The Last Farm
@thelastfarm.bsky.social
Eco-Socialism. Agroecology. Degrowth. Please subscribe to my very good newsletter: TheLastFarm.Substack.com
Just living in a county with industrial agriculture increases your cancer risk:
“Even after adjusting for ultraviolet radiation & socioeconomic factors, 2 patterns stood out: Counties with more cultivated cropland and higher herbicide use had significantly higher melanoma rates.”
“Even after adjusting for ultraviolet radiation & socioeconomic factors, 2 patterns stood out: Counties with more cultivated cropland and higher herbicide use had significantly higher melanoma rates.”
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Just living in a county with industrial agriculture increases your cancer risk:
“Even after adjusting for ultraviolet radiation & socioeconomic factors, 2 patterns stood out: Counties with more cultivated cropland and higher herbicide use had significantly higher melanoma rates.”
“Even after adjusting for ultraviolet radiation & socioeconomic factors, 2 patterns stood out: Counties with more cultivated cropland and higher herbicide use had significantly higher melanoma rates.”
Obviously hate the emphasis on extractive benefits here—logging & cattle are the enemies of the North American ecosystem—but the research is instructive nonetheless
This landscape evolved with prescribed fire; it’s one of the keys to regenerating it
This landscape evolved with prescribed fire; it’s one of the keys to regenerating it
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Obviously hate the emphasis on extractive benefits here—logging & cattle are the enemies of the North American ecosystem—but the research is instructive nonetheless
This landscape evolved with prescribed fire; it’s one of the keys to regenerating it
This landscape evolved with prescribed fire; it’s one of the keys to regenerating it
One of my projects for next year is growing some less common milkweeds that are native to my area
—Red milkweed (Asclepias rubra)
—Fourleaf Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia)
—Eastern Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra)
—Clasping Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis)
—Red milkweed (Asclepias rubra)
—Fourleaf Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia)
—Eastern Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra)
—Clasping Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis)
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
One of my projects for next year is growing some less common milkweeds that are native to my area
—Red milkweed (Asclepias rubra)
—Fourleaf Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia)
—Eastern Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra)
—Clasping Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis)
—Red milkweed (Asclepias rubra)
—Fourleaf Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia)
—Eastern Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra)
—Clasping Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis)
Not only is Kerala a shining beacon of hope & sanity, it’s also home to the sickest houseboats in the world
November 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Not only is Kerala a shining beacon of hope & sanity, it’s also home to the sickest houseboats in the world
Lowest possible carbon district heating:
A hybrid solar thermal, water brake wind, & rocket stove-powered system connected to a big thermal battery, such as an insulated water tank. A coppice fuels the rocket stove for heat on-demand as needed
Feasible & cheap at scale
A hybrid solar thermal, water brake wind, & rocket stove-powered system connected to a big thermal battery, such as an insulated water tank. A coppice fuels the rocket stove for heat on-demand as needed
Feasible & cheap at scale
October 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Lowest possible carbon district heating:
A hybrid solar thermal, water brake wind, & rocket stove-powered system connected to a big thermal battery, such as an insulated water tank. A coppice fuels the rocket stove for heat on-demand as needed
Feasible & cheap at scale
A hybrid solar thermal, water brake wind, & rocket stove-powered system connected to a big thermal battery, such as an insulated water tank. A coppice fuels the rocket stove for heat on-demand as needed
Feasible & cheap at scale
Just glorious right now
October 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Just glorious right now
I would be a lot more excited about this if DSA actually maintained its commitment to “class struggle elections.” But there is no ask being made here beyond “vote for Zohran.” It’s not electoral organizing, it’s electoralism
October 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I would be a lot more excited about this if DSA actually maintained its commitment to “class struggle elections.” But there is no ask being made here beyond “vote for Zohran.” It’s not electoral organizing, it’s electoralism
Autumn plant life
October 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Autumn plant life
The state of California is killing wolves to protect ranchers’ profits. Absolutely despicable and ecocidal
October 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The state of California is killing wolves to protect ranchers’ profits. Absolutely despicable and ecocidal
The anti-degrowth position, on both the left & the right, is that this is good & necessary. Anyone who opposes this is a “primitivist” calling for “austerity”
October 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The anti-degrowth position, on both the left & the right, is that this is good & necessary. Anyone who opposes this is a “primitivist” calling for “austerity”
Cancer patients who received an mRNA COVID vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy were twice as likely to be alive 3 years later
October 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Cancer patients who received an mRNA COVID vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy were twice as likely to be alive 3 years later
We have such an idiotic civilization
October 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We have such an idiotic civilization
Just thinking about Quercus insignis (the chicalaba oak), an endangered Mesoamerican tree that produces the world’s largest acorns
This is what real abundance looks like
This is what real abundance looks like
October 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Just thinking about Quercus insignis (the chicalaba oak), an endangered Mesoamerican tree that produces the world’s largest acorns
This is what real abundance looks like
This is what real abundance looks like
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) and Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) are such a stunning combination
August 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) and Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) are such a stunning combination
If you’re an environmental data researcher interested in an 18-month gig at $60-70k in upstate NY assessing the impact of invasive species on native biodiversity, there’s a job opening at SUNY that looks interesting esf.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
esf.interviewexchange.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
If you’re an environmental data researcher interested in an 18-month gig at $60-70k in upstate NY assessing the impact of invasive species on native biodiversity, there’s a job opening at SUNY that looks interesting esf.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
Wapato (Sagittaria latifolia) in bloom
The root is a delicious tuber often known as a duck potato. This remarkable plant was once a foundational piece of North American ecology & civilization, tended in vast water gardens and traded between tribes across much of the continent
The root is a delicious tuber often known as a duck potato. This remarkable plant was once a foundational piece of North American ecology & civilization, tended in vast water gardens and traded between tribes across much of the continent
July 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Wapato (Sagittaria latifolia) in bloom
The root is a delicious tuber often known as a duck potato. This remarkable plant was once a foundational piece of North American ecology & civilization, tended in vast water gardens and traded between tribes across much of the continent
The root is a delicious tuber often known as a duck potato. This remarkable plant was once a foundational piece of North American ecology & civilization, tended in vast water gardens and traded between tribes across much of the continent
No we absolutely should judge
More people are considering AI lovers, and we shouldn’t judge
More people are considering AI lovers, and we shouldn’t judge
As AI-powered chatbots become more popular, AI-human relationships are a new and growing phenomenon.
theconversation.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
No we absolutely should judge
Me inspecting the ripening tomatoes in my garden
July 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Me inspecting the ripening tomatoes in my garden
This is how you know you’re living right
July 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This is how you know you’re living right
This is Pomander Walk, a pedestrian street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan featuring 27 lovely row houses
This is the model for a beautiful, sustainable, affordable NYC. I wrote about how @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can make it happen
open.substack.com/pub/thelastf...
This is the model for a beautiful, sustainable, affordable NYC. I wrote about how @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can make it happen
open.substack.com/pub/thelastf...
June 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is Pomander Walk, a pedestrian street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan featuring 27 lovely row houses
This is the model for a beautiful, sustainable, affordable NYC. I wrote about how @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can make it happen
open.substack.com/pub/thelastf...
This is the model for a beautiful, sustainable, affordable NYC. I wrote about how @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can make it happen
open.substack.com/pub/thelastf...
This is What @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Should Do:
A Feasible Eco-Socialist Agenda for NYC
I wrote about how the future socialist mayor can advance his policy goals without getting any help from Albany
open.substack.com/pub/thelastf...
A Feasible Eco-Socialist Agenda for NYC
I wrote about how the future socialist mayor can advance his policy goals without getting any help from Albany
open.substack.com/pub/thelastf...
This is What Zohran Should Do
A Feasible Eco-Socialist Agenda for NYC
open.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This is What @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Should Do:
A Feasible Eco-Socialist Agenda for NYC
I wrote about how the future socialist mayor can advance his policy goals without getting any help from Albany
open.substack.com/pub/thelastf...
A Feasible Eco-Socialist Agenda for NYC
I wrote about how the future socialist mayor can advance his policy goals without getting any help from Albany
open.substack.com/pub/thelastf...
Reposted by The Last Farm
An Infrastructure Agenda For Municipal Eco-Socialism, Part 1 - @thelastfarm.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thelastf...
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An Infrastructure Agenda For Municipal Eco-Socialism, Part 1
How to make the world better today AND less miserable in the future
open.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
An Infrastructure Agenda For Municipal Eco-Socialism, Part 1 - @thelastfarm.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thelastf...
open.substack.com/pub/thelastf...
I wrote a little update & discussed the results of two experiments I conducted: one successful, the other not so much open.substack.com/pub/thelastf...
Some updates!
Hey friends,
open.substack.com
June 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I wrote a little update & discussed the results of two experiments I conducted: one successful, the other not so much open.substack.com/pub/thelastf...