Helen Freeman
@memypigsandi.bsky.social
Self-taught farmer, writer, and advocate for regenerative agriculture. Sharing real stories of UK food security, regenerative pig farming, and the fight for fair rural policy.
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Our food system is contributing to the climate crisis - but it's also increasingly vulnerable to it.
Eloi Jose Wermann is just one of many farmers on the frontline. We're sharing his story & discussing potential solutions at #COP30 this week.
Find out more: buff.ly/jgAbutE
Eloi Jose Wermann is just one of many farmers on the frontline. We're sharing his story & discussing potential solutions at #COP30 this week.
Find out more: buff.ly/jgAbutE
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Our food system is contributing to the climate crisis - but it's also increasingly vulnerable to it.
Eloi Jose Wermann is just one of many farmers on the frontline. We're sharing his story & discussing potential solutions at #COP30 this week.
Find out more: buff.ly/jgAbutE
Eloi Jose Wermann is just one of many farmers on the frontline. We're sharing his story & discussing potential solutions at #COP30 this week.
Find out more: buff.ly/jgAbutE
As Jane Goodall famously said…
“How could we have ever believed that it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons?”
“How could we have ever believed that it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons?”
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 AM
As Jane Goodall famously said…
“How could we have ever believed that it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons?”
“How could we have ever believed that it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons?”
Cranswick has a long history of animal mistreatment, & despite the headlines, nothing ever seems to change. I would love to be proven wrong, but until we see real transparency & genuine progress, I remain deeply skeptical.
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Cranswick has a long history of animal mistreatment, & despite the headlines, nothing ever seems to change. I would love to be proven wrong, but until we see real transparency & genuine progress, I remain deeply skeptical.
From Belém to the Farm Gate COP30’s Impact on Food, Forests, and Livestock
From Belém to the Farm Gate COP30’s Impact on Food, Forests, and Livestock
Factory farming is in the spotlight, but there’s more to the animal agriculture story.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
From Belém to the Farm Gate COP30’s Impact on Food, Forests, and Livestock
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Cranswick to invest £40m to raise #animalwelfare standards across its pig farming operations
Cranswick to invest £40m to boost animal welfare standards
It comes following the completion of an independent veterinarian-led review which has provided 44 recommendations to the business to improve standards across its farms
www.thegrocer.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Cranswick to invest £40m to raise #animalwelfare standards across its pig farming operations
Reposted by Helen Freeman
More than 12,000 people have sent letters to MPs as part of the NFU’s #StopTheFamilyFarmTax campaign against proposed #InheritanceTax changes
NFU Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign sees over 12,000 letters sent to MPs
The public letter campaign, which has a target of 15,000 letters, has seen 551 MPs contacted within just 12 days of its launch
www.thegrocer.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
More than 12,000 people have sent letters to MPs as part of the NFU’s #StopTheFamilyFarmTax campaign against proposed #InheritanceTax changes
Reposted by Helen Freeman
CO2 slaughter causes pain, fear & respiratory distress. Pigs will panic, fight for breath & eventually suffocate.
Calls to phase out this cruel method must be followed.
Calls to phase out this cruel method must be followed.
UK Meat Industry Told To Phase Out CO2 'Stunning' For Pigs Within Five Years
A landmark report by the Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) has called for widespread CO2 “stunning” of farmed pigs to be phased out
plantbasednews.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
CO2 slaughter causes pain, fear & respiratory distress. Pigs will panic, fight for breath & eventually suffocate.
Calls to phase out this cruel method must be followed.
Calls to phase out this cruel method must be followed.
Reposted by Helen Freeman
“When nature-friendly farmers join big supply chains, sustainability incentives can push them back to intensive production,” says NFFN farmer Debbie Wilkins.
A memo warns this pressure risks food security, welfare, and farming that supports health and the environment. 👉https://tinyurl.com/bd3dnc9a
A memo warns this pressure risks food security, welfare, and farming that supports health and the environment. 👉https://tinyurl.com/bd3dnc9a
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
“When nature-friendly farmers join big supply chains, sustainability incentives can push them back to intensive production,” says NFFN farmer Debbie Wilkins.
A memo warns this pressure risks food security, welfare, and farming that supports health and the environment. 👉https://tinyurl.com/bd3dnc9a
A memo warns this pressure risks food security, welfare, and farming that supports health and the environment. 👉https://tinyurl.com/bd3dnc9a
“Let's start a farming food revolution right here, right now. It can never happen until the public get behind the farming industry and start to ask questions on our governments & on our supermarkets.” Gareth Wyn Jones
The fight for real food starts with us.
youtu.be/UdhPm7APkZQ?...
The fight for real food starts with us.
youtu.be/UdhPm7APkZQ?...
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
“Let's start a farming food revolution right here, right now. It can never happen until the public get behind the farming industry and start to ask questions on our governments & on our supermarkets.” Gareth Wyn Jones
The fight for real food starts with us.
youtu.be/UdhPm7APkZQ?...
The fight for real food starts with us.
youtu.be/UdhPm7APkZQ?...
I miss this face 🐮 I can’t eat a banana anymore without thinking of him 😂
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I miss this face 🐮 I can’t eat a banana anymore without thinking of him 😂
The point that keeps getting missed is that the cheap meat and food we’re producing is incredibly expensive.
We’re not paying for it at the supermarket, but through soil degradation and our own health.
We’re not paying for it at the supermarket, but through soil degradation and our own health.
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The point that keeps getting missed is that the cheap meat and food we’re producing is incredibly expensive.
We’re not paying for it at the supermarket, but through soil degradation and our own health.
We’re not paying for it at the supermarket, but through soil degradation and our own health.
Resilience After Loss
Resilience After Loss
What Farming Teaches Us About Starting Over
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November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Welcome to November
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Here’s What’s Coming Up (Just for You)
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The Final Stand - Part 4
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A Letter to My Pigs and the Life We Lost
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Who Really Owns the Countryside
Who Really Owns the Countryside
How policy, power, and planning are reshaping our fields and our food
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November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Who Really Owns the Countryside
At The Edge
At The Edge
UK Farmers Struggle as Policy Threatens Their Future
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November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
At The Edge
Guest Feature: That Stubborn Bird
Guest Feature: That Stubborn Bird
What lapwings can teach us about farming, food, and the future of nature
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November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Guest Feature: That Stubborn Bird
The AgStacker Community
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November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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What Small Abattoirs Really Mean
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Welcome to October
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Here’s What’s Coming Up (Just for You)
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Welcome to October