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Jesse Hirsch

@jessehirsch.bsky.social
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Journalist, food and farming. Editor of Offrange, a new kind of agriculture publication: offrange.org

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Moira Donovan @moiradonovan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Angst about plastic often focuses on consumer waste, but agriculture is a significant source - harming livestock and wildlife, and contributing to soil microplastics. For Offrange, I looked at some of the solutions producers are proposing, with edits from @jessehirsch.bsky.social buff.ly/mzdNMJE
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Ranching’s Plastic Problem
Livestock producers generate a mountain of plastics. Resourceful ranchers are developing solutions.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The mere mention of wordperfect puts me in high school again
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Which one were you using?
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I have one writer who always files in MS Word. I send the edited draft back in Google Docs, then she converts that into Word and sends it back. Cold War
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I work with lots of Canadian writers—I wonder how much time I've spent removing the o from behaviour and the ne from tonne.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just got a freelance pitch with this disclaimer
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ooh look at this
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Ah!
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
what
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I suggested good transcription software today
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I have the same name as the IT guy of an Offrange subscriber and once every couple of months she sends me an email asking how to fix a software issue
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Oh just remembered - what's up @brishin.com!
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
oh man, now I feel guilty because I can't remember where mine came from! Blessings to that anonymous hero
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
all is well! Simply distracted
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Jeff Manuel @jeffmanuel.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
For Offrange, I wrote about my dad's career as an oats broker and how he and others remade the oat supply chain 40 years ago. Farm policy pushed oats off US farms, Canadian farmers embraced neoliberalism and met the demand, & they filled taconite freighters with oats! ambrook.com/offrange/per...
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My Dad Helped Build North America’s Oat Supply Chain: Can It Be Remade?
In the wake of headlines about the “Oat Mafia” attempting to disrupt America’s oat infrastructure, one writer shares some lessons from the recent past.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I don't recommend streaming TV with your Slack notifications on
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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I have a buddy who travels a decent amount and every time he's heading to the airport he stops and picks up a sandwich: he eats half, he saves half for me. It is the ideal male friendship.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"Members of the Idaho Potato Commission serve a baked potato bar at the IFPA reception."
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katie cusumano @k-e-c.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
this one! about a niche community of garlic breeders working to restore garlic’s capacity to produce and grow from fertile seeds ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
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The “Garlic Nerds” Building a Better Allium
Garlic ranks high on our list of beloved ingredients — meet the die-hard enthusiasts who are obsessed with improving it.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Katie wrote a smart and compelling feature about garlic breeders for Offrange and now it's going in the Best American Food & Travel Writing anthology!
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Alex Elizabeth Byrne McMillan @undeniablyalex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Remarkable kicker to this WaPo article
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
great editing from @lelanargi.bsky.social
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
One of our writers went on Marketplace yesterday to talk about an Offrange story! www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
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Consumers are bleating for more wool
Right now, there aren’t enough sheep in the world to meet a growing demand for wool.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I used to have a friend in SF whose parents owned 8 Applebees franchises in Alabama. Sometimes when splitting the bill somewhere he'd be like "I'm low on cash, would you take double the amount in Applebees Bucks?"
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Good catch
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Yessir
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Ran one of our articles through an is-this-AI tool. It really gassed up the writer! This reads like a working farmer with strong opinions and a gift for writing. The piece has the kind of specific, embodied knowledge and rhetorical personality that AI currently struggles to authentically reproduce.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Isn't this the same company that ran a series of ads on how hotels suck?
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
awesome vintage photo
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
High tech bird deterrent that utilizes what I'd call "tire store marketing" technology
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Guy at Genius Bar disappeared with my computer a while ago. Pretty sure he works here?
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Moira Donovan @moiradonovan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
There's increasing evidence that fish feel, and though the science isn't settled, researchers and fish farmers are undertaking projects to help fish have painless deaths - and enriching lives. My story for Offrange (with astute edits from @jessehirsch.bsky.social) ambrook.com/offrange/stu...
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Are Fish Sentient?
Research suggests they may be able to enjoy a massage, recognize themselves in a mirror, and get depressed. Are fish welfare standards next?
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Frustrated by economic conditions at home, there's been a slow trickle of U.S. soybean farmers moving to Brazil in the hope of striking it rich. Offrange's Sana Khan takes a look at the complicated legacy of Soylandia: ambrook.com/offrange/boo...
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Better Off in Brazil?
With diminishing opportunities at home, some U.S. soybean farmers have relocated thousands of miles South. A new book considers the impact.
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Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
"Not every shiny robot is a solution." I talked to farmers, engineers, executives, and food scientists to ask why 18 ag tech startups failed last year - even when the machines did amazing stuff. Please check out the answers and let me know what you think:
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“Not Every Shiny Robot Is a Solution.”
As agtech venture dollars dry up, a new study suggests tech companies focus on tools that are affordable and easy for farmers to use.
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Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Thanks to @jessehirsch.bsky.social for shepherding the piece through
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
It's fine
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
You still got it
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Everyone loves a city bus but clock the reactions when you say you are taking a Greyhound
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Really wish this article wasn't talking about dogs
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
oh you
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Michael Metivier @grousehollow.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Met a celebrity yesterday. With @jessehirsch.bsky.social of the inimitable Offrange Magazine and inimitable-er newsletter The Haul.
Michael and Jesse flanking the UMASS Minuteman mascot, wearing a tricorner hat.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Things different now dandelion!
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Hard to reconcile the well-written story draft I just edited with the double spaces after every period
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
KRISTEN ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
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The Race to Breed a Better Potato Chip
More than a dozen breeding programs across the country are competing to develop the next great chipping potato. The impact will be felt far beyond the snack aisle.
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
!strategic national chip reserves in danger!
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
🚨Excellent headline alert 🚨
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
just got another: I'm away from my desk for about an hour. If you need assistance...
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I wouldn't pretend to understand LinkedIn Mind
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Jesse Hirsch @jessehirsch.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Just got an out of office email from somebody who stepped out for lunch
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