A small hand, a serene gaze—and a silent encounter with #nature.

The round, tranquil kohlrabi offers itself with the same sweetness with which it is received. In a moment of contemplation, where everything slows down and makes sense, without haste or noise.

Like nature, we too blossom when we allow ourselves to feel, touch, and belong.

Soon, this kohlrabi will arrive at our grocery store, bringing a little of this simplicity to your table.

#cultiva #agroecology

📽️ Highlights from the “From Garden to Jar” workshop, from harvesting to making orange marmalade and lemon pickle.

In these sessions, we rediscover simple and sustainable ways to make the most of local and seasonal foods, transforming them and extending their shelf life—as is the case with jams, which preserve the flavor of the fruit beyond its season.

These practices can make a difference in the fight against food waste. 🌿🍊✨

#Cultiva #CozinhaPopular #CozinhaPopularDaMouraria #Agroecology

Ban toxic pesticides across Africa

We are quite literally being poisoned in the name of profit. Add your voice now, demand that African leaders ban the production, trade, and use of toxic pesticides across the continent.

International Day of Peasants’ Struggle: When Recognition Demands Reality.

This video by @ESAFFUG highlights progress made such as the recognition of peasant rights through UNDROP & emerging #agroecology policies.

Watch: https://youtu.be/XGbj8LuEEbQ?si=woNQqpzSiysRabQy

#April17
#PeasantStruggles

South Africa’s farmers aren’t yet replacing chemical fertilisers with sustainable alternatives – this is why | The-14

South African farmers resist switching to sustainable fertilisers due to poor access, low awareness and convenience, despite benefits for soil health and yields

The-14 Pictures

The process brings together women peasant leaders who, along with their families and organizations, strengthen their capacities in #agroecology with a gender focus, recovering ancestral knowledge and sustainable production practices. But it’s not just about producing food; it’s also a way to challenge power.

https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/04/paraguay-peasant-women-of-caaguazu-in-the-process-of-building-food-sovereignty/

Paraguay: Peasant women of Caaguazú in the process of building food sovereignty | Via Campesina

Agroecology, Biodiversity and Peasants' Seeds In Caaguazú, thirty peasant women from the community of Santory are demonstrating that organization and collective struggle can transform their lives and those of their communities.

La Via Campesina - EN

A representative of the European Commission has admitted before the Dutch Parliament that there is no guarantee that the omnibus proposal on pesticides will not undermine the protection of human health and the environment - a key objective of the EU pesticide law. This directly contradicts the Commission’s claim when originally presenting the proposal that it will maintain high safety standards.

#Pesticides #Environment #ClimateEmergency #Agroecology

https://www.pan-europe.info/press-releases/2026/04/eu-commission-admits-pesticide-omnibus-proposal-could-weaken-health-and

EU Commission admits the pesticide Omnibus proposal could weaken health and environmental protections

A representative of the European Commission has admitted before the Dutch Parliament that there is no guarantee that the omnibus proposal on pesticides will not undermine the protection of human health and the environment - a key objective of the EU pesticide law. This directly contradicts the Commission’s claim when originally presenting the proposal that it will maintain high safety standards.

PAN Europe

@markmetz
Thanks so much for sharing this excellent and so very important article. @GMWatch

#Pesticides #Agrichemicals #Agroecology #Epigenetics #ChemicalSynergy

"Collectively, these findings strongly support a mechanistic link between pesticide exposure and cancer, challenging assumptions of human non-carcinogenicity derived from reductionist experimental models," they summarized."

Helen Freeman flags a Soil Association report that deserves more attention.

The core point: resilience isn't about surviving one bad season. It's about whole farm systems that can absorb shocks — soil that holds water, crops that aren't locked into synthetic input chains, markets that don't punish long-term thinking.

The slow-moving risks are always the ones that catch us unprepared.

#FoodSecurity #SoilHealth #Agroecology #FoodPolicy

https://open.substack.com/pub/memypigsandi/p/the-warning-is-clear-the-response?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

The Warning Is Clear. The Response Is Missing.

Farm­ers are already building resilience. Policy and markets still reward short term thinking.

Me, My Pigs and I.