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The generosity and cooperative spirit among America's family farmers is legendary and is the only reason many have barely managed to survive over the years. Despite their efforts, America has lost one hundred and forty-thousand (140,000) small farmers over the last five years. Those farm losses will continue to grow unless we collectively do something to help. The wisdom in Thomas Jefferson's quote could not be more relevant than it is today when he said, "The best thing a man can do for his country, is to add another crop into the rotation of the fields." Since those years very few new crops have been introduced into American agriculture, but today the reintroduction of industrial hemp is a game changers for our small family farmers. What we need now is to educate our legislators, regulators, civic leaders and your neighbors on the importance this new crop hold for reviving our struggling rural farming communities. Towards that goal of education, the documentary film "One Plant" highlights the present efforts and what the future potential of hemp means for America's small family farmers. This film makers's goal of raising $65,000 is almost there and we need your help "now," because the funding effort closes in 17 hours! And if we don't meet that $65,000 threshold before then, the money that has already been donated will be lost. So I made my $100 donation this morning and if everyone who reads this matched my donation, we could meet that goal before the deadline expires. You can see from the barn’s clock that time is running out, so please make your donation before 5:00 PM Eastern time on Saturday afternoon. Kindest regards for your generosity that will help America's small family farmers to continue farming! #donate #industrialhemp #kickstarter #documentary #americanfarmers Click on this link below to join and donate today before 5pm! https://lnkd.in/eUa-sNep

Mind your head and look out for other heads too. A simple hello and how are you could make all the difference!

Today is #GlobalRecyclingDay ♻️ and recycling is one of the easiest ways to lighten your impact on the planet🌍 Another great way to lighten your footprint on the environment is to reduce, refine and replace animal products in your diet 😉🐾 Factory farming is the leading cause of animal cruelty worldwide and is a major contributor to numerous global problems. Globally, it is estimated that 80 billion farm animals are farmed for food each year, of which 50 billion animals are reared in intensive farms. One of the easiest ways to tackle the negative implications of factory farming is through something very simple - diet change. Everyone can make an impactful positive contribution towards animal welfare, and planetary health, by drastically reducing their consumption of animal-based products and increasing the intake of plant-based foods. It doesn’t need to be complicated or scary! I support FOUR PAWS encouraging people to follow and support an animal-friendly lifestyle by reducing their consumption of animal-based products and replacing them in their diet with plant-based alternatives. To do this, FOUR PAWS recommends the principle of the 3Rs: • Reducing the consumption of meat and other animal-based products • Refining one’s diet by choosing products from certified high animal welfare standards and ultimately • Replacing animal-based products with plant-based alternatives. Learn more here➡️ https://brnw.ch/21wHY8b #Plantbased #ClimateCrisis #ClimateSolutions #FactoryFarming

Today we celebrate and honor the tireless work of all farmers, who with their effort and dedication, plant and harvest the food that reaches our tables. Their work is essential for our communities and the whole world. Thank you for your commitment and for being the backbone of our agriculture. #AgriculturalAid #AgriculturalEmpowerment #AgriculturalInnovation #AgriculturalTraining #Communitysupport #CropSupport #EconomicSupport #FarmAssistance #FarmResilience #FarmSustainability #FarmerAdvocacy #FarmerEducation #FarmersWelfare #FarmingResources #FoodSecurity #PovertyAlleviation #RuralDevelopment #RuralEconomy #RuralHealth #SustainableFarming

Tiyeni's Training Manager Godfrey Kumwenda shares his thoughts on why Tiyeni's Big Give campaign to help Tiyeni go national is so important. Donate now and your donation will be DOUBLED just like Deep Bed Farming helps farmers DOUBLE their crop yields: https://lnkd.in/eVAnqYac #tiyenieffect #BigGive #GreenMatchFund #Malawi #sustainableagriculture #regenerativeagriculture #sustainabledevelopment #smallholderfarmers #foodsecurity #watersecurity #nohunger #Africa #climatechange

Small food and farm businesses are currently facing one of their toughest seasonal challenges: maintaining a steady revenue stream. That’s where Green City Market comes in. With the help of supporters like you, GCM creates critical sales opportunities through our farmers’ markets by connecting local farmers with customers like you. But a longer season means higher operating costs, and Green City Market needs sustained support in order to open our markets over 4 weeks early and increase the number of markets we host by over 11%. Be part of a community of GCM Growers today with a monthly or one-time donation, and help us open GCM early and build a more local, sustainable, and equitable food system with us at bit.ly/gcmgrowers. #greencitymarket #donate #sustainability #agriculture #farming #chicagostrong

This is so important... and a great initiative by Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) - we must do all we can to make talking about mental health issues a 'no-brainer'. Great that The Farming Community Network is supporting #MindYourHead. #mentalhealthinfarming #farminghelp #itsgoodtotalk #problemssharedareproblemshalved #ifyouarenotOKhelpisthere

🦇 Today is Bat Appreciation Day! April is when they begin to emerge from hibernation, so you may begin to spot more bats out and about. They are an indicator species of a healthy ecosystem - the more abundant the wildlife, the more bats there are. 🚜 Unfortunately, loss of habitat, the use of pesticides and intensive farming practices have lead to a reduction in the abundance of insects which the bats rely on as their only food. Another reason why we urgently need to shift to sustainable agriculture. https://lnkd.in/eC34sf9c

Are you looking for a way to help Texas Panhandle farmers and ranchers devasted by the wildfires? I connected with Erica Irlbeck today about four tips to consider before you give. Texas Tech Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources #wildfires #Panhandlewidlfires #donations

We hope this post finds you safe. The news out of North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida is incredibly difficult and we know that many want to know what they can do to help. These resources were compiled by the Southeast TN Young Farmers. Appalachian Sustainable Development has an extensive list of resources: https://lnkd.in/eMuCGkx9 RAFI also has great information: https://lnkd.in/eySgqAUH For those of us outside the area that want to help: UT is putting together a list of people who can house and transport livestock for those in need. If this is something you can help with please fill out the form below: https://lnkd.in/eZBJvxsW For those wanting to offer hands-on assistance. Blue Ridge Women in Ag, based in Boone, is organizing a farm recovery volunteer corps. Here’s the sign up sheet:  https://lnkd.in/eN8wW5Ai Also if you want to donate money specifically to farmer support, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project is still taking stock and checking in on farmers but will be offering farmer support into the future. https://lnkd.in/eW7Bu8vh If you have other resources, please share them in the comments below. We are looking to farm organizations in these areas to let us know if there are volunteer opportunities available in the future.