Backyard food harvest to make soup.
Sui Choi & Chinese mustard greens 👩‍🌾

#FoodSecurity #AsianGreens #AsianVeggies #harvest #GrowFoodNotLawns #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #GrowItEatIt #Homegrown #food #AsianMastodon

Soil's Silent Guests: 'Emerging Contaminants' In Crops Spark Worry

New study from 2005-2024 shows emerging contaminants in crops and soil. Find out what this means for your food and health.

#EmergingContaminants, #CropSafety, #SoilHealth, #EnvironmentalRisk, #FoodSecurity

https://newsletter.tf/emerging-contaminants-in-crops-2005-2024-health-worries/

Researchers found new, unmonitored chemicals in crops and soil over the last 19 years. This is a growing problem that needs more study.

#EmergingContaminants, #CropSafety, #SoilHealth, #EnvironmentalRisk, #FoodSecurity
https://newsletter.tf/emerging-contaminants-in-crops-2005-2024-health-worries/

And if you want to go the scientific route, it seems that boiling may help to concentrate urea -- but do it outside!

Also, fresh urine is best to dillute and use in one's garden... After time, urine changes into ammonia and then would not be good for one's plants!

This is definitely a topic I've done a bit of research about, and will dig deeper into for #SolarPunkSunday!

#RegenerativeAgriculture #UreaShortage #FoodSecurity #Urea

Warming Fuels Food Crises, Widening Inequality

A 2C warmer world could see critical food insecurity triple to 24 nations by March 2026, hitting low-income countries hardest. See how it affects you.

#FoodCrisis, #ClimateChange, #GlobalInequality, #FoodSecurity, #ClimateImpact

https://newsletter.tf/2c-warming-food-insecurity-24-nations-2026/

Food crises could triple for 24 nations by 2026 due to warming, a seven times faster rate than wealthy nations. This means more hunger and health problems.

#FoodCrisis, #ClimateChange, #GlobalInequality, #FoodSecurity, #ClimateImpact
https://newsletter.tf/2c-warming-food-insecurity-24-nations-2026/