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This week's video:
Here in NC, we have a state senator with a 21,000+ acre farm. Where workers just kinda.... keep dying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9xEKq-fiRs
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US readers: If you're ready for a break from "elections don't matter, we can't win, & both parties are the same anyway," here's one.
https://youtu.be/GlxveqpM4iM
Stop The Doomerism. Do It For Farm Workers.
A story about comms & also "Why there are so many outbreaks"
I went to a farmer meeting this week where they were doing a food safety training.
Trainer: Outbreaks come from poop on vegetables. So don't put poop on your vegetables. Poop, vegetables, these things should be separate. No poop on vegetables. Also, and this is important, don't put poop on vegetables.
A farmer, during the lunch break: But WE can put poop on our vegetables right?
Anybody know what to do with FIVE POUNDS of chicken of the woods
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@amyedge@toad.social Of course not! Just livestock manure. So the E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria are all organic 🥰
they said IT'S A POLL WORKER EMERGENCY
ALL HANDS ON DECK
Had to explain the owner of a bakery I once worked at. Couldn't remember the word "Francophile"
so what came out of my mouth was "She's like a weeb but for France.... a oui-ouiaboo"
I left this out last night bc I had an early work morning set for today.
Rob woke up, found it lying on the living room floor w no context, & said "...it looks like a cyberpunk guy melted"
I have heard legends on silicone wraps you can put on a pole to make it sticky enough to hang onto whilst wearing pants. So I looked it up for Reasons
and so help me. It's IRRIGATION REPAIR TAPE
I've been patching holes in the drip irrigation rig with this *$#@% all season
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The fact that Taylor Farms uses prison labor has finally become common knowledge.
So, guess we know what we're talking about in tomorrow's Sunday Morning Outbreak News Livestream!
(Plus Salmonelleggs, & ANOTHER botulism outbreak in baby formula that's somehow going under the radar. So obvs we gotta talk about… all that.)
https://youtube.com/live/_mjPVY1MEVE?feature=share
Livestream in a few minutes (10:15am ET)
The seasonal Pumpkin Spice-ening is upon us. But like... why?
https://youtube.com/live/M_y0Vgt56wg
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Question: Anybody out there a US lawyer who can review a video draft in the next 3 days to confirm we're clear on libel/defamation?
(I've got a guy who normally does it! But his availability vs my production timeline aren't matching up this week.)
If this is you, reply below & I'll DM you.
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For those who need it, is just your regular reminder that there are many people who do not live on the I-5 between Eugene & Seattle!
From time to time, we might even discuss our affairs out loud upon the internet in a way that is not specifically directed at you! Be strong! You've got this!
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Same deal as last time guys
For every 50 people who check their registration OR register by Sept 15th, I will post one (1) poll dance.
It may or may not be chainsaw-themed this time, idk, that depends on how many I have to do 💪
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It cooks up like zucchini, except when you cook it, it DOESN'T GET WET & MUSHY. A+ sauteeing vegetable.
Herding them up & getting them to the store is a little more complicated than for some veggies. But doable
RE: https://mastodon.online/@sarahtaber/117005335464942080
Update: I bought the PG-13 notepads
will keep you guys posted
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What farm workers ask for is WORKER PROTECTION LAWS.
Not "Hey, could you guys argue some more over what the definition of a farmer is?"
Arguing over "who's the real farmer" is just.... so far removed from the actual point.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk 🙏
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Next somebody's gonna try & warn me that there's snakes outside
girl we have gators
Did another stream this morning, talking about why Taylor Farms is lashing out at everyone & everything right now.
This one is less "let's catch up on current events," & more How The Food Safety Sausage Actually Gets Made.
So if you're looking for less "chatter about this week's news" & more "How TF does the food system actually work," this is your stream!
https://youtube.com/live/r2KK_-jZpKs
well the good news is we may have solved any potential feral hog problems before they started
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I just wanna get invoice notepads bc the local grocer told me to use them & I would like to sell him things
if they put one (1) f-bomb in this PG-13 invoice notepad I need to know. what if he sees it
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Sorry for all the puns but seriously, this is a lot more Drama than we usually get out in the poop world.
Usually it's just "blah blah blah wash your hands" "don't drink poop water"
This is a level of foulup I don't think any wealthy country has ever seen to date. We're making poop history here.
New video!
The NYT did a sad tear-jerker "They lost the family farm!" story about a wealthy farm family that... still has its farm & money? WHAT?
Yeah, it's not really shocking that the NYT bungles its reporting! But hey, this time it's a farmer yelling about how the NYT doesn't know jack. That's fun & different ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
https://youtu.be/BVRRcQjKcPM
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Since farming in the US is kind of an upper-class pursuit at this point, you'd be amazed how many farmers.......don't really understand working in the heat that well.
Which makes it hard to supervise a crew responsibly! 🙃
Which makes worker protection laws REAL IMPORTANT!
do you ever wake up with a bad idea that nobody asked for
anyway. when grandmas & little old church ladies light up, I think we should call that hatboxing
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A humble request: if you have further questions, watch the video first! Because it just might answer those questions! And I already spent several hours making it!
Be considerate of the limited time & life force afforded to us all on this mortal plane! <3
Livestreaming tomorrow morning on the Taylor Farms updates to the outbreak news! 10am Eastern time on my YouTube, @FarmToTaber@www.youtube.com.
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Anybody know a public health science person who'd want to do a livestream about Cyclospora, screwworm, or other headline news?
Get in the replies & let me know!
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*technical difficulties, try this link https://youtube.com/live/vadA7bY0ZIQ?feature=share
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Update: We have a food epidemiologist @bugcounter on deck for the next ::monster truck announcer voice::
Cyclospora Livestream 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS
Coming at you Friday Friday Friday 5:30pm Eastern on my YouTube channel, Farm to Taber!
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Anybody know a public health science person who'd want to do a livestream about Cyclospora, screwworm, or other headline news?
Get in the replies & let me know!
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And we ain't gonna get those worker protection laws, if everybody's too scared of "offending farmers" to do it.
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Which means! Farm workers know a LOT about dealing with the heat.
We have tips for you!
And, heat waves are a good chance to get informed on what farm workers are dealing with, and how we can keep them from getting heat stroke on the job.
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And before someone gets in the comments with "Well if a farmer is wealthy & doesn't have experience with manual labor, they're not a REAL FARMER!"
Look bud. If they're hiring farm workers... it doesn't matter what virtue-signalling-based filter we use for "real farmer."
That's a farmer!
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@3janeTA@beige.party lol yeah they seem to genuinely think "apply shit directly to plants" is a brilliant new idea that people don't know about yet
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Heat is in the news bc a lot of places are getting Heat Stroke Weather, that don't usually have that!
But did you know: farm workers have been dealing with Heat Stroke Weather forever.
That's how food gets to your table! No matter where you live! And it'll still be, after heat is out of the news!
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I have never, once in my LIFE, seen or heard a farm worker say "Actually, WE'RE the real farmers."
Or engage in a pissing match over who "counts" as a "real farmer." If they're hiring farm workers, that's a farmer!
Don't make this more complicated than it has to be!