Jake Drum

L'emprise des grandes fortunes françaises Il n’existe aucun sujet de politique économique et sociale où l’on puisse observer un écart aussi béant entre le soutien populaire et la représentation nationale.

Pour comprendre la discussion budgétaire qui se clôt il faut objectiver, avec lucidité et sérénité, une réalité désormais structurante : l’emprise inédite des milliardaires sur la vie démocratique de la nation.

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The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering

The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory

Inside of a polytunnel filled with winter salads - text February News and OGA logo

Our February news is out! “My salad days, When I was green in judgment: cold in blood“ - Cleopatra in Shakespeare’s Antony & Cleopatra. #Organicfarming mailchi.mp/0e3ff8f3f6f4...

Photo of small copper butterfly on borage flower, with text 'OGA 2026 Funding Appeal. UK Organic Horticulture Needs you' and OGA logo

We need to raise funds to secure the development of the Organic Growers Alliance, and build greater strength across the organic movement. #OrganicFarming
We have the promise of £5,000 if our members, friends, and supporters will match it. organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/oga-fundrais...

Vegetable plants in trays

New #OrganicGrower Podcast OGPod 35: Plant Sale Q&A. James responds to questions about running a plant sale as an add-on to a veg growing enterprise, based on his experience of developing a profitable plant sale enterprise at Cotswold Market Garden/Conygree Farm. www.buzzsprout.com/2316172/epis...

Dan Betterton peers out from behind a cucumber plant and nasturtiums

Check out the latest #OrganicGrower podcast. In this episode, James talks to Dan Betterton of The Kitchen Garden People, based at @realfarmed.bsky.social Oxfordshire. www.buzzsprout.com/2316172/epis...

Lies and Lawlessness The Camps, the Executions, and the Future

We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.
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YouTube video by Organic Growers Alliance Holly Bears the Crown

Tim Deane reads from Nature Notes. A seasonal piece about Holly:
Signed copies available from OGA - making great Christmas presents! #NatureWriting #devonbooks organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/nature-notes...

Jez holding a potted herb in a polytunnel

The #OrganicGrower podcast is back! James is in conversation with Jez Taylor, head grower at Daylesford Organic in Gloucestershire. Jez manages 34 ac of organic fruit and veg with a team of 8. www.buzzsprout.com/2316172/epis...

Three people standing in front of pop-up banners in a panelled room

We're in westminster for the official launch of the UK Fruit & Vegetable Coalition. UKFVC Chair, OGA‘s Steven Jacobs said:
“The UK’s organic, agroecological fruit & veg growers are already delivering multiple wins for health, climate, nature and the economy, but they need support." #organicfarming

Front cover of Organic Grower with frozen lettuce pic, plus thumbnails of potato, red clover, tomatoes, clubroot and the Organic Growers Gathering.

Front cover of Climate resilience - a guide for growers - showing bountiful produce in a ploytunnel

The #OrganicGrower magazine winter issue is at the printers. Members will get theirs soon, plus a new guide for growers on Climate Resilience organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/join-oga/

Is food simply a commodity?
Is nature simply a commodity?

Maybe we can just pave over the countryside and eat Soylent Green :/

Is it ok that farmers are getting less money, often barely breaking even with many leaving the sector each year, opening the door to even more big-ag to move in?

Is it ok that the most senior people in the largest multiple retailers receive tens of millions of pounds in remuneration?

The thing that strikes me about this report is no stats on remuneration at the big supermarkets who are by far the biggest customer for the vast majority of UK farmers.

YouTube video by Dave Goulson 'Intercropping' to get the most from your veggie patch

Some ideas for growing mixtures of veg together to mimic natural ecosystems and get the most from your growing space. The opposite of monoculture farming!
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#organic #growyourown #allotment

YouTube video by The Soil Association Videos Soil Moisture in Horticultural Systems - Soil Association - Webinar

Useful recording of @thesoilassociation.bsky.social webinar which explores the benefits of using soil moisture probes to understand moisture uptake by plants and how to utilise the information for irrigation scheduling and crop management decisions. youtu.be/vxJOXW0YNKA?...

Fantastic opportunity to train in agroecological horticulture 2025-2026!
'Pathways to Farming' starting on 7th November agroecologicalhorticulture.co.uk/training/

Pesticides contaminate on a landscape scale - far beyond the fields A new groundbreaking study A new groundbreaking German study proves that pesticides spread much further from the field than previously believed. A team of scientists led by Professor Dr. Carsten Brühl...

⛰️ A groundbreaking German study proved that pesticides spread much further from the field than previously believed. They detected #pesticides at every location, 63 in total.
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New Study Reveals Alarming Levels of ‘Forever Chemical’ TFA in bread, pasta, and breakfast cereals PAN Europe and Global 2000 call for an immediate ban of PFAS pesticides  A new study reveals alarmingly high levels of the ‘forever chemical’ trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in everyday cereals and cereal ...

🍞 A new study reveals alarmingly high levels of #TFA in everyday cereals and cereal products. The findings point to widespread contamination from #PFAS #pesticides, showing TFA levels three times higher than in a comparable study from eight years ago
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Pesticides threaten the bulk of life on Earth - Interview with Prof. Dave Goulson Insect and other arthropod populations are rapidly declining. This alarming loss of biodiversity jeopardises our joy of life. After all, what would the world be like if children grew up without the jo...

🐝 Insect and other arthropod populations are rapidly declining. This alarming loss of biodiversity jeopardises our joy of life. After all, what would the world be like if children grew up without the joy of fluttering butterflies or buzzing bumblebees?
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🦠🌱 Meet the springtail, the tiny but mighty creature that keeps our soil alive by breaking down organic matter and recycling nutrients. Yet #pesticides threaten their populations. We need stronger EU pesticide guidelines to protect them.
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The magic of a resurrected #ghostpond just 3 years on. Nearly 30 wetland plants & Great Crested Newt where there was ploughsoil. This lost #pond was filled in >100 years ago but still had a viable seedbank 1.5 m below the field surface. The most successful form of ecological restoration known?

⏳ Apply for EGTOP – the EU expert group on organic production!

🌱 Bring your technical expertise to shape EU organic rules.
📅 Deadline extended to: 14 September
🔗 Apply: agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/orga...

#EGTOP #EUOrganic #CallForExperts

Flags as symbols of prejudice, not pride – and a distinct air of menace. Welcome to England 2025 | John Harris The rapid spread of these banners is unsettling – and shows how the hard right is reaching people and places the left cannot, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Spot on @johnharris1969.bsky.social. The Right are hijacking Englishness with narratives of exclusion, exceptionalism & imperial nostalgia,& progressives haven’t even got onto the bloody pitch. We urgently need to tell more compelling stories of who we are #AnotherEngland👇

Got yours yet? We'll be selling them at the #OrganicgrowersGathering Every book sold benefits the OGA

Broad Coalition Calls on Congress To Reject Fast-Moving Legislation To Shield Chemical Companies from Liability - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Legislative language moving through Congress is being opposed by a broad coalition, with the release today of a joint statement on this fundamental right.

🆕 #Legislation in #Congress to prevent #farmers & #consumers from holding #pesticide makers #accountable for #harm caused by their products is being #OPPOSED by a broad #coalition of 50+ orgs, coalitions, businesses, & leaders! Please see our joint statement! #FailuretoWarn ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/1fXU50WKone

Job vacancies Together we can change the rules to protect the planet, share the wealth and give everyone a say in how the economy is run.

We currently have two exciting vacancies in the NEF team:
- Head of social policy
- Assistant researcher (economy)

Find out more about these roles and apply here: neweconomics.org/about/work-w...

In case you missed it yesterday: evidence that the glossy millionaire migration reports - the ones that have been all over the media - may be fabricated:

Switching just 1 trip a day from 🚗 to 🚴 or 🚶‍♂️ = almost 30% less transport CO2 for the ave UK urban resident. If 1 in 5 did this in 🇪🇺 it’d cut emissions from all 🚗 travel in 🇪🇺 by 8%. The potential impact of active travel on CO2 could be huge

OGPod Episode 29: James' Spring Review 2025 - The Organic Grower Podcast So today, I thought I would share with you my 2025 spring review. What’s gone well and what’s gone less well? How are sales going? What's up, what's down?What are the top crops and why? What improveme...

Our latest #Organicgrower podcast is out! James share's his Spring review. #Organicfarming www.buzzsprout.com/2316172/epis...