Grounded Women

Stories of women who farm by Lise Metzger. #GroundedWomen

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Deepen your #photography skills with @GroundedWomen at beautiful @GeorgesMillFarm & enjoy a #locallysourced meal: https://t.co/PbarkJTl73

[Grounded Women @GroundedWomen]

Today is the winter solstice, a time for deep rest, for going inward to heal what needs healing, and to dream what needs dreaming.

I like these lines from a poem by Adrienne Maree Brown:

“may we know, without question
that there is time for our rest
m… https://t.co/qHdk8vMa6W

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My inbox is full of photos and news of farmer friends’ greenhouses, and it’s made me itchy to get my own started. We finally had a warm sunny day today and I got my little garden bed weeded and wowee what a great feeling. I’ve forgotten how relaxing and … https://t.co/spERKthyls

[Farm Aid @FarmAid]

For #FarmAid2020, we asked farmers to share how COVID is impacting their farm operations. Many said on the one hand, there's more demand for local meat (yay), but on the other, it's harder and harder to get an appointment for local meat processing. Here's a solution!

[Farm Aid @FarmAid]

What a wonderful night. Thank you for watching and being part of #FarmAid2020!!

If you missed tonight's festival, visit https://t.co/e8zM2Hc3Vr where the show will be posted for 5 days!

And, please donate to support family farmers and ranchers. www.fa… https://t.co/PlPB9Kz836

[Farm Aid @FarmAid]

We've created a new fact sheet to help people understand the economic crisis that family farmers are facing.

https://t.co/Ilo9E0YxCq

[National Farmers Union @NFUDC]

Climate change is not a future or hypothetical problem - year after year, farmers and ranchers across the country are enduring extreme weather events and natural disasters.

It's threatening their livelihoods - and if we don't act soon, it will threaten our food security too.

[Civil Eats @CivilEats]

“Inside a massive mail-sorting facility in South Los Angeles, workers fell so far behind processing packages that by early August, gnats and rodents were swarming around containers of rotted fruit and meat, and baby chicks were dead inside their boxes."
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[Grounded Women @GroundedWomen]

Sometimes I go silent on social media for a while. I find I need time to ruminate. I was feeling like I didn’t have much to say, and that I was just adding to a lot of noise. ⁠
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Now, though, I have something to share that I hope you will find uplift… https://t.co/nYL95ZEG4u

[National Farmers Union @NFUDC]

The concentration & specialization that made our food system vulnerable to disruptions from COVID-19 will make it vulnerable to climate change too.

The solution?
-local/regional food systems
-more small/mid-sized farmers
-a diversity of crops & livestock
-regenerative principles

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@NaomiStarkman @CivilEats @AspenInstitute @lisaelaineh Congratulations @CivilEats !

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Thank you, @FarmAid

[Farm Aid @FarmAid]

Today we announced the disbursal of $400,000 to launch a national COVID-19 Farmer Resilience Initiative, working with more than 120 organizations across the country to pair immediate farmer relief efforts with longer term resilience strategies.

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Millions of Dollars Heading to Farmers, but Small Farms Won’t See Much of it https://t.co/s1o1w3wBdY

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What an uplifting profile of a wonderful photographer and farmer. Way to go Sabine!

[Farm Aid @FarmAid]

When COVID-19 struck her farming community in Pennsylvania, Sabine Carey leapt into action (like many farmers across the country) to ensure farmers could safely feed their local community.

https://t.co/wxSbfSoI17

[Michael Pollan @michaelpollan]

This is beyond alarming

[Grounded Women @GroundedWomen]

Yes!

[Farm Aid @FarmAid]

“The local-regional guy, he lives in the town that his business is located in... You can’t treat your workers awful or the whole community knows about it. And you certainly are not going to produce bad food for your neighbors to eat. It’s got built-in checks and balances.”

[Farm Aid @FarmAid]

Get all the information you need to connect with a local farmer to buy a whole (or half) pig for you and your family. How big a freezer do you need? How do you find a farmer? What’s it like to butcher a pig yourself? Find out in our guide.

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[Friends of the Earth (Action) @foe_us]

EPA just proposed dropping a rule that protects farmworkers from toxic pesticide -- at a time when these workers are risking their lives to put food on our tables...

“We need more regulation, not less.”

https://t.co/lXKy94aF8H

[Farm Aid @FarmAid]

Happy Birthday, @WillieNelson! 🎂

https://t.co/AQcCOf9Ioo

[National Farmers Union @NFUDC]

Tyson Foods says the food supply is breaking.

It was already broken - we just didn’t notice. Decades of prioritizing efficiency over flexibility, resilience, or equitability has made our food system unfair, unsustainable & vulnerable to disruption.
https://t.co/sxdcVilIEm

[Grounded Women @GroundedWomen]

Powerful video. Important to watch.

[WI Farmers Union @wifarmersunion]

Last night, we premiered a video featuring Wisconsin farmer voices on the issue of monopoly power and how it impacts our farms and communities. https://t.co/YZSNzYyxhV