Brian Halweil
@BrianHalweil
Followers
5K
Following
25K
Media
1K
Statuses
20K
Food storyteller and impact investor. Seeking #foodtech #agtech #grocerytech tips for Astanor Ventures 🌻🤖🥢 Building organic farms at https://t.co/pbiJCVDMsR
Sag Harbor, NY
Joined September 2009
Why don't real Montana ranchers like Yellowstone? Darby Minow Smith asks the hard questions. https://t.co/GitOkcBPqi
ambrook.com
The daughter of a Montana rancher isn’t happy with the hit cowboy soap opera. And she’s not alone.
0
6
5
This @CropxNA actual ET sensor is pretty cool. Monitor irrigation timing and make smarter decisions!
1
1
24
Finally, happy to share we have a trailer for The Grab, which will be in U.S. theaters and available online for rent starting June 14
Power hides in the shadows. From the director of BLACKFISH, #TheGrab is in theaters and on digital June 14. @Participant @GabCowperthwait
0
5
20
Every person in #Arizona needs to see this doc when it comes out. @eWords is who broke the Saudi water story here & it’s all tied in to this bonkers investigative journalism that centers around food + water security (or insecurity…)
Power hides in the shadows. From the director of BLACKFISH, #TheGrab is in theaters and on digital June 14. @Participant @GabCowperthwait
2
30
57
Oregon's farmland continues to prove its value. The 2022 Census of Agriculture shows a remarkable 23% increase in the value of Oregon’s farm real estate since 2017, far outpacing the national growth of 7%. On a per-acre basis, values have risen nearly 29% to $3,693,
0
2
2
My latest take on Coconut Rice has chewy chunks of toasted coconut flakes and crunchy toasted pepitas. It's a little savory, a little sweet, and you'll love it as the weather warms up. https://t.co/JrtboePmuM
0
3
27
Score another one for Eric Adams' bleak mayoral legacy.
civileats.com
The mayor's budget cuts will eliminate a 30-year-old program that achieved much more than reducing food waste.
0
2
3
This morning, I visited Great River Organic Milling in Fountain City, WI, to celebrate the first climate-branded consumer product being brought to the market under @USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities effort.
0
14
52
"When you talk about farmworkers, we're talking about hard working people. When they work that hard, it begs the question: Why can't they feed, educate, and clothe their families?" – @baldemarfloc, @SupportFLOC Tune in live: https://t.co/yBRH50ekg7
#FoodTank #wfpc
0
3
11
“The global #Food system holds the future of humanity on Earth in its hand” but is “sadly, broken beyond repair" because of "hidden costs" to human health, the environment & #SoilHealth. Wow, too bad so many ag leaders won't believe it.
theguardian.com
Existing production destroys more value than it creates due to medical and environmental costs, researchers say
0
4
10
I’ve been reflecting on what happened at this year’s UN climate change conference, #COP28 . (And sleeping off jet lag!) https://t.co/XpT3fENX13
foodtank.com
The food movement may not have seen everything it wanted from COP28, but there are real wins that should be celebrated.
0
1
3
The scientific consensus has shifted -- whole #milk is good for kids. Sugar-laden fat-free milk is not. The US gov't has got to find better ways to adopt change that is so clearly needed.
agri-pulse.com
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., objected to an attempt from Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., seeking unanimous consent on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act that passed...
1
2
9
We are so pleased to have contributed a chapter to the new book Food Inc 2, the companion guide to the forthcoming documentary film coming next Spring from @Participant, alongside friends @michaelpollan, @CoryBooker, @andrewzimmern, @christianamusk, @lzimberoff, @lisaelaineh,
1
11
36
Delighted to co-host the #FoodSystems & #HealthyDiets for #ClimateAction event at #COP28UAE , together with @nordenen! How can we eat for both personal health and the health of our planet? Watch back the discussion here 👉 https://t.co/PxT9UxtgQj
0
16
58
We’re thrilled to announce Robigo’s $7M Seed Round! Led by @congruentvc with participation from @goodgrowthvc, @FirstStarVC, amongst others, this financing will be key in bringing safer and more effective bio solutions to agriculture🌱 Press release here!
lnkd.in
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
0
6
21
Once again, a #farm in Wisconsin is breaking new ground in training the next gen of #organic veggie and fruit farmers. So much upside in expanding organic production in the State for people, #SoilHealth and the environment.
usatoday.com
Wisconsin is home to the first registered apprenticeship program for organic vegetable farm management in the U.S.
2
5
14
Come work with me! Please share among amazing communications leaders passionate about principles-based food system transformation! @futureoffoodorg
0
10
18
“New York City has a long, vibrant history of neighborhoods and community folks sharing and growing with each other fresh, seasonal, culturally appropriate food.”
civileats.com
The first director of New York City’s Office of Urban Agriculture has a vision for growing food in every “underutilized, funky” corner of the city.
0
4
12
USDA’s South Building Cafeteria in Washington, DC is now a food court open to the public with multiple vendors providing lots of food options such as American, Korean, Chinese and Japanese cuisines. If you’re visiting the Nation’s Capital, be sure to stop by.
6
39
151