Glad to see agroforestry based papers hitting the top cited list! #agroforestry #agrobiodiversity #traits #agroecology Adding to our understanding of farm biodiversity in achieving farm sustainability. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Agriculture in the middle- large scale agriculture, small scale farms but what about midsized farm transitions? What policies, infrastructure, markets, and training are needed for agroecological transitions? Tackled this issue in Toronto with both production and distribution stakeholder input.

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted, and 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050. Keep going with this, Paris.

In first research meetings from our Frontiers Planet Prize award. Our goal remains to provide local to global scale evidence for agrobiodiversity effects on environmental and social outcomes. Focused on positive changes in the midst of all the acute negatives right now. Plus artist documenting!

Food prices were already rising before this latest war began... with oil and fertilizer prices rising, food prices are likely to rise further and drive up world food insecurity. www.fao.org/newsroom/det...

FAO Food Price Index rises in February for first time in five months

New forecasts also point to reduced wheat plantings in 2026 as farmers respond to lower prices.

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Now out! New paper on plant facilitation in rooftop agriculture. We disentangling plant interactions for sustainable crop production on green roofs. Roofs offer so much potential for #urbanagriculture - we apply ecological principles to achieve positive outcomes. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Canadian Society of Soil Science is on bluesky! Give them a follow: @cssssoils.bsky.social

Agricultural money laundering at its finest. How about a shift to some non-fertilizer based crop nutrient acquisition strategies (organic amendments, intercropping, bio-inputs) to free farmers from this agriculture welfare state being created.

New paper out on soil quality along an agroecological transition. Our findings show that transitioning to natural farming, even after just 2 years of removing pesticides and adding bio-inputs, had positive detectable effects on soil health. #agroecology #soil www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Soil quality changes along an agroecological transition: Evidence from natural farming in Madhya Pradesh, India

The scale and intensity of current agricultural practices have negative impacts on soil quality. Shifting to agroecological and natural farming practi…

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“…develop a non-market farmland acquisition program in the peri-urban areas of every province to ensure Class 1 and 2 farmland is available for food production at rental/lease rates aligned with the land’s food production value” YES PLEASE 🙏 www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Alternative federal budget 2026: Agriculture - CCPA

What the Canadian government should do on agriculture. Because true independence needs a new economic model.

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Proud to launch Agronomy for Sustainable Development (ASD) on Bluesky. This international journal, ranked second worldwide in Agronomy, publishes novel experimental, empirical and theoretical research, review and meta-analysis articles aimed at improving agricultural and food systems sustainability.

Ever wondered what your food really costs? Behind every bite lies a web of invisible costs to people & planet. This #WorldFoodDay2025, join GAIN, True Price Foundation, ATNI & the Netherlands Food Partnership for a deep dive into #TrueCostAccounting. @stefanbnilsson.bsky.social

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

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A new paper out in Land Use Policy - “Land tenure (in)security in the context of urban flood risk in Ghana.” We show that flood risk management through post-flood land use planning has potential to have dual impacts on community resilience and tenure security. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Land tenure (in) security in the context of urban flood risk in Ghana

The increasing incidence of floods driven by urbanization and climate change destabilizes urban social, economic and environmental systems where land …

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According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050. Just the start. Common sense.

Currently at the La Baldi artist residency working on integrating science into art. My collective uses an ecological lens to make art that explores climate change, following in the literary genre of cli fi. An honour to have the space and time to do this. #clifi #climatechange #interdisciplinaryart

CULTIVATE is an evolving collection of interdisciplinary artists, writers, and researchers driven by investigations of land, place, and the commons. I will be joining CULTIVATEs La Baldi Residency as part of a collective next week. Such an honour. More to come… www.cultivateprojects.net/la-baldi

Exploring Rooftop Agriculture Research at the University of Toronto! This event brings together research teams to showcase ongoing work and explore future opportunities for integrating rooftop agriculture into Toronto’s green infrastructure. Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/exploring-...

Exploring Rooftop Agriculture Research at the University of Toronto

Guided tour and presentations on field research conducted at UofT

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Our research program on urban and peri-urban agriculture is now on IG. Give us a follow! @urbanagroecology And for more info on research progress and outputs, check: utsc.utoronto.ca/foodandfarm/... @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca @utsc.utoronto.ca #urbanagriculture #climatemitigation #agroecology

New starter pack! go.bsky.app/9mZrrpQ

Great day sampling our new agricultural trials. Gas fluxes, leaf physiology, and crop trait strategies under various organic amendments in different urban and peri-urban environments… #agroecology #urbanagriculture

Industrial food systems are driving fossil fuel use – and vice versa. @foodtank.bsky.social covers our #FuelToFork report, unpacking how food's fossil fuel addiction drives risks for climate, ecology, health, and food access – and how we can break the cycle. 🔗 foodtank.com/news/2025/07...

The Food System’s Fossil Fuel Crisis

From fertilizer to packaging, fossil fuels are flooding the food system—this report shows what it will take to stop it.

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🌱 How can we grow a more resilient future, together? Join Roots of Resilience – Enhancing #Biodiversity through #Agroecology 📅 Wed 9 July ⏲️ 10–12 CET 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/agroecolog... Explore research, farmer insights & policy with #AgroecologyTRANSECT #HorizonEurope

Agroecology and degrowth are more than ideas at Jonai Farms – they shape how food is grown, shared and valued. This story looks at what it takes to build a just food system, starting from the ground up. Read the full feature by SEI's Aziliz Le Rouzo: www.sei.org/features/agr...

Agroecology can’t grow on broken ground: farmers leading the degrowth transition

Jonai Farms shows how agroecology and degrowth can work hand in hand to build just, resilient food systems rooted in care, community and ecological balance.

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How can agroecology build a more biodiverse, resilient EU food system? 🌱Join our #AgroecologyTRANSECT Virtual Roadshow! 📅 Wed 9 Jul, 10–12 CET👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/agroecolog... 🦋 Explore real-world solutions for #biodiversity & #ClimateResilience with visual storytelling & dynamic discussion

Honoured to share that our paper on the environmental and social benefits of diversified agriculture won the Frontiers Planet Prize! Proud of the team & thrilled that these important agricultural systems are recognized. www.frontiersplanetprize.org #agroecology www.science.org/doi/full/10....

Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture

Agricultural simplification continues to expand at the expense of more diverse forms of agriculture. This simplification, for example, in the form of intensively managed monocultures, poses a risk to ...

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Shame on Metrolinx for not having the foresight to plan for urban trees. My neighbourhood tree is coming down today. This is not NIMBYism, this is just bad planning and lack of any actual serious consultation. @toronto.ca @petertabuns.bsky.social ‪@juliedabrusin.bsky.social #metrolinx

A mayor, a provincial minister and a member of parliament, all out to support the expansion of urban agriculture in hydro corridors! 👏 #agroecology #toronto

Increasing urban vegetation by 30% could have prevented 30% of all heat-related deaths, potentially saving up to ~1.1 million lives globally from 2000 to 2019, according to a study of over 11,000 urban areas. Any lessons for the future… www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Estimating the urban heat-related mortality burden due to greenness: a global modelling study

This modelling study suggests that increased greenness could substantially reduce the heat-related mortality burden. Preserving and expanding greenness might be potential strategies to lower ambient t...

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New field site visits today! Launching research trials in urban and peri-urban agriculture with amendment and crop diversity trials in hydro corridors, next to major highways and right in the city, sampling everything from microbial communities, to soil health, to pollinators, to yield. #toronto