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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 24/09/2026

Just picked up my copy of Hollywood, Ending by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social! You probably should too…

Me sliding a signed copy of Hollywood, Ending by John Green out of its paper packaging.

Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

And if you found this interesting, please like and repost — it’s helpful to know what resonates with people, as I get started in journalism. See you in the next one.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

If you know someone who’s interested in farming, send this post to them - and tell them about Young Agrarians.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

Attendee Trey Dornn, a small urban farmer, said the event “made me feel hopeful for the future of farming, to see others fighting passionately for a better future.”

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

Rachul encouraged young and learning farmers to “start small. Don’t get overwhelmed. Just do it step by step, year by year, keep learning new things, and start talking to as many people as possible. Seeing their projects is going to light a fire and it’s going to grow faster than you can handle.”

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

Yagelniski works with Young Agrarians, an organization connecting young farmers with mentors.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

“It can be overwhelming to find pathways to connect with farmers and to get on the land,” said Sara Yagelniski. “There are really important skills that come from farming and living close to the land, and I think it’s important to have opportunities for people to take them if they want to.”

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

Youth. “It keeps coming back around to young people,” said Finn Rachul, an educator specializing in Ojibwe environmental knowledge.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

Agrarian After Dark is a yearly event that connects people with their local farmers, and pulls back the curtain on farming in Manitoba. There was one consistent theme throughout the whole evening…

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

McInnes said it’s important to “bring farmers’ voices in front of an urban audience.” And that’s exactly what happened back in February, when I first learned about all this.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

“There’s so much about agriculture and food production that is so inaccessible, and seems sort of behind this veil unless you’re a farmer,” she said.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

Katie McInnes, co-owner of The Dogs Run Farm helped me understand the issue.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

As someone who lived on a small herb farm for 9 years, I was shocked I hadn’t heard about this.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

Two-thirds of farmers have no plans for succession, which means their land is often bought up by large scale industrial farms when they retire.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

Part of the problem is a lack of new farmers. Since 2001, the average age of Canadian farmers has been increasing - and fewer young people are becoming farmers.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

I recently found out that Canada loses about of 7 of its small farms every day. So I talked to small farmers across Manitoba. Here’s what I learned. 🧵

A man watering a garden bed in a greenhouse. Purely decorative image - found on Unsplash.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 01/09/2026

No one ever changed someone’s mind by calling them stupid. Or uneducated. Or evil. You have to listen to someone before they’ll listen to you. Approach arguments, debates, and conversation in general, with unconditional understanding and empathy — even if (and especially when) it’s unreciprocated.

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Jacob Bysshe Landrum @byssh3.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Damn, I love games. All kinds of em. I love making games, I love playing games, I love losing at games and winning games, I love playing on the table at home, at my local board game meetup, on the internet with my friends. What a life.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 24/06/2026

This article is from October 2025... either way, it's incredible news if the method (which they tested on mice) is applicable to humans! Curious though, was there an update or something that prompted the post?

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 23/05/2026

Some goofy BTS from my short film 'Eventually' that I shot with my younger brother, on our farm :) At the time of shooting, my only camera was a 12 year old Nikon D3300, and that's what I used. Scrappy and laid-back shoot, but loads of fun. #shortfilm #filmmaking

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 18/05/2026

(kidding.) (…but not really.)

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 18/05/2026

In the meantime, I can start on my next short film.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 18/05/2026

Eventually will be playing at the Manitoba Emerging Filmmakers Festival on May 31, at 7:00pm, and doors open at 6:45. It’ll be in the auditorium of the Manitoba Museum. See mbemergingfilmfest.ca for more details.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 18/05/2026

Eventually was selected for its first screening! 🍿 It’s a huge honour to have one of my films play at a local film festival (one I submitted to the day before the deadline!)

A movie poster for the short film 'Eventually' (2026).

A teenager sits at a table eating his dinner (baked potatoes), against the background of a wooden wall, on which "I'll be back by dinner, check to-do list -mom" is written.

Official selection of the 2026 Manitoba Emerging Filmmakers Festival.

A velichor film by Cohen Berg starring Milo Berg.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 11/05/2026

Keep an eye out for a potential festival premiere, and eventually an online release sometime in June. Can’t wait to share this film with y’all 🧡 (6/6)

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 11/05/2026

I now know more about gear, writing, story boarding, composition, camera movement, set design, acting/directing, editing, sound design, and colour grading. If nothing else, I finally taught myself to cut in Premiere Pro. (still prefer DaVinci Resolve for some things though) (5/6)

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 11/05/2026

In the many many months since I started working on Eventually, I have slowly begun to cringe at the film — but that’s the point. It’s a sign of improvement, and only makes me more excited for my next film. (4/6)

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 11/05/2026

The process of making this film has truly been a testament to my favourite way of learning: start now, and improve along the way. (3/6)

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 11/05/2026

The film was made entirely by me and my 16 year old brother Milo - on our farm in Manitoba, Canada, with a budget of $0. It was a scrappy project that taught me wayyy more than I was expecting. (2/6)

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 11/05/2026

My first short film is COMPLETE! A three minute film shot on a 12 year old DSLR, ‘Eventually’ follows a struggling but capable teenager through his increasingly odd responsibilities on a family farm. 🧵1/6

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Miranda Keeling @mirandakeeling.com · 19/04/2026

Man in a shop reading something on his phone: We are addicted to inventing ways to make ourselves extinct.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 12/04/2026

Just wrapped my first real #shortfilm! So excited to share 'Eventually' with everyone here. It's been quite the process: my Nikon D3300 the only camera, and my brother the only actor. It'll be on my YouTube channel once it's out: youtube.com/@velichor #wrapped #filmsky #filmmaking

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/04/2026

Hey! I'm a reporter for The Leaf and Streets. You're correct in thinking that the two papers are run by the same people — and they largely share the same articles. A mix of articles from both papers is published to the site, though they're not categorized once they're online.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 03/04/2026

Just spent 5 days at #NDP events, and 2 days writing/researching. The story of Avi Lewis's leadership election win is an interesting one, and it's all broken down in this article I wrote:

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 02/04/2026

A couple of my most recent articles: Fatal fires in Winnipeg ‘predictable and preventable,’ says union president theleafnews.ca/2026/fatal-f... Multimodal transportation, explained theleafnews.ca/2026/multimo...

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 02/04/2026

The newspaper I write for has a Bluesky account! Follow them at @theleafnews.ca, especially if you're in #Winnipeg :)

Stylized text: "The Leaf" on a beige background.

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Excellent visualization of the true distance between the Earth and our moon: #artemis #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 12/03/2026

Researching this explainer was eye-opening. Worth a read if you're interested in more affordable transportation: theleafnews.ca/2026/multimo... #winnipeg #activetransport

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Why we aren’t getting there… on buses, bikes, or sidewalks

Per capita car travel plateaued in the early 2000s. Is it time to switch gears?

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 12/02/2026

Canada has ties to ICE. Please take 20 seconds to sign this petition to parliament, telling them to cut those ties: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 10/02/2026

A reminder: this is an Irishman with valid papers speaking about how he's being held in US concentration camps. If you don't have to go to the US, do not go to the US. "GDC" is not "have to go". One denial at the border is going to mark you for life, and that's the best of the bad outcomes.

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Relooted by Nyamakop @nyamakop.co.za · 10/02/2026

“Please enjoy the museum”: Relooted is OUT NOW! Please share!

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 07/02/2026

#filmsky what do we think of the new The Drama trailer?

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 07/02/2026

#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky 📽️ 1) Masterful. 2) Good cinematography, but terrible boxing. 3) Visually amazing. Not very interesting otherwise. 4) Exciting, but not creative or thoughtful. boxd.it/dRsYH

1: Wayward, 4.5 stars
2: Rocky, 3 stars
3: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 3.5 stars
4: TRON: Ares, 3 stars

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 29/01/2026

Fight ICE and support Chilli by downloading their app and going to the "Abolish ICE" section: linktr.ee/chilli.club Or take action in your browser: app.chilli.club/causes/d98b6...

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 29/01/2026

This is a testament to censorship in the US, and the government's influence in the media. As a Canadian, it's terrifying to see a country formerly respected as "free" and "democratic," especially as my own government passes increasingly un-democratic bills.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 29/01/2026

Most of their videos were collaborations with individual activists, so they still exist on those activists' profiles. ...except the videos about ICE, which are gone without a trace.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 29/01/2026

Today, their Instagram account vanished. To see for yourself, go to instagram.com/chilli.app/.

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 29/01/2026

I'm one of their video editors, and I'm proud to say that many of their (well-researched) videos about ICE were gaining significant traction on Instagram. One was reposted by @markruffalo.bsky.social, and had well over half a million views.

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