"if your concerns as a vegan are the environment, animal welfare and your own health, then it’s no longer possible to pretend that these are all met simply by giving up meat and dairy"
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Right, time to hit the hay. A busy day tomorrow (as usual), starting with milking of course. If anyone would like to come and watch and meet our #JerseyGoddessess and their #calves, we operate an open barn policy - you might even get a milky coffee! #ProudOfMyDairy#CowsandCalves
Raw or pasteurised milk sold straight from the farm gate, and the chance to meet the cows whilst you’re there - #knowyourfarmerknowyourfood
We’ve got to reconnect with customers!
A newly formed Raw Milk Producers Association aims to safeguard the future of raw milk production in the UK. Full story here: https://t.co/WYDY2sFvST 🥛🥛🥛 🐄 😁 #teamdairy#rawmilk#milk#vendingmachines
Our friends at @tawriverdairy are #crowdfunding for an electric van & solar port to help reduce their carbon emissions. They are a cow with calf dairy based in Devon, part of the @CowcalfDairies network & are very committed to sustainable production- https://t.co/ZJMzOFFv5Q
The @EthicalFarming conference website is now live and tickets are open for booking. More details will follow over the next few days. The young researcher/new entrant bursary scheme is also open for application. #ethicalfarming
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For the longest time, I rolled my eyes and moved on when reading reports like this one on GHG from burping cows. This seems no longer an option b/c people will start believing that fossil fuel use isn’t the problem but indeed it is belching bovines. @MichaelEMann@civiltalker
The grass is getting there despite not using any of the dreaded blue bag. Turnout this week assuming it stays dry. The #JerseyGoddesses do hate getting muddy toes darlings 😂 #primadonnas… https://t.co/hE6pmcvVQC
Agroecology has been shown to be more resilient to climate change and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization has said that, “agroecology can safeguard natural resources and biodiversity, as well as promote adaptation to and mitigation of climate change”. - Read this article🙌
“The CAP has taken farming to a dangerous place where it is divorced from consumers and yield is king, regardless of the negative impact on the environment and society https://t.co/xg1PRlsdyB
‘...We don’t know what will happen to our weather. So by having a diverse system it gives you maximum resilience.’ - The future of Farming is in our hands...Support local Agroecology. Vote with your wallets people! 🤘🌍