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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Please check out my latest "Reaping" Substack live with Diana Pinzón Moncada, co-founder of the Puebla, Mexico-based agroecological mezcal maker Zinacantán. She discusses challenges small agave farmers are now facing, the dangers clone agave monocrop farming, and the threat of biopiracy.

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"Reaping” Live Episode 9 with Diana Pinzón Moncada of Zinacantán Mezcal

Meet one of the Puebla, Mexico-based women behind the completely ecological mezcal brand Zinacantán

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My latest “Reaping” article, the second installment of a series on the journey three young Culinary Institute of America students. How did their externships at 3 different Michelin-starred restaurants change their attitudes about the industry, sustainability + the safeguarding their mental health?

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Meet the Next Generation Chef Leaders, Part II

Catching up with Culinary Institute of America students Jessie, Tristan, and Nathan after their summer externship experiences

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hello All, Here’s a “Reaping” Substack clip from McKenna Lickle, program manager of the Maui Food Innovation Center, explaining what it takes to return food sovereignty to an island where 80 to 95 percent of all food consumed is imported + farmers are aging out.

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Reaping Substack Live Video Episode 8 with McKenna Lickle and Nicolette van der Lee

On Maui food sovereignty, biocultural gardening, and climate resilience

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hey Toronto friends, please join me for this 📕 talk/conversation around "Reaping What She Sows" + food system change in the GTA. Featuring Jenn Pfenning of Pfennings Organic Farm, Sabrina Bahn of Fisherfolk + Nurith Jungreis of Sunflower Kitchen. Plus s@pauldecampo.bsky.social as moderator!🥕

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Reaping What She Sows: Women at the Forefront of Toronto Food Systems Change — Toronto Public Library

Global events - from pandemics, war, and foodborne illnesses - have threatened farmers' livelihoods, created supermarket shortages, and revealed to consumers that our food system is broken. In the fac...

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

What a great Bill Moyers interview with Wendell Berry.

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Paul DeCampo @pauldecampo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Truly Fordian - A Science Centre with no scientists. “How can you have an Ontario Science Centre with no science unit?” said Ellis, president of OPSEU. “With these job cuts, over 540 years of combined service would be eliminated.” Gift: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/2a2c65f...

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Ontario Science Centre lays off entire science department as part of restructuring

Government is building a new $1-billion science centre at Ontario Place

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hey Bluesky fam! I’ve got a bunch of appearances coming up and this is the first one. If you’re anywhere near Albany on Saturday Sept. 26, 11:45 am-12:45 pm, please stop by the Albany Book Festival. I’ll be chatting about “Reaping” w Phat Chiem + Black Yard Farm Collective’s Ashanti Williams.

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NYS Writers Institute | Albany Book Festival

The NYS Writers Institute presents the 9th Annual Albany Book Festival Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at the University at Albany.

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Mapping the Promise of Perennial Foods Latest "Reaping" Substack just dropped! I chat with @ucsb.bsky.social's Liz Carlisle about her + @thelandinstitute.bsky.social's Aubrey Streit Krug's "Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods." Please give it a read!

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Mapping the Promise of Perennial Foods

In conversation with author and environmental studies professor Liz Carlisle

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/09/2026

This iconic 1971 photo of Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes has always said so much without saying a word. Two women. Two raised fists. One shared fight for equality. Dorothy passed in 2022. Now Gloria is gone too. Two giants who helped change America. Rest in power, Gloria. ✊🏼✊🏾

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In praise of a great writer, poet, farmer + conservationist. #wendellberry

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My latest "Reaping" Substack video is live! I chat with @xoxofarmgirl.bsky.social of the For Farmers Movement, which allows consumers to provide support to small- and mid-sized farmers in the form of grants both small and large. This one is for both eaters and farmers!

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Reaping Substack Live Video Episode 7 with For Farmers Movement Founder Dana DiPrima

In addition to funding small farmers throughout the U.S., Dana hosts a must-listen food and farming podcast

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Paul DeCampo @pauldecampo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Protect wild salmon!!! First Nations, conservationists fear Ottawa may backtrack on pledge to phase out B.C. salmon farms Gift: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/2a2c65f...

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First Nations, conservationists fear Ottawa may backtrack on pledge to phase out B.C. salmon farms

Indigenous groups that support aquaculture, however, warn a ban would cost jobs and threaten food security

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

True West Maybe this is why I’ve always liked Larry McMurty’s writing so much: “His female characters, less able to force their environments to conform to their egos, tend to see the world more clearly.”

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How Larry McMurtry Defined and Undermined the Idea of Texas

The “Lonesome Dove” author’s great subject was the mismatch between the glamorized West and the grimmer reality.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Gary, Indiana is 77% percent Black. Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks. Many are without safe water. Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water. This is what oligarchy looks like. Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The Department of Defense keeps beclowning itself, to the national detriment

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

My latest “Reaping” video is live! School lunches help raise healthy, happy & engaged kids, to heal ecosystems & change food systems for the better. Sandy Curwood stands at the forefront of that movement in her work with the #cuminaryinstititeodamerica’s Healthy Kids Collaborative.

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“Reaping” Substack Live Video Episode 6 With Sandy Curwood

Sandy is program manager of the Culinary Institute of America’s Healthy Kids Collaborative

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World Resources Institute @worldresources.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Kelp forests are among the most diverse habitats on Earth. But climate change, poor water quality and overfishing have damaged up to 60% of them in the last 50 years. We look at what’s at stake and how to protect the ocean’s kelp 👉 go.wri.org/kelp-ocean-bs

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hi All! Please check out my latest "Reaping" Substack Live video, with Atlanta-based chef and food system leader Kevin McGee, who talks about why he's been cooking plant-based food for the past 30 years + his community + entrepreneurship building work in Atlanta's West End neighborhood.

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"Reaping" Substack Live #5 with Altanta Plant-based Chef and Food Systems Leader Kevin McGee

Watch now | A recording by Reaping, by Nancy Matsumoto

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Matt Zeitlin @zeitlin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

New York is still using its peaker fleet on hot days, it only has one new big clean energy project coming online relatively soon, its Quebec transmission line keeps on shutting down, and it's impossible to install a residential battery heatmap.news/energy/new-y...

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New York City’s Climate Progress Has Hit a Wall

The July 4 heat wave showed just how far the metropolis has to go to reach its decarbonization goals.

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

How inspiring. Let’s bring Taddle Creek back to Toronto!!

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Hi All! My latest "Reaping" Substack article is live, all about @middleburycollege.bsky.social's teaching + feeding garden, The Knoll + the allied New Perennials project from @thelandinstitute.bsky.social Wes Jackson + philosopher Bill Vitek. They're on a quest to perennialize ag + education.

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A Philosopher and a Plant Geneticist Rethink Agriculture and Education

Bill Vitek, Wes Jackson, and My Visit to Middlebury College's The Knoll

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Iowa’s cancer rate has climbed significantly above the U.S. average, the nation’s second highest, putting a spotlight on nitrates, linked to kidney, brain and ovarian cancer. Nitrates are a key component in the deluge of chemical pesticides and fertilizers used by the state’s farmers.

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‘Cancer Doesn't Care What Party You Belong To’: Poisoned Water Is Turning This Rural State Bluer

Democrats see an opening in rural states for the first time in decades. In Iowa, it’s about water.

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Hi All! My latest "Reaping" Substack is live, all about Dassai Blue, the Hyde Park, NY outpost of the Japanese craft sake giant Dassai. Sake has been growing in international popularity for years now. But what will it take to get Americans to make sake their go-to pairing with burgers and pizza?

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Sake Chronicles: Dassai Blue

An Iconic Brand is Brewing in the USA

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

In a short time, Alex Abbott Boyd has created a must-listen podcast that covers the Toronto food + beverage scene, called "Tasting Notes Toronto." Thanks Alex, for all your thoughtful questions on this episode with me!

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Sake Isn't Wine. Cheap Food Isn't Cheap — Nancy Matsumoto

Podcast Episode · Tasting Notes Toronto by Insider Wine · July 7 · 50m

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Thanks to Steve Sabicer of the "Englightened Omnivore" Substack publication for this great article on me and my book, "Reaping What She Sows." It's true: what we need to focus on is building the infrastructure of the alternative food system!

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The Missing Middle

Why regenerative agriculture isn't struggling because of farmers—it's struggling because of the system around them.

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

"Populism is not an indictment, but an opportunity. Focusing on the conflict between the haves and the have-nots is not divisive; it’s a way to build coalitions with astonishing potential."

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian friends and followers! My latest "Reaping" stack is live, in which I report on the interesting doings at the Culinary Institute of America's recent Menus of Change summit in Hyde Park, NY. #USDA #foodpyramid, #BlueFoods #planetaryhealthdiet

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Seafood, Sustainability, and the Future of Foodservice and Hospitality

Dispatch from the Culinary Institute of America's "Menus of Change" Summit

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Are you interested in the intersection of food, climate + farming + how you might help foster positive change in those areas? Check out my latest"Reaping" Video: Episode 2 with Laney Siegner, founder of @climatefarmschool.bsky.social! open.substack.com/pub/nancymat...

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"Reaping" Video: Episode 2 with Laney Siegner, founder of Climate Farm School

Hello Readers!

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

“A 2024 paper found that with every degree rise in daily mean temperature, the earnings of informal outdoor workers fell by 16 per cent.”

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Promoting my book has been a great way to see up-close the incredible local food system building going on around the continent. I continue to tell those stories in my latest "Reaping" dispatch from Martha's Vineyard, Mass. I hope you'll give it a read.

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Reaping Dispatch From the Road #5: Martha's Vineyard, Part II

On shellfish, addressing food insecurity, Black joy, saké and skewers!

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

My latest "Reaping" Substack is live, all! Read about the rich tapestry of food system work I discovered on Martha's Vineyard, Mass. These are the faces of the women doing the work.🙏👏🥕 @marthasvineyard.bsky.social #foodsystems #regenerativeag #foodequity

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Reaping Dispatch From the Road #4: Martha's Vineyard, Part I

Another small island economy, more food system innovation!

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

My latest “Reaping” Substack is live, + brings together two aspects of my writing: Japanese craft sake+ short + transparent supply chains to expand choice -+ lower price 🥳💯! The online sake retailer Tippsy is re-branding as Palate Project. Read all about it! #sake #supplychains

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When My Worlds Collide: Sake and Supply Chains

How Palate Project and Genki Ito are bringing sake lovers a wider, fresher selection and lower prices

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Beautiful videos of sake production at Terada Honke Shuzo in Chiba Prefecture. We tell their story in “Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake: Rice, Water Earth.” Gift New York Times article. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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See How a 350-Year-Old Brewery Makes Sake the Hard Way (Gift Article)

In Japan, the Terada Honke brewery holds fast to tradition: wild yeast, ancient songs, and a mixture of muscle and finesse.

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Reaping Dispatch From the Road #3: Maui and the Challenges of Small Island Food Systems My latest “Reaping” Substack article is live! It's all about the inspiring efforts underway to expand food sovereignty + restore biodiversity +prosperity after the twin disasters of wildfire + flooding.

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Reaping Dispatch From the Road #3: Maui and the Challenges of Small Island Food Systems

In which I receive nearly a dozen leis and document them all

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Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Excellent analysis: "The reality is that the cattle industry is eating its own tail — using up the very resources it needs to sustain itself. It is a clear example of “double materiality” — whereby an industry is the victim of the physical risks it creates for itself." www.ft.com/content/d287...

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The US cattle industry is eating its own tail

From rising temperatures to water shortages, ranchers need to be thinking about a plan B

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🙏 to @chicagotribune.com for this story on my upcoming talk about my grandparents’ tanka poetry writing endeavors. Chicago-area friends, please join! Program about a family's experience with WWII Japanese internment camps and tanaka poetry set in Oak Park www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/16/p...

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Program about a family’s experience with WWII Japanese internment camps and tanaka poetry set in Oak Park

Nineteenth Century Charitable Association event features writer Nancy Matsumoto and the story of her poet grandparents who endured internment.

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Nancy Matsumoto @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

My latest "Reaping" Substack is live! In which I visit the collectively owned Green Valley Farm + Mill in Sebastopol, California to talk regenerative grains with Farmer Mai Nguyen + the power of collective living + tending the land with Aubrie Maze of Bramble Tail Homestead.

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“Reaping” Dispatch from the Road 2, Northern California

In which I visit heirloom grain Farmer Mai [Nguyen] and dairy and plant farmer Aubrie Maze in Sonoma County. Plus a word from Brenae Royal of Violet's Paradise Wines

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