BFA Newsletter - 5/19/22
Save the Date
Our 11th Annual Soil and Nutrition Conference is slated for December 3-4, 2022!
Bringing together the collective knowledge of the broader food and environmental movements, the annual Soil & Nutrition Conference is distinguished for presenting a blend of cutting-edge content in agriculture, ecology, and health, with a vibrant community energy coalescing around well-being and consciousness.
Mark your calendars, and keep your eyes open for more news and details about this year's conference, coming soon.
Garden Kits Available
Want to grow nutrient-dense food? Now more than ever people are harnessing a collective energy to grow food locally, with care and intention, and in a way that harmonizes with nature. The BFA is excited to support growers by selling a suite of biological amendments that are pre-packed for the home garden scale and aren’t available in any retail stores.
Designed specifically for the home gardener, this all-in-one kit provides the essentials for biological growing: a broad spectrum soil mineral amendment, complete liquid feed for foliar sprays, and bacterial and fungal seed inoculant.
The kit is available to BFA members only (US only for now). Click the button below to become a member today, or if you’re already a member, order now on our website.
And spread the word! Together, we can transform our food supply and collective health one garden at a time.
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Beef Study
BFA's Bionutrient Institute is leading a study to define Nutrient Density in beef. This work will also connect those nutrient variations in beef to management, genetics, soil, forage & microbiome. We're very excited about this next step in our research.
Our first round of submissions is being analyzed right now! We have received 5 farm samples and 13 citizen science samples for initial analyses. We expect to start sharing this data with you this summer as the different analyses get completed. We can't wait! As a reminder, our farm samples include forage, soil, manure and steak and our citizen science samples are steak only, collected from farmers markets or grocery stores. We collect detailed data from our partners so we will be able to draw conclusions about the nutrient density of the meat and the health of the soil and forage or farming practices.
If you would like to be part of this exciting study, either as a farmer or citizen scientist, click here.
Crop + Soil Testing
Since 2018, the Bionutrient Institute has been conducting surveys of farms, markets and stores across the United States, generating a public database of food quality. If you're curious to know more about what nutrient density really means, we are excited to share our years of research with you, and help you determine how the food you are eating or growing compares. The process is simple: you can collect food or crops + soil, answer some questions about where it came from, and send it into our lab. We return a suite of results in an easy-to-use database that allows you to benchmark your results against others.
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Upcoming Events
Some good stuff coming up in the next month that you won't want to miss:
May 22-24: Alltech One Conference
Dan Kittredge's presentation, A Solution for the Long-Term Health of People and the Planet, will tackle what it will take to truly improve the well-being of not only our planet but the people we share it with.
June 10: Carbon A List - Off The Climate Record
12-1:30 PM EST
Join Dan Kittredge to learn from each and develop a greater spirit of inquiry around climate action. This event will take place on zoom and be an opportunity first to discuss nutrient density off the record, and then collectively record a podcast.
Click here to join via Zoom.
Save the Date: June 17: Webinar with David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé
A discussion with David and Anne about their recent article, "Soil health and nutrient density: preliminary comparison of regenerative and conventional farming", and the upcoming publication of their book, "What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health". Info and link to come in the next newsletter!
Make sure to check the Events page on our website for a complete list of where Dan and the BFA will be in the coming months!
Join Us!
Our work depends on the support of people who are passionate about the health of our soil, food, community, and planet. People like YOU!
As a BFA member, you'll receive:
Discounts to innovative events, programming, workshops, and our annual Soil & Nutrition Conference
Periodic newsletters with regular updates about our lab testing progress.
Opportunity to join (or lead!) a BFA Chapter
Invitations to join our new webinars series: Let’s Talk Bionutrient!
Option to purchase valuable tools. We offer our members access to toolkits at a discounted cost for testing, evaluating, and improving the quality of their crops, produce, and soil.
Visit our membership page or click the button below to learn more and sign up to become part of a community of citizen scientists, farmers, and businesses, all focused on increasing quality in the food supply. We look forward to having you on board!
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Have a question or an idea, or just want to get in touch? Shoot us an email, or connect with us on social media. We'd love to hear from you!
