The Old Growth Table The Old Growth Table is a show about the sacred and long standing relationship we have with our environment, and the ways our Ancestral foods connect us to land, water, spirit, and community.

I picked the perfect podcast and episode to listen to as I started my day with a gentle workout: Old Growth Table www.oldgrowthtable.com with
- @Valerie Segrest of @Tahoma Peak Solutions,
- and her guest @Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet, Cherokee), founder of @Indigikitchen

Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.

"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

From the blog: "To any student wondering if they should put themselves forward for something like this, go for it! It’s not just about winning. It’s about recognising your own growth, celebrating what you’ve already achieved, and encouraging others to do the same." - Khalidwe Nordin

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson What is Juneteenth and Why Does it Matter: A Short History | Journey to American Democracy

Today is #Juneteenth - a 160-year celebration of equality for all races. But some people around the world are still fighting against equality. This 3+ minute video about Juneteenth from @Heather Cox Richardson ends on a happy note - Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday.
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Strengthening Fresh Food Markets for Healthier Food Environments Project aims to leverage the potential of fresh food markets to empower residents to shift to healthier and more diversified nutrition while improving urban food environments. cityfood-program.org

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a lifeline for people in tough situations - it could be any of us. Hear from SNAP recipients about how this critical program helps people put food on the table. See Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)’s SNAP Matters resources: bit.ly/43MDXV0

Soil Health is Human Health Basil's Harvest's Theory of Change

This is a story about Basil's Harvest #SustainableFoodSystems work done in a @kumu.io Story:
basilsharvest.kumu.io/soil-health-...

And here is the causal loop map if you prefer to move around it yourself:
kumu.io/BasilsHarves...

The Cult Of The American Lawn | NOEMA Manicured grass yards are ecological dead zones. So why are they being forced on people by their neighbors and homeowner associations?

I've heard of this lawn cult & have a bit of experience through my mother who already charts the path; now I'm “that house” converting lawn to indigenous biodiversity. Let’s see what the reaction is!

The Cult Of The American Lawn www.noemamag.com/the-cult-of-...

Yes! 📣 #Healthcare and #food systems are large and complex, but often remain siloed. #SystemsThinking enables us to see and leverage mindsets, resources flows, and power dynamics to create systems that reconnect people with land, culture, and well-being. ♾️

nourishleadership.ca/systems-chan...

Lots of useful #SustainableFoodSystems resources from #Nutritionists and #Dietitians in this issue of GROW, highlighting updates to the #ICDAsfsToolkit:
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Diverse people laughing and smiling

“Imagine being scared of Diversity, but not dicktatorship. Now that’s Scary.” @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social

YouTube video by TED The disarming case to act right now on climate change | Greta Thunberg

In this passionate call to action, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg explains why, in August 2018, she walked out of school and organized a strike to raise awareness of global warming, protesting outside the Swedish parliament and grabbing the world’s attention.

youtu.be/H2QxFM9y0tY?...

“The one thing we need more than hope is action. Once we start to act, hope is everywhere.”

Greta Thunberg on the importance of taking concrete steps rather than solely relying on hope. She suggests that action breeds hope, not the other way around.

From 2018 August:

I’ve not done this Food Systems course yet (free, online, at your own pace, anytime) by the Swiss Development Cooperation, but I have downloaded it all to look at. There is also a video option.

If you go through it, please provide feedback here.

foodsystemsguide.wixstudio.com/foodsystemsg...

The report cover: an emerald green background with the title 'Guide to Best Practices and Green Critiera for Low-Carbon Food Procurement'. There is a yellow circle above the title, and a larger circle. The top half of the large circle is sky blue and the bottom half is a photo of a shopping basket filled with produce. The Nourish logo is in the top left corner.

Nourish is excited to announce our new resource created to advance the #procurement of low-carbon #food.

It includes recommendations & advice to address needs expressed by Buyers for Climate Action, a coalition of leading green public buyers.

Learn more 👉 shorturl.at/Vo8Ct

#climateaction

First Nations health centre, chef, create hospital menus to heal body and spirit at Manitoulin Health Centre | CBC News A program to nourish the hearts and souls, as well as the bodies of patients at the Mindemoya and Little Current sites of the Manitoulin Health Centre is finding success.

The Noojmowin Teg Health Centre on Manitoulin Island incorporates local, traditional foods into hospital meals in line with the philosophy that good food is good medicine. 🌽 Healthy food connects people, families, and culture. 😍

#FoodisOurMedicine #IndigenousFoodways #healthcare

shorturl.at/yNbAJ

New Report Reveals No-Till’s Massive Pesticide Problem A new report from Friends of the Earth refutes the widely-held assumption that conventional no-till agriculture is “regenerative.”

New Report Reveals No-Till’s Massive Pesticide Problem
April 29, 2025 by Friends of the Earth
A staggering 1/3 of U.S.’s annual pesticide use (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides) can be attributed to no- and minimum-till corn and soy production .
See:
foe.org/news/no-till...

ECOLISE has 50 member orgs in 18 EU States + Albania, Serbia, Switzerland, and the UK. National and regional networks of sustainable community-led initiatives, as well as international networks such as the #TransitionNetwork, #GlobalEcovillageNetwork, the #Permaculture movement,
- ICLEI Europe

Sustainability-minded and/or active people in Europe will be interested in the European Network for Community-Led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability (ECOLISE) @ecolise.bsky.social

I found them through a food activity they announced.
Are you already involved in what they do?

Turtle Island (signed copies): Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America All preorder copies from Birchbark Books will be signed by Sean Sherman. (Sorry, no personalizations. Signed only.) Uncover the stories behind the foods that have linked the natural environments, trad...

Turtle Island (signed copies): Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America by @Sean Sherman
Available November 11, 2025
All preorder copies from Birchbark Books and Native Arts will be signed by Sean Sherman.
birchbarkbooks.com/collections/...

100 DAYS...of lying, grifting, lawbreaking, division, incompetence, ignorance, illegal deportations, self-aggrandizement, vulgarity, self-pity, cruelty, ignoring the Supreme Court & due process while attacking: the Media, Universities, Law Firms, the Courts & Journalists.

1362 Days to go...

It was great! Thank you!
This guy was a super getting the questions in order and the microphone to all of us!

Episode 11: Discussing State Attorneys General in the Age of Trump with WI AG Josh Kaul Podcast Episode · With Liberty and Justice for Some · 04/16/2025 · 43m

Through @pocan.house.gov ’s podcast, “With Liberty & Justice for some”, I learned that @joshkaulwi.bsky.social is doing so much for us. There is a lot that we can add our voice to.

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May Day Strong: We are the Many · May Day Strong Across the country—from fruit fields in California to classrooms in Chicago, from kitchens in Queens to loading docks in Atlanta—working people are rising up. **We are demanding a country that puts ou...

I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “May Day Strong: We are the Many” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

A black rectangle with two white circles. The larger middle circle has the logo for Guelph General Hospital inside it, which says "Guelph General Hospital" with an image of a sun over 'Guelph'. The smaller circle in the top right corner says 'Coolfood'. Green text at the bottom of the rectangle says "We took the Coolfood Pledge." Green text at the top left corner says "Planetary Health: A Nourish Program".

It never gets less exciting to hear that a Canadian hospital is committing to the #Coolfood Pledge and is ready to shift to low-carbon, planet-friendly menus in its #healthcare facility.

Welcome ✨Guelph General Hospital ✨ as a new trailblazer to the movement!

Will you join us? 👉 shorturl.at/ewvDA

What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders · Indivisible The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back. The an...

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Third Congressional District Town Hall w/ Special Guest Rep. Mark Pocan · Opportunity Wisconsin We believe it’s more important than ever for our Members of Congress to have open and honest conversations with the people they represent. Unfortunately, Representative Derrick Van Orden has yet to ho...

I'm attending Opportunity Wisconsin's event, “Third Congressional District Town Hall w/ Special Guest Rep. Mark Pocan” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/owi/event/77... - see you there CD3 rep!

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