Eater, porch gardener, soil enthusiast, blogger, policy wonk. Building a better food system @UCSUSA. She/her. Views my own. Now @karenstillerman.bsky.social
Yesterday, hundreds of farmers, scientists, and allies marched for #ClimateAction and racial justice in the next Food and #FarmBill. Today we take our demands to the halls of Congress. #RallyForResilience
🌎🌊Today is #WorldWaterDay! Water is life: it’s essential to growing our food. But the predominant style of industrial agriculture in the US too often pollutes and degrades our water.
"Preventing soil loss from farms and its damaging consequences is possible, and it starts with keeping farm soils covered. All the time." - @KarenStillerman
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Today, the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) was reintroduced in Congress. This is the most comprehensive & concise piece of legislation to integrate food & farm policy in a way that addresses #ClimateChange and helps farmers reduce their carbon emissions. https://t.co/4e9LjB8mcS
💚What a week! @sustainableag was thrilled to see hundreds of farmers, farmworkers & allies press for #ClimateAction & #racialjustice in the next #FarmBill. 📢🚜What joy to rally & march together! 🪧🌎Yesterday's hill meetings we the perfect finale to the #RallyForResilience🌱✨
John Mellencamp Performs & Tells Farmers to ‘Keep Slugging’ at ‘Farmers for Climate Action’ Rally in D.C. https://t.co/gc143cXoun via @billboard@FarmAid
Yesterday at the #RallyForResilience, @johnmellencamp spoke to the crowd and performed two songs in Washington, DC. Check it out here if you weren’t able to join us in person: https://t.co/Y6zwWFXZFu
At #RallyForResilience press conference, @RepRoKhanna talks about the need to take on the #ClimateCrisis, rein in corporate monopolies that have hijacked our food system, and give power back to farmers and all of us. #FarmBill