@fromartz

Editor-in-Chief, @FERNNews. Author: In Search of the Perfect Loaf, Winner IACP Literary Writing Award, also Organic Inc. Vincit Veritas.

 New Yorker in DC
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Joined December 2008
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JOB! Editor-in-Chief, @FERNnews — See this and more #journalismjobs in the ONA Career Center. careers.journalists.org/jobs…
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We asked our Washington editor, staff writers, and Midwest climate reporting fellow what they'll be keeping an eye on in the coming year, writes @fromartz in the latest Back Forty. Read here: thefern.org/blog_posts/back-… @chuckabbott1 @bridgethuber @tessacotsirilos @nancyaverett
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A deal like this won't last long - buy the "In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker's Odyssey" audiobook today and save 75%! @fromartz audiobooks.com/promotions/pr…

In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker’s Odyssey

In 2009, journalist Samuel Fromartz was offered the assignment of a lifetime: to travel to France to work in a boulangerie. So began his quest to hone not just his homemade baguette—which later beat...

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Journalists who cover Elon Musk have been suspended on Twitter tonight: @Donie O'Sullivan from CNN, Aaron Rupar and the Washington Post's @drewharwell. Rupar tells me he has "no idea" why it happened.
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NEW: EPA's recent proposal to blend more biofuels, like ethanol, into the U.S. fuel supply will increase greenhouse gas emissions by 81 million to 265.9 million metric tons over three years, agency data shows. My latest: reuters.com/business/environ…

U.S. biofuels proposal would lift near-term greenhouse gas emissions, EPA says

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to increase biofuel blending mandates through 2025 would lead to a near-term increase in greenhouse gas emissions, before yielding reductions in...

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SUCH an interesting read about @marionestle's life and career in food policy in a system stacked against women. Marion's nutrition interest began when she was at UCSF teaching nutrition to medical students ... Read it here ▶️ bit.ly/3XQ9WhB @fromartz @FERNnews
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To celebrate #GivingTuesday, the first 10 people to give at least $50 today will receive a copy of our 10 year anniversary, 200 page, hard cover edition of The Dirt. We know that times are challenging but we depend on readers like you to keep us going! thefern.org/donate
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Of the top five biggest food wasters by capita, at least three – the United States, Australia and New Zealand – have increased their food waste since 2015.
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In this Back Forty, @fromartz connected with Melanie Allen, Program Director of @blackfarmerfund, viewed as a response to the historic decline of Black farmers and Black land ownership, as well as to decades of inequity in the USDA lending program.
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#VoicesofSustainability by the Zayed Sustainability Prize is now live on YouTube with guest speakers, @HelenMundayIFST and @l_haddad, and moderator, @fromartz - watch the full episode on the link below. youtu.be/tnQxs_r6cy8 #ZayedSustainabilityPrize @FERNnews
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Happy to announce that my personal memoir from #ucpress comes out in October. For 30% off, go to ucpress.edu/9780520384156. Use code 21W2240 at checkout.

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Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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FERN Talks & Eats returns to Brooklyn on Oct 24 to address the question: Will climate change alter the beer and wine we drink? Details on speakers below. Complimentary drinks included with ticket. Proceeds go toward FERN's award-winning reporting. eventbrite.com/e/fern-talks-…
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Wednesday at 6p, join @alicefeiring in The Den at Conn Ave for a delightful wine/book crossover event featuring Alice's new book, TO FALL IN LOVE, DRINK THIS. Admission includes a drink ticket! with @fromartz bit.ly/3xN6JEa
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In California, clean, safe and affordable drinking water is considered a human right under state law, but nearly a million residents don’t have access to it. Story by @tessacotsirilos for FERN & @CalReportTweets. Read more here: thefern.org/2022/09/for-one-…
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Cannot thank the Kadaras, Sherry Hunter, and Valeria Contreras enough for their generosity and patience! #Allenworth local leaders are truly a force to be reckoned with. Thank you also to @jklondon_ucd Ashok Gadgill @fig_latin and so many others bit.ly/3U1raXA
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The Tlingit say that their ancient herring culture is under threat. Today, their subsistence harvest accounts for less than 1 percent of the herring roe taken in Sitka. Story by @brettvsimpson for FERN & @thenation. Read more here: thefern.org/2022/08/alaskas-…
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Rising prices — especially for food — are grabbing headlines, but the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, slumping consumer demand, and supply chain disruptions are feeding into an exceedingly muddy economic picture. @fromartz (paywall) thefern.org/ag_insider/food-…
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"This week we explored that [farming and climate change] connection from three different angles, looking at the way rising heat is affecting farmworkers." Read this latest Editor's Desk here: thefern.org/blog_posts/edito… @fromartz @bridgethuber @nancyaverett @tessacotsirilos
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Having gardened organically for more than two decades, I’d always added compost to my beds. I also planted cover crops... But now, with no till, I was taking the final step toward “regenerative agriculture.”" FERN's latest Back Forty. By @fromartz thefern.org/blog_posts/back-…
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How does the richest country in the world run out of #babyformula? @pressurecook_fm talks to @hbottemiller to understand what went wrong and why it could happen again. pressurecooker.fm
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