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Behind every vibrant vegetable, every fruit and every fragrant herb, lies the nurturing hands of our small farmers. They don't just grow food; they cultivate connections, fostering a deeper understanding of where our meals come from. Always make a point to visit a farmers' market near you, and connect with the direct producers. #localfood #localfoodmarket #FarmersMarket #VeggieVentures #everydayfarming #SupportLocalGrowers #smallfarmers #smallproducers #whatthefarmerhas

Did you know that 80% of the world's food is produced by family farms? Family farmers are at the heart of our global food system, working tirelessly to put food on our tables while preserving agricultural traditions and maintaining the land for future generations. 👨🌾👩🌾 At AG Food Safety Solutions, we stand with family farms by providing the tools and support they need to stay compliant, safe, and efficient. Together, we can help these essential producers continue to thrive and grow. How do you support family farms in your community? Let us know in the comments! 👇 #RealFoodSafetySolutions #FamilyFarms #SustainableAgriculture #FoodSecurity #AgFood #SupportLocalFarmers #FoodSafety

This week's Friday Fun is more “Chickie Cam” footage. 🐤 You won’t believe how much they’ve grown since last week! They are on grass for the first time They are getting to know the rest of the flock Beginning to ingest “grit” needed for their digestive system to work Do you understand the difference between: “Cage Free,” “Free Range,” and “Pasture Raised” eggs? Certified Humane? The array of certifications can bewilder And the approaches are quite different Free range means more space with "outside access" (read on) Pasture-raised = more space, more outdoor access (big simplification here) (check out White Oak Pastures) And regeneratively farmed eggs are next level, creating a positive impact on the land (Vital Farms is goals 😍) Want to know more? See links in comments. The more you know! I’m Nicole Balderas. Follow me for Food System insights. I connect the dots from farmer to consumer to scale BETTER food.   #fooddoinggood #foodsystem #food

The arc team at KUTV 2News / KMYU made my first live interview such a fun experience. What a great team they have! Farmers Markets and Food Pantries are such great places to get healthy foods, but you never know what is going to be available. Here are some additional tips for making the most out of those experiences: - Go to the market/pantry first and make a menu based off what you you find - Use MyPlate as a guide to make a general menu but decide the specifics when you get to the market/pantry (example: put ‘side of roasted vegetables’ on the menu and then wait until the market to decide which veggies you’re roasting) - Be flexible- if they don’t have the ingredient you were hoping for think about what you could switch it out for. - Ask questions- talk to the Farmer, talk to the pantry workers and get their ideas on how to use the available healthy foods in your menu The perfect recipe for these markets and pantries is: creativity + flexibility with a dash of curiosity :) Enjoy the last bit of the Farmers market season!

Today's Burgundy 🇫🇷 is "a faithful management". Following a lengthy post-harvest rainfall, Burgundy has enjoyed a stretch of fine weather, allowing producers to gradually complete their vinification and prepare for the season’s results. Early on, spring frosts, hail, and disease forecasted a challenging year. While little can be done against frost and hail, producers who managed timely responses to disease threats were able to preserve their yields. The most challenging issues, powdery and downy mildew, require preemptive control since, once they take hold, it becomes nearly impossible to keep up. This necessitates a deep mastery of each vineyard plot’s unique climate and conditions, with attentive monitoring and precise timing for intervention within a manageable area. The art lies in initiating treatment at the perfect moment, just before the onset of disease. In difficult years, there is no escaping the fact that such meticulous work is directly reflected in the final results. However, in the next critical step, the winemaking process, these losses are mitigated, yielding wines in 2024 that, despite lower volumes, promise remarkable quality. WINE no KAORI  https://lnkd.in/gUAR248n

How to grow 100% of your chickens’ feed, and how much space their garden would need. Right now we’re supplying 45% of our chickens’ diets from our land. I would love to get that closer to 100% https://lnkd.in/gmUHrvyC

Sitting down to a steak dinner or a burger in #Wyoming, you’d probably assume you’re eating Wyoming beef. Think again. While visiting with the Wyoming Stock Growers Assn the #foodsystems dots began to connect. Sure, Wyoming beef can command top dollar at restaurants in New York and Tokyo. But public food consumption trends of the 90s-10s also demanded “lean” hamburger — meaning it requires leaner beef inputs from Brazil and Argentina. Here’s a great article from #Montana on the Old Salt Co-op — different state, but similar forces at work. Local sourcing is a key driver of a healthy and resilient food system — and sourcing is just the start. With the #FoodFreedomAct, Wyoming enabled intrastate sale of meat and game processed at state processors, decreasing the bottleneck of USDA processing facilities. Then, onto building the systems and markets for consumption…

Grape growers in Australia's largest wine region plead for change at senate inquiry ABC, By Will Hunter and Shannon Pearce In brief: 🍇 Wine growers demand a mandatory code to survive beyond 2026. #WineCrisis #FairPricing 📉 Low grape prices driving farmers to the brink. Is collusion to blame? #WineIndustry #SupportGrowers 💔 Mental health crisis in wine farming: Suicide, depression, bankruptcy. #MentalHealthMatters #WineFarmers 🛑 Calls for fair pricing and clear quality standards in wine industry. #GrapeGrowers #AgricultureReform 👀 Can this inquiry finally change the wine industry? #SenateInquiry #GrapePricing 🏢 Accolade opposes, Treasury is open to a mandatory code. #WineReform #IndustryDebate ⏳ Will the 2025 inquiry save Australia's wine growers? #WineGrapeCrisis #IndustryChange Read the full article here: in the comments

🥑 Heads Up, Avocado Toast Lovers! On June 17, the USDA paused inspections of avocados and mangos from Michoacan, Mexico. If this continues, we might see a hit to our favorite fruits' supply and prices. Get the scoop on how this could affect your beloved avocado toast and more! #AvocadoLovers #MangoMadness #MarketNews #SupplyChain #USDA #Agriculture #FoodIndustry #AvocadoToast #producenews

This is very important. Our fresh food producers are at a tipping point.