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Nancy Fisher

@NanFish1

Organic gardener, Beekeeper. Support Farmers Markets and local food. Mom to 20 year old twins who share my passion for a sustainable, safe food system.

Joined November 2014
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Thank you Greta Thunberg! ecowatch.com/greta-thunberg-… @GretaThunberg

'Kicking Ass for Her Generation': Applause for 16-Year-Old Greta Thunberg as EU Chief Pledges...

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker indicated—after weeks of climate strikes around the world inspired by the Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg—that the European Union has heard the...

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@garyruskin9 Mar 2018
New research finds bee-killing #pesticides may be impacting our health ctvnews.ca/health/new-resear… via @CTVNews – at Piedmont, CA

New research finds bee-killing pesticides may be impacting our health

Lots of recent research on neonicotinoid pesticides has focused on their deadly effects on honeybees and hives. Now, a Quebec research team has made some disturbing findings about the possible...

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Did you know that high level athletes may be at a greater risk of developing mental illness? 'Let's TALK mental health' addresses some common mental health issues in elite sport, how performance can be affected and the importance of TALKING. To read: performancepsychologyperspec…
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#Canadian #consumers have spoken & #retailers will NOT sell @AquaBountyTech’s #GMO #salmon #GMsalmon #GEsalmon #fish #GEfish aka #frankenfish - #peoplepower #peopleoverprofits 👍🏽 teapawt.org/nongmotoronto/status/9… – at Toronto, Ontario
Non-GMO Toronto 🇨🇦 (@NonGMOToronto) profile pictureNon-GMO Toronto 🇨🇦@NonGMOToronto19 Nov 2017
#Canadian retail chains join Walmart, Costco, Whole Foods & nearly 80 other U.S. retailers in saying they will NOT... fb.me/O35cuB7t
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VU women place 12th at #NCAAXC, best team finish since 2011! #GoNova #D1xc
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Protect our coast from toxic fish farms operating without permission on indigenous First Nations territory in B.C. act.sealegacy.org/s/get-fish…
UK #environment secretary Michael Gove recommends banning #neonicotinoids theguardian.com/environment/…
The evidence points in one direction – we must ban neonicotinoids | Michael Gove

The evidence points in one direction – we must ban neonicotinoids | Michael Gove

Michael Gove: With more and more evidence emerging that these pesticides harm bees and other insects, it would be irresponsible not to restrict their use

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Not only is the planet dripping wet with chemicals, it is largely being done in the blind. counterpunch.org/2017/10/30/…

A Dripping Wet Chemical Planet

Each and every year an avalanche of toxic chemicals, amounting to 250 billion tonnes, drips over Earth, which, over time, will sanitize all life, turning

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Though so disheartening to read.....I think this is an important one for people to read. #savetheinsects... fb.me/1IpGujqLY
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RECAP: Women's Cross Country Claims 15th BIG EAST Title ow.ly/ihQu30gc67L #GoNova #BIGEASTxc
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The Women's #BIGEASTxc champs! @NovaTrackXC edges out Providence for the Team 🏆
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Nigel Raine@NigelERaine28 Oct 2017
Excellent series of @Feeding9Billion animations on #FoodSecurity & global food system challenges youtube.com/watch?v=raSHAqV8… #ReflectandEnvision
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Nigel Raine@NigelERaine24 Oct 2017
Blueberry yield loss from insufficient pollination can cost BC high bush growers $15K USD/ Ha #pollinationdeficit @kbobiwash #ESCJAM2017
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75 Percent of Honey Contaminated With Pesticides drumup.io/s/BucQEg
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The prevalence of human exposure to the #glyphosate has increased 500% since the intro of #GMO... fb.me/2tjxYMj1e
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#Insect numbers have dropped by 75% over the last 25 years. "...destruction of wild areas and widespread use of... fb.me/yVqXfK6I
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Shocking images reveal what #bigag and #bigfood looks like in America. nytimes.com/interactive/2016…

The Dizzying Grandeur of 21st-Century Agriculture (Published 2016)

From cranberry bogs to cattle feedlots, George Steinmetz captures the grand and disturbing nature of our expansive food system.

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Villanova women finish 2nd at Paul Short Run. Top 5 are Hutchinson (2), Burda (9), Ciluffo (19), McArthur (24) and Fisher (61) #GoNova
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#UofG researchers author provincial pollinator health report bit.ly/2j8TCcJ information that could help conserve wild pollinators.
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Alice Raine@alicetsp26 Sep 2017
Sixth mass extinction of wildlife also threatens global food supplies theguardian.com/environment/…
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