Jesse Hirsch
@jessehirsch.bsky.social
Journalist, food and farming.
Editor of Offrange, a new kind of agriculture publication: https://offrange.org
Editor of Offrange, a new kind of agriculture publication: https://offrange.org
Just got a great pitch
February 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Just got a great pitch
Reposted by Jesse Hirsch
One downside to hydroponics is the significant energy & other resources needed. That's why the Kratky method has taken off with growers who have limited resources — it's a completely passive, yet wholly effective hydroponic system.
Read more from Mitch Hagney:
ambrook.com/offrange/tec...
Read more from Mitch Hagney:
ambrook.com/offrange/tec...
Do-Nothing Hydroponics
Common knowledge said there was only one way to grow hydroponically. Until a simpler method turned viable — and viral.
ambrook.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:16 PM
One downside to hydroponics is the significant energy & other resources needed. That's why the Kratky method has taken off with growers who have limited resources — it's a completely passive, yet wholly effective hydroponic system.
Read more from Mitch Hagney:
ambrook.com/offrange/tec...
Read more from Mitch Hagney:
ambrook.com/offrange/tec...
shh he can hear you
February 3, 2026 at 1:35 AM
shh he can hear you
ok no more working for me today
February 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
ok no more working for me today
eyeballs emojiiiii
February 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
eyeballs emojiiiii
why isn't anyone talking about this. They feed him some special elixir which they WON'T GIVE to his wife and kids, which means he gets a new family every few years
February 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
why isn't anyone talking about this. They feed him some special elixir which they WON'T GIVE to his wife and kids, which means he gets a new family every few years
Digging into Groundhog Day lore and apparently Punxsutawney Phil is immortal?
February 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Digging into Groundhog Day lore and apparently Punxsutawney Phil is immortal?
Normalize exclamation marks in headlines
February 1, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Normalize exclamation marks in headlines
Timeline Cleanse: This family found a calf freezing out in the cold and brought it inside. (Source: WaPo)
January 31, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Timeline Cleanse: This family found a calf freezing out in the cold and brought it inside. (Source: WaPo)
One downside to hydroponics is the significant energy & other resources needed. That's why the Kratky method has taken off with growers who have limited resources — it's a completely passive, yet wholly effective hydroponic system.
Read more from Mitch Hagney:
ambrook.com/offrange/tec...
Read more from Mitch Hagney:
ambrook.com/offrange/tec...
Do-Nothing Hydroponics
Common knowledge said there was only one way to grow hydroponically. Until a simpler method turned viable — and viral.
ambrook.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:16 PM
One downside to hydroponics is the significant energy & other resources needed. That's why the Kratky method has taken off with growers who have limited resources — it's a completely passive, yet wholly effective hydroponic system.
Read more from Mitch Hagney:
ambrook.com/offrange/tec...
Read more from Mitch Hagney:
ambrook.com/offrange/tec...
Reposted by Jesse Hirsch
With meat prices spiking and the future uncertain, more consumers are buying quarter and half cows and storing them in standalone freezers.
Will the trend grow? @eg-h.bsky.social takes a look: ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
Will the trend grow? @eg-h.bsky.social takes a look: ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
Bulking Up
Turbulent meat prices could push Americans to buy a year’s worth of beef at a time — a huge shift to how we think about meat.
ambrook.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:28 PM
With meat prices spiking and the future uncertain, more consumers are buying quarter and half cows and storing them in standalone freezers.
Will the trend grow? @eg-h.bsky.social takes a look: ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
Will the trend grow? @eg-h.bsky.social takes a look: ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
Will let you know!
January 28, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Will let you know!
You'd be surprised how many writers file drafts with the words "this is kind of a mess"
January 28, 2026 at 7:47 PM
You'd be surprised how many writers file drafts with the words "this is kind of a mess"
"It was reported the drone’s wings damaged the petals."
I would like to see this ugly duckling prototype, out there scaring kids and killing flowers.
I would like to see this ugly duckling prototype, out there scaring kids and killing flowers.
January 28, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"It was reported the drone’s wings damaged the petals."
I would like to see this ugly duckling prototype, out there scaring kids and killing flowers.
I would like to see this ugly duckling prototype, out there scaring kids and killing flowers.
Editing a story on robot bees:
"Scientists built a 4cm-long toy drone covered in horsehair bristles and a sticky gel. In 2020, the team trialled another form of pollen dispersal by fitting the robot bee with a delivery system that would fire pollen-filled soap bubbles on to the flowers."
"Scientists built a 4cm-long toy drone covered in horsehair bristles and a sticky gel. In 2020, the team trialled another form of pollen dispersal by fitting the robot bee with a delivery system that would fire pollen-filled soap bubbles on to the flowers."
January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Editing a story on robot bees:
"Scientists built a 4cm-long toy drone covered in horsehair bristles and a sticky gel. In 2020, the team trialled another form of pollen dispersal by fitting the robot bee with a delivery system that would fire pollen-filled soap bubbles on to the flowers."
"Scientists built a 4cm-long toy drone covered in horsehair bristles and a sticky gel. In 2020, the team trialled another form of pollen dispersal by fitting the robot bee with a delivery system that would fire pollen-filled soap bubbles on to the flowers."
sounds like his hobby is defending elon musk tbh
January 28, 2026 at 12:24 AM
sounds like his hobby is defending elon musk tbh
I lol'ed (real headline)
January 27, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I lol'ed (real headline)
Reposted by Jesse Hirsch
Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
So much content to peruse
January 27, 2026 at 4:44 PM
So much content to peruse
Dateline: Colorado
January 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Dateline: Colorado
Reposted by Jesse Hirsch
Used cooking oil has grown so expensive that organized crime is now deeply involved.
@moiradonovan.bsky.social takes a look at the greasy gold rush: ambrook.com/offrange/sup...
@moiradonovan.bsky.social takes a look at the greasy gold rush: ambrook.com/offrange/sup...
Greasy Practices
As commodity prices skyrocket, used cooking oil has become a target of organized crime.
ambrook.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Used cooking oil has grown so expensive that organized crime is now deeply involved.
@moiradonovan.bsky.social takes a look at the greasy gold rush: ambrook.com/offrange/sup...
@moiradonovan.bsky.social takes a look at the greasy gold rush: ambrook.com/offrange/sup...
Reposted by Jesse Hirsch
When huge corporations fund sustainability initiatives like cover cropping, does it steal the motivation for individual and collective action?
We sent @davinmfaris.bsky.social to a corporate panel in D.C. - he came away with more questions than answers.
ambrook.com/offrange/per...
We sent @davinmfaris.bsky.social to a corporate panel in D.C. - he came away with more questions than answers.
ambrook.com/offrange/per...
Sustainability, Inc.
Big food corporations are funding cover crops across the Midwest — on their own terms.
ambrook.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:56 PM
When huge corporations fund sustainability initiatives like cover cropping, does it steal the motivation for individual and collective action?
We sent @davinmfaris.bsky.social to a corporate panel in D.C. - he came away with more questions than answers.
ambrook.com/offrange/per...
We sent @davinmfaris.bsky.social to a corporate panel in D.C. - he came away with more questions than answers.
ambrook.com/offrange/per...
Reposted by Jesse Hirsch
As invasive grasses gobble up native shrublands and forests, they're making prescribed burns too risky to use. My latest for Offrange ambrook.com/offrange/env...
Up in Smoke
As invasive grasses gobble up native shrublands and forests, they can make prescribed burns too risky to use.
ambrook.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:31 PM
As invasive grasses gobble up native shrublands and forests, they're making prescribed burns too risky to use. My latest for Offrange ambrook.com/offrange/env...