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Non-profit research & design collaborative exploring locally adaptive responses to the multiple challenges of contemporary rural life. #RuralRegeneration

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The community land trust structure can serve as a vehicle to amass purchased and gifted lands into Community Commons with the purpose of facilitating low-cost access to land for those seeking ecological living, regenerative food production, and sustainable livelihoods. [1/2]


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It’s Open House day at CCRAH! Join us at 1 PM to tour our centre and discover how we’re supporting rural and agricultural health across Canada. If you didn't have a chance to register, walk-ins are welcome! Learn more 👉 CCRAHOpenHouse25.eventbrite.ca

USaskCCRAH's tweet image. It’s Open House day at CCRAH! Join us at 1 PM to tour our centre and discover how we’re supporting rural and agricultural health across Canada.
If you didn't have a chance to register, walk-ins are welcome!
Learn more 👉 CCRAHOpenHouse25.eventbrite.ca

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Looking for practical tools to support your farm or ranch, available 24/7? The Environmental Farm Plan website offers a full library of Beneficial Management Practices on soil, water, habitat, and more — all grounded in Alberta agriculture. Explore: bit.ly/4mKQgHe

AlbertaEFP's tweet image. Looking for practical tools to support your farm or ranch, available 24/7?
The Environmental Farm Plan website offers a full library of Beneficial Management Practices on soil, water, habitat, and more — all grounded in Alberta agriculture.
Explore: bit.ly/4mKQgHe

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Alberta's grasslands natural region covers 24 million acres—that's nearly 4x the area under Canola production in the province! Whether you're managing pasture, hay land, or native prairie, an EFP helps you assess and improve your grassland stewardship practices.

AlbertaEFP's tweet image. Alberta's grasslands natural region covers 24 million acres—that's nearly 4x the area under Canola production in the province! Whether you're managing pasture, hay land, or native prairie, an EFP helps you assess and improve your grassland stewardship practices.

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Thank you to Sheri and Darin Pedersen for inviting us to be part of their winning ‘@620ckrm Country Cookout’ at their farm in the RM of Prairie Rose, 309! With harvest well underway we remind everyone to ’Sow Safety, Harvest Life’. Thank you for working to feed the world!

USaskCCRAH's tweet image. Thank you to Sheri and Darin Pedersen for inviting us to be part of their winning ‘@620ckrm Country Cookout’ at their farm in the RM of Prairie Rose, 309! 

With harvest well underway we remind everyone to ’Sow Safety, Harvest Life’.  Thank you for working to feed the world!
USaskCCRAH's tweet image. Thank you to Sheri and Darin Pedersen for inviting us to be part of their winning ‘@620ckrm Country Cookout’ at their farm in the RM of Prairie Rose, 309! 

With harvest well underway we remind everyone to ’Sow Safety, Harvest Life’.  Thank you for working to feed the world!
USaskCCRAH's tweet image. Thank you to Sheri and Darin Pedersen for inviting us to be part of their winning ‘@620ckrm Country Cookout’ at their farm in the RM of Prairie Rose, 309! 

With harvest well underway we remind everyone to ’Sow Safety, Harvest Life’.  Thank you for working to feed the world!

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Fields with strong, healthy forage cover are more resilient to stress, recover faster, and require fewer inputs. Investing in grassland management today builds resilience for whatever weather tomorrow brings. Check out this forage BMP guide: bit.ly/48101gG

AlbertaEFP's tweet image. Fields with strong, healthy forage cover are more resilient to stress, recover faster, and require fewer inputs. Investing in grassland management today builds resilience for whatever weather tomorrow brings.
Check out this forage BMP guide: bit.ly/48101gG

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The ANPC now offers an interactive map of both native plant suppliers in Alberta (and beyond) as well as native plant demonstration beds. Head here to check out sites for inspiration and the reputable suppliers to source your own seeds and plants. anpc.ab.ca/?p=11519

PlantsAlberta's tweet image. The ANPC now offers an interactive map of both native plant suppliers in Alberta (and beyond) as well as native plant demonstration beds. Head here to check out sites for inspiration and the reputable suppliers to source your own seeds and plants. 
anpc.ab.ca/?p=11519

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Learn about the wonders of Alberta's grasslands! Discover the 🌾incredible plants, 🦬animals, and 🌎ecosystems that call these vast lands home, and learn why conserving them is so important. To register, go to naturealberta.ca/deep-roots-the…

NatureAlberta's tweet image. Learn about the wonders of Alberta's grasslands! Discover the 🌾incredible plants, 🦬animals, and 🌎ecosystems that call these vast lands home, and learn why conserving them is so important. To register, go to naturealberta.ca/deep-roots-the…

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😷🫁 Breathe Easy: Farmer's lung, caused by mold in crops, can lead to chronic lung damage. Protect your lungs and practice #FarmSafetyEveryday by wearing a respirator during certain farm tasks. 🌱🚜 Check out our "Save Your Breath" resource! bit.ly/SYBreath

USaskCCRAH's tweet image. 😷🫁 Breathe Easy: Farmer's lung, caused by mold in crops, can lead to chronic lung damage. Protect your lungs and practice #FarmSafetyEveryday by wearing a respirator during certain farm tasks. 🌱🚜
Check out our "Save Your Breath" resource! bit.ly/SYBreath

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Your farm's sustainability matters, and so does your privacy. 🔒 With the Alberta Environmental Farm Plan (EFP), you can assess environmental risks, improve your operation, and know that your personal information is secure. Read more here: bit.ly/4huZLrn


Commons-based food production is rooted in fair and collaborative work, and can also serve to unite communities and build resilience across sectors. ruralfutures.substack.com/p/food-systems…


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When co-ops thrive, economies become more inclusive, equitable, and resilient but #cooperatives can only thrive when supported by the right policies. This paper looks into some of the areas where policy can help cooperatives ncbaclusa.coop/policy-strateg…

EverythingCoop's tweet image. When co-ops thrive, economies become more inclusive, equitable, and resilient but #cooperatives can only thrive when supported by the right policies. This paper looks into some of the areas where policy can help cooperatives ncbaclusa.coop/policy-strateg…

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1/2 Our understanding of #water and its connections to #climate has been unfolding across many disciplines by multiple researchers. Alpha Lo has been drawing these papers together to illuminate the #complex relationship between water + climate ......

EcoResAlliance's tweet image. 1/2 Our understanding of #water and its connections to #climate has been unfolding across many disciplines by multiple researchers. Alpha Lo has been drawing these papers together to illuminate the #complex relationship between water + climate ......

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The #food inequities that Siċaŋġu Co is working to address can be traced back to the eradication of bison herds by white settlers during the 1800s. Now, they're trying to bring it back to the land. @yesmagazine yesmagazine.org/climate/2025/0…

yesmagazine.org

There Is No Climate-Friendly Food System Without Food Sovereignty

Mushrooms, bison, and foraged plants offer a critical mix of new and old food traditions.


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👀 Have you used our Regenerative Farm Map to find farms near you? 🌱 Our Map connects you with 175+ farms across Canada using regenerative practices and improving our ecosystems 🌿 Tag or name the regenerative farms YOU'VE discovered in the comments and show them some love! 👇

regenerationcan's tweet image. 👀 Have you used our Regenerative Farm Map to find farms near you? 🌱

Our Map connects you with 175+ farms across Canada using regenerative practices and improving our ecosystems 🌿

Tag or name the regenerative farms YOU'VE discovered in the comments and show them some love! 👇

A great conversation with ⁦@bethsawin⁩ on #multisolving — a powerful and practical approach to community-based systems change. open.substack.com/pub/backloop/p…


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Transforming food systems could cut emissions and enhance food security—yet only 2.5% of climate funding supports these changes. It’s time to prioritize food systems in #ClimateFinance to drive adaptation and mitigation❗ bit.ly/public-climate…


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Tune in on this exciting webinar tomorrow on the impacts of climate change on wetlands in Canada's prairie parkland and western boreal forests and gain insight on collaborative efforts in climate adaptation and wetland conservation. 🌲 Register at: cclmportal.ca/portal/wetland…

BHBiosphere's tweet image. Tune in on this exciting webinar tomorrow on the impacts of climate change on wetlands in Canada's prairie parkland and western boreal forests and gain insight on collaborative efforts in climate adaptation and wetland conservation. 🌲
Register at: cclmportal.ca/portal/wetland…

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EFP+: Global Equivalency in Sustainability for Alberta Producers. EFP+ is a single standard, based on equivalency to the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platforms (SAI) Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) bit.ly/3YNcBLC #efp #abefp #sustainableagriculture

AlbertaEFP's tweet image. EFP+: Global Equivalency in Sustainability for Alberta Producers. EFP+ is a single standard, based on equivalency to the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platforms (SAI) Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) bit.ly/3YNcBLC #efp #abefp #sustainableagriculture

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If you are someone who thinks #urbanfarms aren’t real farms, or if you’re someone who is advocating on behalf of #urbanfarmers and is looking to be equipped with new words, this article is for you.  Read the full article here: thefarmerslandtrust.org/post/a-rebutta… #foodapartheid


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Our January newsletter is out! Sign up for our newsletter on our website for monthly updates on calls for proposals, webinars, podcast episodes, blog posts, research and more! uab.ca/ali #LandUse #AlbertaAgriculture #Wildfire #UrbanPlanning #Biodiviersity

ABLandInstitute's tweet image. Our January newsletter is out! Sign up for our newsletter on our website for monthly updates on calls for proposals, webinars, podcast episodes, blog posts, research and more!
uab.ca/ali

#LandUse #AlbertaAgriculture #Wildfire #UrbanPlanning #Biodiviersity

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