I get excited about sustainable food & farming . Proud East Anglian. Love sourdough, soils and side hustles. All views my own.

Joined May 2013
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Instead of #veganuary ,why not make a real effort to consider the overall impact of your diet - i.e. water footprint, chemical inputs - & try to eat as sustainably as possible for the next month. #plantbased foods aren't always the most sustainable option. Call it #Sustainuary
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Did you catch Trinity's @olirubes at today's #SFI session at @CerealsEvent?🌾Here's his take-home advice for farmers. "With some careful management, farmers can use their #SFI options to leverage additional value from the #naturalcapital they deliver, whether it’s accessing new income streams from the natural capital markets, accessing premium sustainable contracts, or obtaining better financial terms. "This all hinges on availability of data, so good record keeping is key and is never wasted effort. If you can’t evidence it, you can’t get paid for it!" @mydirectdriller #Cereals2024
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A great farming friend @parker419 has sustained a life changing injury and will needs financial support to move forward with life .One way the farming community can show their appreciation towards a wonderful friend is leaving a donation here: gofund.me/34c943d7 Thank you.
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Farmers, this is really important. We now have minimum standards for carbon footprinting recommended by Defra. If you're involved in a supply-chain project to measure your emissions and the tool being used doesn't meet these standards, I would encourage you to question this.
@TheGrocer has shared an opinion letter from Dr Emily Pope, our managing director of knowledge and collaboration at Trinity Global Farm Pioneers, explaining why the reliability of the tools employed to measure carbon footprints in the food supply chain is a critical issue. thegrocer.co.uk/sustainabili…
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Likewise, if the tool being used excludes (or largely overlooks) large parts of your farming system, again question why this is the case. If you're a livestock farmer and you're being asked to use a product that doesn't cater for grazing or grassland, how useful is this output?
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Do book soon if you’d like to come 👇
Extra screening date added @ShimplingPark this Saturday 17th Feb due to high demand!!!Don’t miss out book your ticket now 🪱🪱🪱 Panel session following the film including the fabulous @hanslope & Josiah Meldrum @Hodmedods tickettailor.com/events/shim…
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As part of my mission to bring sustainably produced, healthy British grains and seeds to more consumers I'm developing a new range of cereal bars. I'd be incredibly grateful if you could complete my 3 minute survey. surveymonkey.com/r/GJHCMYN
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You'll also be in with a chance of winning a copy of Winter Wellness by the amazing @dethample too.
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Please get in touch if you would like to attend, open to everyone #IAgrM @IAgrM @SentryLtd @Alicemidmer @RTKfarmer
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This may not be the most exciting announcement, but believe me, this is a HUGE step forward. There now IS a recommendation for minimum standards in measuring the carbon footprint of a farm or estate. A major reason for inaction has now been removed!
📣 Have you seen the breaking news that @DefraGovUK has published a report providing long-awaited guidance on standards and necessary analytical rigour for farm-level carbon accounting? It culminates a year-long investigation and offers an in-depth analysis of the carbon assessment tools most relevant for food and farming. 🚜🌳 We’ve produced a shorter summary of the report, you can download it here: trinityagtech.com/defra-repo…
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You can also read @TrinityAgTech specific summary of the report here trinityagtech.com/defra-repo… . Huge step forward for farming sector. Not least because it finally recommends ISO 14064-2 and ISO 14067 as key minimum standards. Trinity's Sandy software is only one to meet both!
Major news for carbon accounting on-farm 📢 After a year of investigation, @DefraGovUK has published a new report, providing much called for and awaited guidance on appropriate standards and necessary analytical rigour for farm-level carbon accounting ✅ Read the full Harmonisation of Carbon Accounting Tools for Agriculture report here: bitly.ws/39s34
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It also puts an end to the idea that "It doesn't matter which tool you use to measure your carbon footprint as long as you're consistent". As this report shows, nothing could be further from the truth. Great to see this recognised by Defra.
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11 Dec 2023
Looking forward to welcoming William Kendall, Co-founder of @AldeburghFood Festival, renowned consumer brand-builder and Suffolk organic farmer to the stage on 13th January at Firstsite. He will share the highs and lows of his storied career with good friend William Sieghart.
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11 Dec 2023
Here is EA Sustain advisor and 2024 speaker @hanslope explaining how cooperation is fundamental to landscape recovery and that’s why he initiated a farm cluster with neighbouring farmers five years ago. On 13 January, John will lead a workshop on Landscape Recovery at EA Sustain
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One of the most inspiring and engaging events that I've been to in a long time! If you're in East Anglia, make sure that you come along.
🌟 EA Sustain, celebrating Environment, Culture, and Entrepreneurship, premiered in Jan 2023 at Firstsite. Save the dates for its return on 13-14 Jan 2024! 🌍✨ Check our chat with founder Joanne Ooi for insights: firstsite.uk/ea-sustain-2024… #EASustain #2024 #FirstsiteColchester
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🌟 EA Sustain, celebrating Environment, Culture, and Entrepreneurship, premiered in Jan 2023 at Firstsite. Save the dates for its return on 13-14 Jan 2024! 🌍✨ Check our chat with founder Joanne Ooi for insights: firstsite.uk/ea-sustain-2024… #EASustain #2024 #FirstsiteColchester
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Well done @TheGreenFarmCo1 !!!
The winner of the Farming Today & #TheArchers Farming for the Future category at the #BBCFoodAwards is the inspirational @TheGreenFarmCo1 . Many congratulations!
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We’ll be doing lots on Middle East this week but our latest episode @restispolitics LEADING is with ⁦@Minette_Batters⁩ leader of ⁦@NFUtweets⁩ Fascinating life story and strong views on eg Brexit and never ending Tory carousel alastaircampbell.org/ #farmersbetrayed
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Trinity’s Anna chats to Ffinlo about the new Natural Capital Pro Council
HEADLINES - 90% of food and agri companies failing on farm sustainability and healthy food * Hedges should be “tall, short, fat wide and unruly” On 8.9 TV: Anna Woodley, Trinity Natural Capital Pro Council Read, listen and watch the news of the land on 8point9.com
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I'm thoroughly looking forward to sharing my thoughts on how the need for sustainability is driving innovation in the food & farming sector. It's a fascinating lineup (if I say so myself), so if you're in Bedfordshire on 11th October, please do join. @NFUBedsHunts
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