ICYMI this interview with Jill Clapperton covers what happens to soil biology when switching from conventional tillage to no-till, how long it takes to see the benefits of switching, the link between plant diversity and soil structure...and more! #realfood https://t.co/i37nMsuSrr
Visit https://t.co/Mcqhqh5P8N to apply for a scholarship today. All are invited -- Women and BIPOC growers will be given preference so that diversity and inclusivity can flourish. #farming#SoilHealth#wellness
EXCITING NEWS!! UnderstandingAg is introducing the Soil Health Academy’s on-line Regen Ag 101 course.
Pre-registration is now open.
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Learn more about the course and register by following the link:
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The launch of Online with Dan Kittredge was a success! Now we invite you to the November edition of this new, FREE online learning opportunity!
You can visit and post your questions on the Facebook event. https://t.co/65QeJ4Iv0m
The RFC lab is overflowing with soil samples from our Grower Partners! Along with crop samples, our GPs send in a total of six soil samples per crop for testing. This helps us detect the best soil practices for growing nutrient-dense produce! Photo thanks to Budding Moon Farm!
Mark your calendars for this Thursday 3PM Eastern and join the Real Food Campaign Founder, Dan Kittredge for a free event featuring updates on our work! https://t.co/zn6Bys8SlD
The massive variations in nutrition will persist even within these heirloom varieties. That is why RFC exists, so we can better understand what soil management and growing practices, what supply chains result in the most nutritious food.
We have it in our power to begin food again; by returning to taste and our senses, by using science, and correlating the health of the soil to the life giving nutrition offered to us by our crops.
In 2019, the RFC received 2095 samples from across the USA, with 813, coming from farms. This year we expect that number to increase at least three fold because farmers want to define and grow for quality.
Join us October 5th, as Dan Kittredge joins our UK friends to discuss "Growing real food for nutrition: Measuring nutrient density to improve citizen and planetary health."
Soil health researcher and scientist, @glomalin , Ph.D., According to the movie’s producers, Nichols’ work and research in soil microbiology were fundamental to grasping why rebuilding soil is not only possible but the biggest solution to the climate, water, and food crises.
High nutrient levels are a marker of a high functioning biological system, and the strong stress resistance that gets these fruits to market is what we want to explore more.
"New research shows that trauma to the fruit—stresses from fighting heat, bugs, and fungus—forces apples to produce antioxidants such as flavonoids, phenolic acids, anthocyanins and carotenoids. And these compounds have all kinds of nutritional value."
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From 900 to 4000 samples this year, our testing capacity is growing and so is our data on nutrient density in the real world. #realfood#science#growers#farmers
We are proud to announce that we have partnered with @BionutrientFood and @RealFoodOrg, with funding from @BankofAmerica, to study the connection between soil health and nutrient density in small grains. Lots of exciting research to be done! (@BofA_News)
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Today we celebrate our 1 year anniversary with @chicoState in our lab partner program. Thank you Cindy Daley, David Johnson, and Tim LaSalle for your partnership in this vision! The more samples we test, the more we understand quality in our food supply. #realfoodrealchange