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@ndmonaghan.bsky.social
Agriculturalist 🥦 Plant nerd 🌷 Global citizen 🤝 | Mizzou Center for Agroforestry graduate | he/him | I write about landscapes, food, and related topics @ ndmonaghan.substack.com
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Exploring landscapes, food, and a Midwestern life. Click to read Headwaters, by Nolan Monaghan, a Substack publication. Launched 2 years ago.
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With the flux of new users, I thought I'd reintroduce myself!
I'm Nolan, a grad student at Mizzou studying perennial agriculture, polycultures, soil health, and sustainable food systems. I'm also a baker and bike rider.
I write about food, science, landscapes, and related topics on my blog.
I'm Nolan, a grad student at Mizzou studying perennial agriculture, polycultures, soil health, and sustainable food systems. I'm also a baker and bike rider.
I write about food, science, landscapes, and related topics on my blog.
Yesterday, I decided to give the Behind the Bastards episode on Scott Adam's a re-listen . . .
Anywho, who's episode should I listen to next? 🤔
Anywho, who's episode should I listen to next? 🤔
lmao Scott Adams died
January 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Yesterday, I decided to give the Behind the Bastards episode on Scott Adam's a re-listen . . .
Anywho, who's episode should I listen to next? 🤔
Anywho, who's episode should I listen to next? 🤔
Pedro Sanchez, a pioneer of agroforestry, has sadly passed away.
By using trees to restore soil health and replenish nutrient stocks, he helped farmers across the Global South achieve sustainable livelihoods and food sovereignty. An incredible legacy indeed.
By using trees to restore soil health and replenish nutrient stocks, he helped farmers across the Global South achieve sustainable livelihoods and food sovereignty. An incredible legacy indeed.
World Food Prize Foundation Remembers Pedro Sanchez, 2002 Laureate and Global Agriculture Pioneer
www.worldfoodprize.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Pedro Sanchez, a pioneer of agroforestry, has sadly passed away.
By using trees to restore soil health and replenish nutrient stocks, he helped farmers across the Global South achieve sustainable livelihoods and food sovereignty. An incredible legacy indeed.
By using trees to restore soil health and replenish nutrient stocks, he helped farmers across the Global South achieve sustainable livelihoods and food sovereignty. An incredible legacy indeed.
The Agritourism Act has an absolutely heinous acronym
"Accelerating the Growth of Rural Innovation and Tourism Opportunities to Uphold Rural Industries and Sustainable Marketplaces Act"
"Accelerating the Growth of Rural Innovation and Tourism Opportunities to Uphold Rural Industries and Sustainable Marketplaces Act"
January 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The Agritourism Act has an absolutely heinous acronym
"Accelerating the Growth of Rural Innovation and Tourism Opportunities to Uphold Rural Industries and Sustainable Marketplaces Act"
"Accelerating the Growth of Rural Innovation and Tourism Opportunities to Uphold Rural Industries and Sustainable Marketplaces Act"
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Mayo Clinic: "Contrary to all the hype that everyone needs more protein, most people in the U.S. meet or exceed their needs."
New US Dietary Guidelines: "Prioritize Protein" and "Consume Dairy" (3 servings of dairy a day?!)
Did the beef and dairy lobby write this? 👀
cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdf
New US Dietary Guidelines: "Prioritize Protein" and "Consume Dairy" (3 servings of dairy a day?!)
Did the beef and dairy lobby write this? 👀
cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdf
January 7, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Mayo Clinic: "Contrary to all the hype that everyone needs more protein, most people in the U.S. meet or exceed their needs."
New US Dietary Guidelines: "Prioritize Protein" and "Consume Dairy" (3 servings of dairy a day?!)
Did the beef and dairy lobby write this? 👀
cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdf
New US Dietary Guidelines: "Prioritize Protein" and "Consume Dairy" (3 servings of dairy a day?!)
Did the beef and dairy lobby write this? 👀
cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdf
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“We did our absolute best to get the best possible outcome from these products.”
but
“The biggest surprise of anything is that nothing worked anywhere,” says Naeve. “Even among cynical people like me, that was really shocking.”
Me too.
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...
but
“The biggest surprise of anything is that nothing worked anywhere,” says Naeve. “Even among cynical people like me, that was really shocking.”
Me too.
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...
Do biostimulant seed treatments boost soybean yields? New study across 103 locations in 22 states says no
Biostimulants—especially seed-applied biological products—continue to generate interest across soybean-growing regions. The promise is appe...
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu
January 7, 2026 at 7:48 PM
“We did our absolute best to get the best possible outcome from these products.”
but
“The biggest surprise of anything is that nothing worked anywhere,” says Naeve. “Even among cynical people like me, that was really shocking.”
Me too.
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...
but
“The biggest surprise of anything is that nothing worked anywhere,” says Naeve. “Even among cynical people like me, that was really shocking.”
Me too.
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...
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Capitol switchboard
(202) 225-3121
Call your reps. Demand impeachment.
No illegal war in our names.
(202) 225-3121
Call your reps. Demand impeachment.
No illegal war in our names.
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Capitol switchboard
(202) 225-3121
Call your reps. Demand impeachment.
No illegal war in our names.
(202) 225-3121
Call your reps. Demand impeachment.
No illegal war in our names.
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If you call it a “male immaturity epidemic,” a very different set of phenomena come into focus, as this thread shows
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If you call it a “male immaturity epidemic,” a very different set of phenomena come into focus, as this thread shows
Urbanists and Agrarians have more to gain from collaboration than division. How can they form a united front?
Urbanists and Agrarians are Natural Allies
Agrarianism, as an ideology, seeks a world of thriving rural communities, farms in control of their production practices, widespread land ownership, and populations deeply rooted in the land.
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Urbanists and Agrarians have more to gain from collaboration than division. How can they form a united front?
An apartment above the library. Boston is building the dream
December 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
An apartment above the library. Boston is building the dream
The next technological frontier for decarbonization is the removal of fossil fuels from our chemical industries. Here, I take stock of progress in this area, both in terms of the science and commercial prospects
Breathing Life into our Material World
The deployment of solar energy, battery storage, and electric vehicles has accelerated in recent years.
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The next technological frontier for decarbonization is the removal of fossil fuels from our chemical industries. Here, I take stock of progress in this area, both in terms of the science and commercial prospects
Getting into the holiday season
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Getting into the holiday season
Our apartment is having a pet photo contest, and I'm convinced it's a scheme to weed out unregistered animals
December 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Our apartment is having a pet photo contest, and I'm convinced it's a scheme to weed out unregistered animals
Pickup truck drivers seem to think they're invincible driving in the snow
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Pickup truck drivers seem to think they're invincible driving in the snow
Perennial crops imbue food systems with resilience against outside shocks. Below are three stories of how traditional cultures used perennial tree crops to survive famine, construct inheritance strategies, and resist colonizers and overlords.
Perennial Pasts
The power of perennials to safeguard the future
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December 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Perennial crops imbue food systems with resilience against outside shocks. Below are three stories of how traditional cultures used perennial tree crops to survive famine, construct inheritance strategies, and resist colonizers and overlords.
Bonkers that an R1 research university would propose cutting their statistics department. Unbelievable
UNL proposes $27.5 million in ‘devastating’ cuts, six program areas for elimination • Nebraska Examiner
University of Nebraska-Lincoln administrators mapped out $27.5 million in proposed cuts that faculty say will be “devastating."
nebraskaexaminer.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Bonkers that an R1 research university would propose cutting their statistics department. Unbelievable
Rust belt supremacy
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Rust belt supremacy
Based on how different nutrients are treated by the internet, my personal feeling are:
-The only thing you should treat like calories is added sugar
-The only thing you should treat like protein is fiber
-The only thing you should treat like calories is added sugar
-The only thing you should treat like protein is fiber
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Based on how different nutrients are treated by the internet, my personal feeling are:
-The only thing you should treat like calories is added sugar
-The only thing you should treat like protein is fiber
-The only thing you should treat like calories is added sugar
-The only thing you should treat like protein is fiber
A while ago, I wrote about the future of Kernza and perennial grain research. A concern I voiced was that, as grain yields increase, the plant would move from investing resources in roots and biomass in favor of seed yield, denuding the plants ability to curtail erosion and improve soil health. (🧵)
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A while ago, I wrote about the future of Kernza and perennial grain research. A concern I voiced was that, as grain yields increase, the plant would move from investing resources in roots and biomass in favor of seed yield, denuding the plants ability to curtail erosion and improve soil health. (🧵)
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NO IT'S THE TWEETS SAYING PREGNANT PEOPLE
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects of the Opioid Epidemic,” by Arteaga (@caroartc.bsky.social) and Barone (@vickybarone.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects Of the Opioid Epidemic
Abstract. In this paper, we establish a causal connection between two of the most salient social developments in the United States over the past decades: t
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
NO IT'S THE TWEETS SAYING PREGNANT PEOPLE
I'm fairly chuffed by my YouTube watch later list
-Capitalism is dead. This is what comes next
-Ham and cheese sandwich recipe
-The psychic burden of being watched
-The booming business of Pokémon cards
-Capitalism is dead. This is what comes next
-Ham and cheese sandwich recipe
-The psychic burden of being watched
-The booming business of Pokémon cards
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I'm fairly chuffed by my YouTube watch later list
-Capitalism is dead. This is what comes next
-Ham and cheese sandwich recipe
-The psychic burden of being watched
-The booming business of Pokémon cards
-Capitalism is dead. This is what comes next
-Ham and cheese sandwich recipe
-The psychic burden of being watched
-The booming business of Pokémon cards
Met this adorable fella along the Meramac River
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Met this adorable fella along the Meramac River
A reflection on what it means to serve farmers
The Commitment Gap
The divergence between farmers and those that advise them
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A reflection on what it means to serve farmers
Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis is one of the most gorgeous places I've visited. A natural cemetery, they maintain a meadow for green burial (no embalming, simple casket or shroud, no headstone)
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis is one of the most gorgeous places I've visited. A natural cemetery, they maintain a meadow for green burial (no embalming, simple casket or shroud, no headstone)
Toad lily
November 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Toad lily
The Missouri Botanic Garden has a wonderful exhibit about plant fragrances, including these scent jars containing important fragrant compounds sourced from plants
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The Missouri Botanic Garden has a wonderful exhibit about plant fragrances, including these scent jars containing important fragrant compounds sourced from plants