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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

We're often asked why we’re working with wild plants instead of already domesticated plants, like every other agricultural research company in the world is. Answer: genetic diversity can help save our failing food system: www.manzanitacooperative.com/musings/nati...

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Seeing the Forest for the Weeds: How Native Plants Can Save Our Failing Food System — Manzanita Cooperative

We’re often asked why we’re working with wild plants instead of already domesticated plants, like every other agricultural research company in the world. The short answer is that genetic diversity in ...

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Fun fact: the Celtic Tree of Life (Crann Bethadh) is an oak tree, representing strength, resilience, and the hope. The Celts revered this tree; The name of Celtic priests, Druids, derives in part from the root “dru” which means oak.

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

There are a lot of overhyped "super foods" out there, but #Acorn is the real deal. Check out this great breakdown of the nutritional content and more, from our Chief Science officer: www.manzanitacooperative.com/musings/bett... #NativeFoods #Sustainability #Nutrition

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Acorn as a superfood: the health benefits of acorn flour — Manzanita Cooperative

Acorn flour is a better alternative for a diabetic, keto, or weight loss diet regimen. It's low-glycemic and a complete protein.

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

If you or anyone you know owns oak or redwood forest, and wants to make passive income by preserving that forest, please give us a holler! With the assault on public land, we're ramping up our efforts to help private landowners preserve theirs. www.manzanitacooperative.com/carbon-credits

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Want to try acorn flour? Wondering why Americans don't eat acorn anymore? Want to make THE BEST cookies ever? Get the skinny on acorn - and how you can help bring this native food back to the mainstream - in this short article. www.manzanitacooperative.com/musings/its-...

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It’s time to eat acorn (again) — Manzanita Cooperative

Why did Americans stop eating acorn? And how can we get back to using this native ingredient? The answers might surprise you.

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

These are seriously the best chocolate chip cookies we've ever tasted - made with 50% acorn flour. eatacorn.com/recipes/acor...

The best chocolate chip cookie you've ever tasted, made with acorn

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Despite the nonsense we saw from Trump yesterday, please know that climate progress is continuing through other channels... This is important to keep in mind, every day.

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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives is working diligently in support of worker co-ops nationwide. They're the national grassroots organization dedicated to the development of businesses owned and managed by their workers in pursuit of an economy that works for all. Follow @usworker.coop. 🌲🌲

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U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives – Work it. Own It.

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

People are sometimes confused about how oaks can thrive with no irrigation in a climate where almond orchards are dying. The answer is simple - look at the roots! Not only that, they build rich deep topsoil and support more than 6,000 other species. #NativePlants #Sustainability #EatAcorn

Diagram showing the depth and size of native Californian Oak tree root systems as compared to domesticated Almond and Pistachio.

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

California's Oak forests sequester ~80 tons of #carbon per acre while supporting massive #biodiversity. Preserving - and replanting - them is one of the most powerful things we can do to fight #climatechange. Our new white paper goes into detail. www.manzanitacooperative.com/musings/oak-...

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Oak Forests and Carbon (White Paper) — Manzanita Cooperative

Manzanita Cooperative is proud to introduce our latest white paper, Native California Biodiversity-Centered Agroforestry for Productive Land-Use, Carbon Storage, and Sustainability . This work outlin...

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

This is a HUGE issue for companies like ours. Fake meat companies have raked in a ton of money, but it is very hard to raise if you're doing anything truly innovative or unique. We're going to make it happen anyway, but with so much at stake there need to be better funding mechanisms in place.

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Putting together our annual email newsletter today. Mailchimp's "Social" bar only lets you select from the sites they already have icons for and they don't have bluesky yet, so we put the link here on the Twitter icon instead. So in case you're wondering, yes that was deliberate.

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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

An experiment of workplace democracy confirms that groups of workers that vote to determine their compensation scheme provide significantly more effort than groups that had no say in how they would be compensated. The estimated effort increase is between 7% and 9%. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The table/graph displays data showing that voting on the compensation contract increases effort. Both effort and effective effort are higher for the group that voted to determine their own pay distribution than the control group that did not.

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Manzanita is just one of many "garage scale" companies working on solutions that can help the world adapt to a changing climate. Small investments now can make all the difference.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Climate impacts on food security continue to be the most abundantly clear and present danger to, well, organised civilisation.

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

The brand new winter issue of 'Edible Mendocino & Lake Counties' magazine is hot off the press and on news stands throughout both counties. The cover article is about our work to bring native Californian foods to the mainstream! You can read it online on their website: www.ediblemendocino.com

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Solidarity Stitch Co @solidaritystitchco.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

New to Bluesky and want a list of worker co-ops and small businesses? Give these a follow! go.bsky.app/UsAcPoV

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

People ask why we're a #cooperative, and the answer is simple: it's better for the workers, it's better for local economies, and it's just better business.

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

A great infographic on Cooperatives and their impact.

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

The destruction of River ecosystems is one of the biggest side effects of industrial agriculture in the west. This is a huge issue.

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

To be clear, demanding more water be diverted from rivers to irrigate non-native crops that are mostly exported is demanding that Salmon go extinct. It doesn't have to be this way! There is more than enough water to go around if we transition to native crops. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/califor...

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California farmers are hopeful Trump administration will deliver more water to fields

Since winning election, President-elect Donald Trump has been talking about immigration, border security and government efficiency.

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FoodForestNetwork @foodforestnetwork.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

When was the last time you drank water from a river or lake? Think about it .... The quality of the water in our rivers and lakes is closely linked to the way we farm our planet. Agroforestry systems offer promising solutions t.ly/k9V7l #weletitgrow #foodforest #agroforesty #regenerativeagriculture

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Industrial agriculture is one of the biggest culprits by replacing habitat with non-native monocultures that destroys soil, poisons insects, and poisons rivers with runoff. Humanity can do better - reconnect our food systems to natural systems and grow food in a way that supports habitat

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Manzanita Cooperative @manzanitacoop.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Hi Bluesky! We're a worker-owned agricultural cooperative working with resilient native food plants that can survive climate change while providing habitat. It's good to be here! We'd appreciate all your recommendations on who to follow for nature-based solutions to climate change.

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