Applejuiceification and the illusion of choice: a short thread

The modern economy rests on a single road in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The road runs to the two mines that is the sole supplier of the quartz required to make the crucibles needed to refine silicon wafers.

There are no alternative sources known. From Conway’s Material World:

Ladybird Nature Corner.
‘Sallow and Blackthorn’
Trees, 1963
Artist : SR Badmin

Great day at #LowCarbonAgricultureShow today. Lots of great discussions and speakers

Fascinating

More than 10,000 farmers across England have now applied for the Sustainable Farming Incentive. 🎉

SFI pays farmers for taking actions that support food production and farm productivity, whilst protecting and enhancing environment. 🌍

Learn more: farming.campaign.gov.uk

We at Climate Change Committee are looking for a new (paid) Adaptation Committee member with expertise in farming / agriculture and climate change! 🚜

We realise this a big gap in the current Committee membership so are now trying to rectify it 👩‍🌾

Please share far and wide with your networks!

Busy week. In Brussels on Monday talking to COPA-COGECA , at NFU next generation forum on Tuesday and today visit with a SFI pilot farmer and ADA conference this afternoon

Did you know?

There's an experiment that has been continuously running since 1927. In this time, only 9 drops have fallen.

The most famous pitch drop experiment was set up by physicist Thomas Parnell at the University of Queensland in 1927.

During 88 years, the funnel has

I've put together a SFI/CS Q&A covering the questions raised by the last ELM announcement - nfuonline.com/updates-and-in… National Farmers' Union NFU Environment