Nathan Nelson

@mrnathannelson
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Devon-dwelling biophiliac. Agroecology, food systems (Food Studies MA student at University of Exeter), biodiversity, nature connection, cack-handed gardening. Generally chats on Bluesky.
Website and bloghttps://nathannelson.co.uk
Blueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/nathannelson.uk
Nathan NelsonFeb 6, 2025
This Saturday - Barleybird Seed and Plant Swap at Hodmedod's, Beccles https://barleybird.org/events-workshops-training/seed-and-plant-swap-feb-2025
Barleybird Seed & Plant Swap 2025 — Barleybird

Last year, our Seed & Plant Swap was a resounding success with over 70 people attending…..so we thought we’d do it again! Please ensure your seeds are clean and dry, and clearly labelled with the variety and date. If you don’t have seeds to swap, you are still welcome to collect some free o

Barleybird
Nathan NelsonJan 24, 2025
Speakers and sessions now up for rootstock.ag on 6 February - sessions on the Big Picture, managed grazing, regenerative transition in arable and routes to market. #Devon #Cornwall #RegenAg #Agroecology
Nathan NelsonJan 23, 2025
Go reds! Red squirrels have been found for the first time in a plantation in the Western Yorkshire Dales https://squirrelaccord.uk/news/blog/new-yorkshire-red-squirrels/
Red squirrels found for first time on site in Yorkshire - UK Squirrel Accord

Endangered red squirrels have been found for the first time in a Sitka spruce plantation in the Western Yorkshire Dales.

UK Squirrel Accord
Nathan NelsonJan 22, 2025
James Rebanks: Labour claims of record support for farming ‘categorically untrue’ https://www.thetimes.com/article/96c758a5-67f3-4772-9449-e920996dcfed?shareToken=93ec5983a5f85efa34d8eef1ab355f81
Labour claims of record support for farming ‘categorically untrue’

James Rebanks, the bestselling Lake District writer and shepherd, says farms are receiving a third less in real terms than in 2016

The Times
Nathan NelsonNov 12, 2024
Up to 33,450 tonnes of manure produced every day in the UK by chickens and pigs in factory farms with the Severn, Great Ouse, Ouse (Yorks), Trent, Norfolk Broads and Wye top of the list of polluted river catchments. Interactive muck map: https://www.sustainweb.org/news/nov24-muck-maps-released/
Empower councils to halt spread of factory farms say Sustain, as map of toxic waste revealed | Sustain

The current review of national planning policy should empower councils to block applications from intensive livestock units due to an increasing spread of toxic waste, exposed in a new Muck Map. 

Nathan NelsonNov 12, 2024
26 November, online: Giulia Kessous, campaigner for Brigades d’Actions Paysannes, on how civil society can take action to create a fairer agri-food system #agroecology https://www.emergentgeneration.co.uk/events-1/speakers-corner-with-giulia
Speakers' Corner with Giulia | Emergent Generation

Giulia Kessous, Em Gen'r and campaigner for Brigades d’Actions Paysannes will be discussing the role of civil society in transforming the agri-food system. Get ready to find insights and inspiration!

Emergent Generation
Nathan NelsonOct 29, 2024
Looks like Openvibe has now added support for Threads, if that's your thing.
Nathan NelsonOct 29, 2024
Camel CSA in #Cornwall is looking for a community grower #Jobs #Agroecology https://camel-csa.org.uk/2024/10/28/job-opportunity-community-grower-at-camel-csa-in-cornwall/
Job opportunity – Community grower at Camel CSA in Cornwall

We're growing our own food!

Nathan NelsonOct 24, 2024
New film from the Landworkers' Alliance - Soy No More: Exploring alternatives to soy-based pig and poultry feed https://vimeo.com/1020942171 #FoodSystems
Soy No More: Exploring alternatives to soy-based pig and poultry feed

Vimeo
Nathan NelsonOct 15, 2024

It's #WorldFoodDay tomorrow, Wednesday 16 Oct, themed around the right to food. Online:

Supermarkets and the Right to Food in the UK https://www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/events/event/475/supermarkets-and-the-right-to-food-in-the-uk

Labour’s first 100 days - where are we heading on food, farming & climate? https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/labours-first-100-days-where-are-we-heading-on-food-farming-climate-tickets-1033533415267

#FoodStudies
https://www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/events/event/475/supermarkets-and-the-right-to-food-in-the-uk

Supermarkets and the Right to Food in the UK

GFEI is hosting a webinar on 'Supermarkets and the Right to Food in the UK' for World Food Day 2024.