policy paper has not asked.

[Readers' Favorite @ReadersFavorite]

#BookReview of #TheFedandtheFlu from #ReadersFavorite https://t.co/tMQQEdQUsX

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

Happiness: a bale of lucerne and an attentive audience!

The identity of this member of our orphan herd is given away both her playful behaviour and her positioning. She’s striking her signature pose, which generated her nickname ‘little frog’.

When a rescued orphan is this happy, you know you’re doing something right. That’s made possible by our foster parents and Keepers. If you want to be part of the success, consider adopting Korbessa at: https://t.co/KRGDTmv4AC

[Diane Rivers @DreamSRQ]

How does increasing levels of CO2 effect the response to allergens? Being discussed today at @climateadaptfl conference @USFSM #ClimateCrisis

[Diane Rivers @DreamSRQ]

Local flooding reviewed by ⁦@climateadaptfl⁩ is sobering.

[FL Division of Emergency Management @FLSERT]

As we continue recovery efforts from #Idalia, we also remind Floridians to stock your disaster supply kit with at least 7 days of supplies, including:

🐶 Pet supplies
🥫 Nonperishable food
🔋 Batteries

➡ Find a full disaster supply kit checklist: https://t.co/8Y6Etc5B2W

[FL Division of Emergency Management @FLSERT]

#Idalia Updates:

❓Info & Resources: https://t.co/nfDMe4H80e
☎️SAIL: 800-342-3557
🏚️Crisis Cleanup: 800-451-1954
➡️Disaster Assistance: https://t.co/JWw9tMyECu
🤝Donate: https://t.co/9IX0YTErzR
🫶 Volunteer: https://t.co/KV440m4DhH
🥫Feeding Sites & PODS: https://t.co/uFF554JVGJ

[FL Division of Emergency Management @FLSERT]

If you need help cleaning up from #Idalia, contact
@CrisisCleanup at 800-451-1954.

Volunteers may be able to assist with:
🌳 Cutting fallen trees
🎛️ Drywall, flooring & appliance removal
🏘️ Tarping roofs
🏚️ Mold Mitigation

‼️ Call by 9/15/23. Service is free but not guaranteed.

[Cumberland Advisors @CumberlandADV]

Idalia is now heading for Fla & Sun AM predictions call for a Cat 1 or 2 hurricane hitting the Big Bend region of Fla. Forecasters are hedging because Gulf of Mexico is so hot. Hotter water temps = fuel for hurricanes, intensifying so much quicker.

https://t.co/XcPrLpr0Gk

[Diane Rivers @DreamSRQ]

@zzeker @DavidKotokGIC Interesting idea🧐

[FL Division of Emergency Management @FLSERT]

🚨 Sun. 8/27 6:45PM: Storm Surge Watches are in effect for Coastal Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Dixie, Franklin, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lee, Levy, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Taylor, & Wakulla counties.

[Diane Rivers @DreamSRQ]

@jackonapes1 @redsteeze It is odd that the entertainment industry leans heavily on “modernizing” content rather than originality.

[Diane Rivers @DreamSRQ]

Sharing to increase her reach.

[Bill Smith @BillSmi72331024]

@GavinNewsom Help these people @GavinNewsom

[Diane Rivers @DreamSRQ]

@thedailyjaws @JeffreyCKramer Tom Brady retire for the final final time!

[Diane Rivers @DreamSRQ]

@thedailyjaws @JeffreyCKramer The Eagles lose the Superbowl 🤣

[Diane Rivers @DreamSRQ]

@SheldrickTrust Thank you for this update & all you do to nurture these beautiful beings!

[Diane Rivers @DreamSRQ]

@zacjanderson What were the KPIs?