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🌱 Who will grow our food if young people don't want to be farmers? And how can we encourage them to return to farming? These are pretty important questions, if we want to continue to eat. 🌍 This month's IFIL newsletter gives you some essential insights for building a more food-secure and sustainable future. You'll also meet Ronald Mbaju—a coffee farmer, Liverpool fan, and father of two. Follow along to the slopes of Mt. Rwenzori, where I met Ronald and his cooperative to discover some of the challenges that young farmers face today. #IFIL Act Svenska kyrkan Oikocredit We Effect https://lnkd.in/d5mkVdrT

This is a manufacturer 🏭 Weetabix that understands culture and not just what it stands for on the inside, but on the outside too. Now, just to play devils advocate, if this idea was created by an agency, they must have taken inspiration from the culture, including the values, which I suspect include family and community. You can’t pay lip service to these sorts of values because they are personal to people. This is also a great example of a brand not just being a logo. Lorraine Rothwell this is a genius campaign because not only does it bring everyone together but it represents what your company values stand for. A brand that has value that supports its inherent values and lives them to the extent it can stand by them. In this case, protecting the area #weetabixshire and the weetabix way! In Shingo one of the guiding principles states the results of an organisation depend on the way its people behave. To achieve ideal results, leaders must do the hard work of creating a culture where ideal behaviors are expected and evident in every team member. Thanks for sharing Paul Middlehurst 🌾 I can just feel that everyone on site loves this because you’ve posted it with pride. Next step Shingo 🤔

Have you been watching the the new series (or maybe a previous series) of Clarkson's Farm❓ Clarkson's Farm is a series about Jeremy Clarkson and his farm in the Cotswolds. The series documents his attempts at running a 1,000-acre farm near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Many people seem to now be talking about the programme, and the awareness that it has raised about the farming industry. But it got me thinking that many of the challenges that Jeremy has been facing are no different for business owners everywhere who run a business; managing profit & loss, trying new ways to make money, facing challenges when new services are introduced and not always implemented in the right way and attracting customers to visit and spend money. If you've watched it, what are your thoughts❓ #NewBusiness #BusinessCoaching #ActionCoach   https://lnkd.in/ek8NR-Jf

As we celebrate Farmers Day, GP Business Consulting joins in the jubilation of harvests and the dedication of those who cultivate our lands. 🌾🚜 Our commitment to designing growth strategies aligns with the spirit of abundance and prosperity. Wishing all farmers a joyous celebration filled with the fruits of your hard work! 🎉🌱 #FarmersDay #HarvestCelebration #GPBusinessConsulting #AgriculturalAbundance"

In celebration of National Farmers Day, we're excited to crack open the new (hot off the presses!) book by revolutionary farmer Will Harris: A Bold Return to Giving a Damn. Raised as a fourth-generation conventional farmer, when Will Harris inherited White Oak Pastures in Georgia’s semi-tropical Coastal Plain, he was a full-time commodity cowboy who played hard and fast with every tool the system offered: chemicals, antibiotics, steroids, etc. But over time Will found himself disgusted with the excess, cruelty, and smalltown devastation this system entailed. So he bet the farm on forging a different way of doing things - one that works with nature rather than against her. Referring to his approach as "radical traditional", Will is one of the most outspoken critics of industrialized, centralized, and commoditized agriculture. His transformational journey as a farmer made Will an invaluable member of the ROA's original founding board, and his insights were indispensable during our Pilot Program. We're excited to read Will's memoir-meets-manifesto on a better future for our food, animals, land, local communities, and our climate! At a time when food supply chains are straining and climate-induced catastrophes are playing havoc with harvests, Will Harris urges us to consider where the food we eat really comes from, and to re-connect to the places and people who raise what we eat each day. With an unflinching willingness to speak truth to power, Will illustrates why it’s never been more important to know your farmer than now. @whiteoakpastures #ABoldReturnToGivingADamn

This blog highlights various issues for farming families with which our Private Client and Agriculture teams can assist

🌱 Reclaiming Roots and Sowing Seeds of Justice 🌱 From the painful history of slavery to the present moment, the journey of Black farmers in the U.S. has been one of resilience, loss, and reclamation. Jubilee Justice, a cooperative of Black farmers, is sowing seeds of change, reclaiming the land, and embracing sustainable agriculture practices to forge a future of economic equity and community empowerment. 🌾 A Legacy of Loss and Strength 🌾 Between 1910 and 1997, Black farmers lost around 90% of their property in the U.S., a result of systemic discrimination and violent intimidation. Despite this, the spirit of farming and connection to the land has endured, passed down through generations. 🌟 Jubilee Justice: A Beacon of Hope and Healing 🌟 Konda Mason, the president and co-founder of Jubilee Justice, along with a network of dedicated farmers, is not only reviving sustainable and regenerative agriculture practices but also building a platform that addresses economic and racial equity for Black farmers. 🌈 Towards a Regenerative Future 🌈 Jubilee Justice emphasizes cooperative economics, moving away from hyper-individualism and showing that when Black farmers rely on each other, the whole community can succeed together. Through practices that rejuvenate soil health, boost biodiversity, and are climate resilient, they are paving the way towards a sustainable future. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Ph.D. Taj Ahmad Eldridge Gillian Marcelle, PhD 🌿 #JubileeJustice #BlackFarmers #RegenerativeAgriculture #EconomicEquity #CommunityEmpowerment #SustainableFuture 🌿

Apply this seed-time principle for organic growth in your church. Faithfully steward your: - Small team - Little budget - Humble mission - Few relationships When you do, you'll start to see natural growth in the things that God entrusts in your care. The principle is simple: "Seed-time and harvest." Be faithful with little over time to be faithful with much. Take farming, for example. There are farmers today who reap the harvest of the hard work past generations laid before them. So today, remember that it's not about how much you have now; it's about how well you care for it. #churchgrowth #churchleaders #stewardship