Kevin Belluz
@goodgrowing.bsky.social
Belluz Farms and Superior Seasons. Sustainable, 3rd generation, local food farmer. 140 ha and a Greenhouse in Slate River near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Strawberries, Raspberries and Vegetables. #dontjusteat #cook #skiptheapp #notthedishes #ubercook
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Agricultural soil carbon sequestration gets a lot of attention but let’s not forget that the best way to keep carbon in soils is to stop further expansion of agriculture into natural ecosystems.
#WorldSoilDay
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December 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Agricultural soil carbon sequestration gets a lot of attention but let’s not forget that the best way to keep carbon in soils is to stop further expansion of agriculture into natural ecosystems.
#WorldSoilDay
#WorldSoilDay
Government support for Canadian farmers has plummeted | The Western Producer share.google/6n9coeDFjwU0...
Government support for Canadian farmers has plummeted | The Western Producer
Government support for Canadian agriculture is around 8.2 per cent of gross farm receipts, down from 30 per cent in the 80s says the OECD.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Government support for Canadian farmers has plummeted | The Western Producer share.google/6n9coeDFjwU0...
With more robots on farms, new contest to harvest ideas from Ontario high school students launches | CBC News share.google/UqJhpsSZ5l2L...
With more robots on farms, new contest to harvest ideas from Ontario high school students launches | CBC News
As technology continues to shape every aspect of agriculture, a new contest is looking to get high school students across Ontario thinking about new ways to put robots to work on the farm.
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September 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
With more robots on farms, new contest to harvest ideas from Ontario high school students launches | CBC News share.google/UqJhpsSZ5l2L...
Who owns most of the farmland in Illinois? Not farmers. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/01/i...
A Minnesota statute reads: “... it is in the interests of the state to encourage and protect the family far, to insure it as the most socially desirable mode of agricultural production..."
A Minnesota statute reads: “... it is in the interests of the state to encourage and protect the family far, to insure it as the most socially desirable mode of agricultural production..."
Who owns most of the farmland in Illinois? Not farmers.
Less than 25% of Illinois farmland is owned by the farmer who works the land, with the rest leased by individuals, family trusts and, increasingly, investors looking to turn a profit.
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June 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Who owns most of the farmland in Illinois? Not farmers. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/01/i...
A Minnesota statute reads: “... it is in the interests of the state to encourage and protect the family far, to insure it as the most socially desirable mode of agricultural production..."
A Minnesota statute reads: “... it is in the interests of the state to encourage and protect the family far, to insure it as the most socially desirable mode of agricultural production..."
Podcasts – RealAgriculture: How a “foodbelt” could preserve farmland
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How a “foodbelt” could preserve farmland
Move over, Greenbelt, the Foodbelt has entered the chat. Ontario is losing farmland at an alarming rate of about 319 acres a day, according to provincial data. That’s equivalent to losing an area the ...
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May 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Podcasts – RealAgriculture: How a “foodbelt” could preserve farmland
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We’re proud to support local workers at @belluzfarms.bsky.social with safe working conditions and fair compensation. Though challenging, it’s entirely possible to run a horticulture farm, with all its hands-on labour needs, while employing and empowering members of our own community.
May 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We’re proud to support local workers at @belluzfarms.bsky.social with safe working conditions and fair compensation. Though challenging, it’s entirely possible to run a horticulture farm, with all its hands-on labour needs, while employing and empowering members of our own community.
AcresUSA: Tractor Time: Building Alliances for Eco- Agriculture, a Panel Discussion with John Kempf, Joel Salatin, Gary Zimmer and Gabe Brown Ep. 47
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Building Alliances for Eco- Agriculture, a Panel Discussion with John Kempf, Joel Salatin, Gary Zimmer and Gabe Brown Ep. 47 by AcresUSA: Tractor Time
This episode of The Acres U.S.A. Podcast is a panel discussion from The 2024 Eco-Ag Conference moderated by John Kempf, and includes panelists Joel Salatin, Gary Zimmer, and Gabe Brown. This episode i...
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April 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
AcresUSA: Tractor Time: Building Alliances for Eco- Agriculture, a Panel Discussion with John Kempf, Joel Salatin, Gary Zimmer and Gabe Brown Ep. 47
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Yep. “It would be nice,” she said, “if we could just make strawberries when it’s natural to.”
www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/c...
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The Secret Behind Japan’s Delicious Strawberries: Kerosene (Published 2023)
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March 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Yep. “It would be nice,” she said, “if we could just make strawberries when it’s natural to.”
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Wrote a thing about DOGE and Program Review.
TLDR - Don't use DOGE as your short-hand for Program Review.
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TLDR - Don't use DOGE as your short-hand for Program Review.
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Why is DOGE not all, like not even remotely, similar to the 1990s Program Review in Canada?
The Hatter opened his eyes very wide on hearing this; but all he said was, “Why is a raven like a writing-desk?” “Come, we shall have some…
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February 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Wrote a thing about DOGE and Program Review.
TLDR - Don't use DOGE as your short-hand for Program Review.
medium.com/@jennifer.ro...
TLDR - Don't use DOGE as your short-hand for Program Review.
medium.com/@jennifer.ro...
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Science is a system designed to increase truth-density. While it is managed by humans and so cannot completely eliminate false claims, it helps reduce the risk of self-deception—a significant threat for all of us. Many other information sources lack this systematic safeguard.
February 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Science is a system designed to increase truth-density. While it is managed by humans and so cannot completely eliminate false claims, it helps reduce the risk of self-deception—a significant threat for all of us. Many other information sources lack this systematic safeguard.
The Modern Acre: 390: Understanding Commodity Prices - Topsoil Series with Ariel Patton
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390: Understanding Commodity Prices – Topsoil Series with Ariel Patton – The Modern Acre
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February 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Modern Acre: 390: Understanding Commodity Prices - Topsoil Series with Ariel Patton
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How a trade war could hurt farmers on both sides of the Canada-US border
Agricultural trade between Canada and the US is worth more than US$70 billion. As tariff threats fly, here’s what’s at stake
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Agricultural trade between Canada and the US is worth more than US$70 billion. As tariff threats fly, here’s what’s at stake
thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-far... #tariffs #agriculture #CdnAgriculture #USagriculture
How tariffs could hurt farmers in both Canada and the U.S. | The Narwhal
Agricultural trade between Canada and the U.S. is worth US$70 billion. Manitoba farmers brace themselves as both countries threaten tariffs
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February 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
How a trade war could hurt farmers on both sides of the Canada-US border
Agricultural trade between Canada and the US is worth more than US$70 billion. As tariff threats fly, here’s what’s at stake
thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-far... #tariffs #agriculture #CdnAgriculture #USagriculture
Agricultural trade between Canada and the US is worth more than US$70 billion. As tariff threats fly, here’s what’s at stake
thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-far... #tariffs #agriculture #CdnAgriculture #USagriculture
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New from me: how the Dems' lame farm policy left a gaping hole through which the odious RFK Jr has lurched, mashing up dangerous nonsense about vaccines with (some) legit critiques of food and farm policy. www.motherjones.com/food/2025/01...
How MAHA poisons the food movement
RFK Jr. could make legitimate critiques of the ways we grow and process food appear crackpot.
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January 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New from me: how the Dems' lame farm policy left a gaping hole through which the odious RFK Jr has lurched, mashing up dangerous nonsense about vaccines with (some) legit critiques of food and farm policy. www.motherjones.com/food/2025/01...
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🧵 of my favorite Ambrook Research art, starting with this one about the maple syrup industry suffering from climate change. 1/
January 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
🧵 of my favorite Ambrook Research art, starting with this one about the maple syrup industry suffering from climate change. 1/