Jake Drum
jakedrum.bsky.social
Jake Drum
@jakedrum.bsky.social
I relish family, food, funny, rhythm & things that last like love & entropy.
My work:
@ogagrowers.bsky.social
& UKGrainLab & Wales Real Food & Farming Conference
The thing that strikes me about this report is no stats on remuneration at the big supermarkets who are by far the biggest customer for the vast majority of UK farmers.
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Some ideas for growing mixtures of veg together to mimic natural ecosystems and get the most from your growing space. The opposite of monoculture farming!
youtu.be/-0DyF9l8WJE
#organic #growyourown #allotment
'Intercropping' to get the most from your veggie patch
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
youtu.be
September 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Useful recording of @thesoilassociation.bsky.social webinar which explores the benefits of using soil moisture probes to understand moisture uptake by plants and how to utilise the information for irrigation scheduling and crop management decisions. youtu.be/vxJOXW0YNKA?...
Soil Moisture in Horticultural Systems - Soil Association - Webinar
YouTube video by The Soil Association Videos
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Fantastic opportunity to train in agroecological horticulture 2025-2026!
'Pathways to Farming' starting on 7th November agroecologicalhorticulture.co.uk/training/
October 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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⛰️ A groundbreaking German study proved that pesticides spread much further from the field than previously believed. They detected #pesticides at every location, 63 in total.
www.pan-europe.info/blog/pestici...
Pesticides contaminate on a landscape scale - far beyond the fields
A new groundbreaking study A new groundbreaking German study proves that pesticides spread much further from the field than previously believed. A team of scientists led by Professor Dr. Carsten Brühl...
www.pan-europe.info
August 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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🍞 A new study reveals alarmingly high levels of #TFA in everyday cereals and cereal products. The findings point to widespread contamination from #PFAS #pesticides, showing TFA levels three times higher than in a comparable study from eight years ago
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
New Study Reveals Alarming Levels of ‘Forever Chemical’ TFA in bread, pasta, and breakfast cereals
PAN Europe and Global 2000 call for an immediate ban of PFAS pesticides  A new study reveals alarmingly high levels of the ‘forever chemical’ trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in everyday cereals and cereal ...
www.pan-europe.info
August 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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🐝 Insect and other arthropod populations are rapidly declining. This alarming loss of biodiversity jeopardises our joy of life. After all, what would the world be like if children grew up without the joy of fluttering butterflies or buzzing bumblebees?
www.pan-europe.info/blog/pestici...
Pesticides threaten the bulk of life on Earth - Interview with Prof. Dave Goulson
Insect and other arthropod populations are rapidly declining. This alarming loss of biodiversity jeopardises our joy of life. After all, what would the world be like if children grew up without the jo...
www.pan-europe.info
August 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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🦠🌱 Meet the springtail, the tiny but mighty creature that keeps our soil alive by breaking down organic matter and recycling nutrients. Yet #pesticides threaten their populations. We need stronger EU pesticide guidelines to protect them.
www.pan-europe.info/campaigns/pr...
August 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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The magic of a resurrected #ghostpond just 3 years on. Nearly 30 wetland plants & Great Crested Newt where there was ploughsoil. This lost #pond was filled in >100 years ago but still had a viable seedbank 1.5 m below the field surface. The most successful form of ecological restoration known?
August 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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⏳ Apply for EGTOP – the EU expert group on organic production!

🌱 Bring your technical expertise to shape EU organic rules.
📅 Deadline extended to: 14 September
🔗 Apply: agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/orga...

#EGTOP #EUOrganic #CallForExperts
August 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Spot on @johnharris1969.bsky.social. The Right are hijacking Englishness with narratives of exclusion, exceptionalism & imperial nostalgia,& progressives haven’t even got onto the bloody pitch. We urgently need to tell more compelling stories of who we are #AnotherEngland👇
Flags as symbols of prejudice, not pride – and a distinct air of menace. Welcome to England 2025 | John Harris
The rapid spread of these banners is unsettling – and shows how the hard right is reaching people and places the left cannot, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Got yours yet? We'll be selling them at the #OrganicgrowersGathering Every book sold benefits the OGA
August 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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🆕 #Legislation in #Congress to prevent #farmers & #consumers from holding #pesticide makers #accountable for #harm caused by their products is being #OPPOSED by a broad #coalition of 50+ orgs, coalitions, businesses, & leaders! Please see our joint statement! #FailuretoWarn ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/1fXU50WKone
Broad Coalition Calls on Congress To Reject Fast-Moving Legislation To Shield Chemical Companies from Liability - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Legislative language moving through Congress is being opposed by a broad coalition, with the release today of a joint statement on this fundamental right.
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August 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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We currently have two exciting vacancies in the NEF team:
- Head of social policy
- Assistant researcher (economy)

Find out more about these roles and apply here: neweconomics.org/about/work-w...
Job vacancies
Together we can change the rules to protect the planet, share the wealth and give everyone a say in how the economy is run.
neweconomics.org
August 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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In case you missed it yesterday: evidence that the glossy millionaire migration reports - the ones that have been all over the media - may be fabricated:
Henley & Partners’ wealth migration reports have been reported all over the world, both to prove both that there's a massive exodus of wealth from the UK and that there isn't.

Our forensic review finds the data riddled with anomalies - and in key places looks fabricated:
July 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Switching just 1 trip a day from 🚗 to 🚴 or 🚶‍♂️ = almost 30% less transport CO2 for the ave UK urban resident. If 1 in 5 did this in 🇪🇺 it’d cut emissions from all 🚗 travel in 🇪🇺 by 8%. The potential impact of active travel on CO2 could be huge
November 19, 2024 at 10:32 AM
'The literature reviewed above conveys palpable excitement about Citizens’ Climate Assemblies..'
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'..the tone of the debate has changed, becoming more reflective and critical. More probing questions are now being asked of the assemblies, coupled with a genuine acknowledgement of their diversity.'
A review of National Citizens’ Climate Assemblies: learning from deliberative events 🤝 This article reviews the rapidly emerging literature on citizens’ assemblies and assesses their significance for understanding climate policy and governance: buff.ly/KCSUFgl
June 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Our June newsletter is out! Loads in this one! #Organicfarming mailchi.mp/9adca8693b67...
June 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Our April E-Bulletin is out! Dean Organic Fund 💰, Living Mulches guide 🍀, Silvopasture 🌳 and more #organicfarming mailchi.mp/organicresea...
April 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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"Big Oil companies know they face massive liability, and we know they'll do everything they can to avoid facing the evidence of their climate deception in court,” said CCI President Richard Wiles.

We're telling Congress: No immunity for Big Oil!
Nearly 200 Groups Call on Democratic Leaders to Oppose Immunity for the Fossil Fuel Industry | Center for Climate Integrity
Advocates Warn that Big Oil Companies Could Revive Efforts to Escape Legal Accountability Under the Trump Administration
climateintegrity.org
March 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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"Only when the Nazis finally show up do we see how false our velvet-enrobed sense of security has been. We, too, have chosen not to see what has been directly in front of us." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/o...
Opinion | I Starred in ‘Cabaret.’ We Need to Heed Its Warning.
Much has changed since the show debuted on Broadway in 1966, but it’s what hasn’t changed that should worry us.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Wellbeing is not a joke - it's a tool for tackling populism www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
March 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Daniel Zeichner announced in @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Defra have stopped accepting applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive – with no notice.

What next for SFI?

Read more at the Organic Growers Alliance -
organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/sfi-falls-un...
March 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM