Harriet Bell

Some of the best examples of the heart, soul and wit of the UK can be found on the Underground h/t @tflondon.bsky.social

When you co-opt your fellow Riverford co-owners for the day and take them out to visit the lovely suppliers we work with. Doesn't matter where in the business you work, the field to plate process is everyone's business.

When you're trying to establish a living mulch over your trial plot but the rain has other ideas #farmworldproblem

@rspbengland.bsky.social is there anywhere one should report what I'm assuming is avian pox?

Food, Farming and Natural Environment Climate Service Met Office science supports UK farmers and the food industry in adapting to climate change, offering Defra-funded Climate Services for improved sustainability.

The @metoffice.gov.uk have helpfully put all their work on climate change and the UK's food & farming system in one place www.metoffice.gov.uk/services/gov...

Congress Asked To Stop Provision in Approps Bill Blocking Pesticide Lawsuits on Farmer and Consumer Harm - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, July 21, 2025) Beyond Pesticides is asking every member of the U.S. Representatives to voice their opposition in advance of a vote as early as Tuesday, July 22 on a provision befor...

@beyondpesticides.org asks every member of the U.S. House to voice their #opposition to a provision before the Appropriations Committee that shields #pesticide companies from lawsuits by those harmed in using their products & limits states’ authority to regulate pesticides. ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/SRi750WsWml

Some Szechuan pepper trees at Riverford actually looking alright & fruiting! They were not planted by me. Hope these two things are not related. #RiverfordAgroforestry

Anyone got any knowledge/experience of establishing trees into Reed Canary Grass? @benraskin.bsky.social @organicrescent.bsky.social @wtscotsocial.bsky.social @irishagroforestry.bsky.social

Enjoyed a spot of bank holiday tea picking today at www.dartmoorestatetea.com As well as a wee bit of tasting, which was delectable. Even have my own plant to take home, although may be a few years before domestic production is up & running.

🧵🧪🏆🥇We've done it! We've raised atmospheric CO₂ concentrations to the point where, for the first time in human history, they have exceeded 430 ppm every day for a full week. It had become fairly certain that we'd reach this landmark sometime this month, but even so it's a fairly sobering moment.

Stop the Tories and Reform Your vote is your power. Use it tactically to get the Tories and Reform out, then influence your new MP and the next government.

Just voted in my local elections. Polling stations open until 10pm, let's try and avoid living in a country run by Reform please! stopreformuk.vote?mc_cid=d3323...

On May 28-29th, we’ll be welcoming several of agroforestry’s leading experts to Wakelyns to run practical workshops exploring silvohorticulture, fibre farming, growing pulses, and much more 🌳

Get your tickets: orfc.org.uk/orfc-in-the-...

Whilst the sun and dry conditions are lovely, and helpful for a lot of farm work, this is also the first year in its history when Riverford's home farm has had to irrigate crops in March. This is worrisome #theclimateischanging

Rising temperatures reduce the predictability of agricultural drought - Nature Climate Change Drought predictability has a large impact on climate adaptation plans, but its future changes are often unknown. A drought predictability model reveals that increases in global temperatures of 2 °C or...

Rising temperatures reduce the predictability of agricultural drought

…driven by declining soil moisture memory and weakened land–atmosphere feedback

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

When you wasted 2 years trying to make micropropagation work in order to get numbers faster but it didn't. Then regular propagation show you how much you could have produced in that time h/t Delfland for their ongoing awesomeness #liveandlearn #perennialveg

Went to visit a walnut tree today that my granddad planted in 1960. Wonder how many Riverford walnuts we'll be harvesting in 65 years time? Probs won't be me doing it by then.

Just in Case: 7 steps to narrow the UK civil food resilience gap: Event Summary - National Preparedness Commission National Preparedness Commission breakfast discussion: Just in Case: 7 steps Read more >

Useful Food resilience event - discussion which looked at:
Is the UK prepared for food shocks?
Who would be most at risk in the event of food supply disruption?
What are the areas of focus or big features to build civil food resilience?
nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/event-summar...

🌱 Considering a career as a market gardener or looking to broaden your growing skills? Curious about what it takes to run a successful workers’ cooperative? Want to be more involved in London’s thriving community of food systems activists?

Don’t miss out! - orfc.org.uk/orfc-in-the-...

"Being poor, being in poverty doesn't make you better."

@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social reacts to the Government's indefensible disability welfare cuts on BBC Politics Live.

Sign the Petition Stop the Destruction of the World-Renowned Dartington Forest Garden

We need more long-term agroforestry sites in this country, not less, if we are to advance our knowledge. The @agroforestryrt.bsky.social and Martin Crawford's work has been vital to enhancing our practice & policy please help save this asset from the Dartington Trust www.change.org/p/stop-the-d...

Poster depicts Elon Musk donating money to Nigel Farage. Text reads 'Stop Musk! Change the law on political donations. Parliamentary debate 31st March - email your MP now!'. Design inspired by the artist John Heartfield.

Stop Musk! Change the law on political donations

On 31st March, MPs will debate the petition that 140,000 of us signed - to stop overseas billionaires polluting our politics: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Make sure your MP attends - email them now:
www.writetothem.com

I knew there was a reason the service design approach called to me! Other than the whole, putting people who use services at the centre of design thing #Ihateganttcharts

Farming in Protected Landscapes programme extended until 2026 Farmers and land managers in England’s protected landscapes can now apply for funding from the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme until March 2026.

The FiPL programme has been extended with an additional £30 million of funding.

defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/26/f...

Utterly shameful - a sickening betrayal of some of the poorest people. And counterproductive too - as if global security isn’t also dependent on efforts to tackle the climate crisis, global poverty, inequality, and humanitarian needs.

When you're simultaneously composing a presentation on Sunday night and procrastinating on social media. Now, what to put on the next slide, that's the conundrum.

Donate to Fundraising for Orchard Organic Farm, organised by Ellie Mitchell Orchard Organic Farm Beautiful Orchard Organic Farm is a remarkable place at t… Ellie Mitchell needs your support for Fundraising for Orchard Organic Farm

Very sadly one of the lovely farms I work with, across the Teign from my home, has got avian flu. Govt. compensation doesn't come close to addressing the real impacts of the destruction of their egg laying flock on this farming family, the community is fundraising to support them gofund.me/ee0a20af

Our CEO @suepritch.bsky.social on Farming Today this AM on how a #LandUseFramework works best as a process to enable better decisions – and that by bringing everyone to the table, we can expose both potential conflicts & missed opportunities when it comes to land use.

From 0.20 in bit.ly/4gJnzHF

Nominate your invertebrate species of the year We’re asking readers from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our second Invertebrate of the Year competition

You have till 4 March to nominate your favourite invertebrate - for invertebrates of the year by @theguardian.com
A superb initiative
and so good it's not only insects 👌👍
Last year worms won
🐙🐚🪸🪼🦀🦞🦐🦑🐌🦋🐛🐝🪲🦗🕷️🕸️🪳🦂🪰🦟🪱
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rewilding on Berkeley’s campus The work that SAEJHE is doing on the Berkeley campus is just one part of a larger movement advocating for safe, organic land management and the restoration of green spaces.

UC Berkeley now manages 95% of its campus organically. "Students have the right to be informed of whether or not they are being exposed to cancer-causing chemicals on their campus, and campus gardeners should not have to worry about exposure to dangerous biocides." www.dailycal.org/opinion/op-e...