Brian Davis

Farmer & systems scientist. Exploring the ecology of soil, society, & appropriate technology to build resilient northern futures. 🌿

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

The better question: What does THIS land actually need biologically, and how do you build a compostsystem that delivers it?

Paperback, hardcover & ebook ↓
https://t.co/Gr5z8xcoQD

#SoilHealth
#RegenerativeAgriculture
#Composting
#SoilBiology
#EcologicalRestoration

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

Synthetic fertilizers are like narcotics. They have their limited uses but they are hyper addictive and if you do get your soil addicted the withdrawal can be devastating. #farming

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

Receiving plenty of calls from growers about our whole-system biological processes for creating regenerative fertility with yet another increase in fossil fuel prices and carbon taxes.

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

Now Available — Kindle & Paperback

Resilient Agriculture: A Whole‑System Approach
is now available on Amazon in both ebook (Kindle) and paperback formats.

This book isn’t about chasing trends or selling silver bullets. It’s about decision-making — how farmers, land stewards, and communities can navigate complexity, risk, and long timelines while building systems that actually hold together.

Inside, I lay out a whole-system framework for agriculture that integrates:
• Soil biology and ecology
• Economics and operational reality
• Long-term resilience over short-term optimization
• Indigenous and place-based perspectives
• Practical tools for making better decisions under uncertainty

This is written for people who are doing the work — or who want to — and who understand that regenerative outcomes don’t come from ideology, but from sequence, context, and systems thinking.

📘 Available now on Amazon:
👉 https://t.co/truKyagJbo

If you’re building farms, food systems, or land-based projects meant to last — I hope this helps.

#ResilientAgriculture #WholeSystemThinking #RegenerativeAgriculture
#SoilBiology #FoodSystems #IndigenousAgriculture

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

Rhizophagy is no longer just theory.
Very few labs globally can actually confirm it in real systems — and that capability gap matters.
As part of the soil biology & lab capacity we’re building, we now have the ability to verify rhizophagy activity and outcomes directly, rather than just infer it.

Why this matters:
• Confirms plants actively source nutrients via microbial cycling
• Validates biology-first fertility strategies
• Moves regenerative ag from belief → measurement → design

This is the shift from talking about soil life to proving how it works. 🌱🔬
#Rhizophagy #SoilBiology #RegenerativeAgriculture #SystemsThinking

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

Agriculture is the only foundational aspect of our economy and society that is inherently regenerative and can be built from the bottom up.

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

@TonyclementCPC @FoodProfessor @TheNewsForum_ Is it time to stop talking about agriculture and food as a single system?

https://t.co/N2vEObsgZU

https://t.co/huZHWyyOVz

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

If we care about food security, resilience, rural viability, and long-term stability — especially in remote and northern regions — we need a better way to talk about what farms actually do.
What follows is a simple classification framework meant to clarify, not divide. It is not about ranking farms or declaring winners and losers. It is about recognizing that different agricultural systems exist for different reasons — and should be supported accordingly.

https://t.co/SFqCFjOvp6

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

Food keeps getting more expensive — even when farmers aren’t making more money.

It’s not one problem. It’s a system design issue.

A short breakdown on why food inflation persists, who feels it most, and what we’re missing in the conversation. 👇

https://t.co/kyNZND2Mxl

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

Debt isn’t resilience.
Cash flow is.

Farming doesn’t run on one-year cycles, and debt shouldn’t be the default growth strategy. A short piece on patience, right-sizing, and building farms that can actually endure.

#Agriculture #Farming #FarmLife #Resilience #RuralEconomy #ResilientFarms #AgEconomics #CashFlow #SmallFarms #FutureOfFarming

https://t.co/YgO76UZwJN

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

Don’t mind me…I’m just here monitoring the situation.

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

“Resilient systems don’t maximize connections. They optimize them.”

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

Visibility is not value.

[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

A joint Dalhousie-–McGill study estimates that Canadian dairy farmers discard as much as one billion litres of milk each year, not because of food safety concerns, but to prevent oversupply and maintain elevated prices. https://t.co/y5rDO4GjdQ

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but water cycles.

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

Most people don’t choose oppression — they choose convenience.

[Brian Davis @GrowThings]

At a basic level, every food system should be multi-tiered and produce food and fibre for the community first, then region, then province/state, then nation, and then for export; with surplus for trade. Meet your community’s needs first, then trade; not the other way around.