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Agriculturalist 🥦 Plant nerd 🌷 Global citizen 🤝 | Mizzou Center for Agroforestry graduate | he/him | I write about landscapes, food, and related topics @ ndmonaghan.substack.com
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Headwaters | Nolan Monaghan | Substack
Exploring landscapes, food, and a Midwestern life. Click to read Headwaters, by Nolan Monaghan, a Substack publication. Launched 2 years ago.
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With the flux of new users, I thought I'd reintroduce myself!
I'm Nolan, a grad student at Mizzou studying perennial agriculture, polycultures, soil health, and sustainable food systems. I'm also a baker and bike rider.
I write about food, science, landscapes, and related topics on my blog.
I'm Nolan, a grad student at Mizzou studying perennial agriculture, polycultures, soil health, and sustainable food systems. I'm also a baker and bike rider.
I write about food, science, landscapes, and related topics on my blog.
Getting into the holiday season
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Getting into the holiday season
Our apartment is having a pet photo contest, and I'm convinced it's a scheme to weed out unregistered animals
December 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Our apartment is having a pet photo contest, and I'm convinced it's a scheme to weed out unregistered animals
Pickup truck drivers seem to think they're invincible driving in the snow
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Pickup truck drivers seem to think they're invincible driving in the snow
Perennial crops imbue food systems with resilience against outside shocks. Below are three stories of how traditional cultures used perennial tree crops to survive famine, construct inheritance strategies, and resist colonizers and overlords.
Perennial Pasts
The power of perennials to safeguard the future
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December 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Perennial crops imbue food systems with resilience against outside shocks. Below are three stories of how traditional cultures used perennial tree crops to survive famine, construct inheritance strategies, and resist colonizers and overlords.
Bonkers that an R1 research university would propose cutting their statistics department. Unbelievable
UNL proposes $27.5 million in ‘devastating’ cuts, six program areas for elimination • Nebraska Examiner
University of Nebraska-Lincoln administrators mapped out $27.5 million in proposed cuts that faculty say will be “devastating."
nebraskaexaminer.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Bonkers that an R1 research university would propose cutting their statistics department. Unbelievable
Rust belt supremacy
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Rust belt supremacy
Based on how different nutrients are treated by the internet, my personal feeling are:
-The only thing you should treat like calories is added sugar
-The only thing you should treat like protein is fiber
-The only thing you should treat like calories is added sugar
-The only thing you should treat like protein is fiber
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Based on how different nutrients are treated by the internet, my personal feeling are:
-The only thing you should treat like calories is added sugar
-The only thing you should treat like protein is fiber
-The only thing you should treat like calories is added sugar
-The only thing you should treat like protein is fiber
A while ago, I wrote about the future of Kernza and perennial grain research. A concern I voiced was that, as grain yields increase, the plant would move from investing resources in roots and biomass in favor of seed yield, denuding the plants ability to curtail erosion and improve soil health. (🧵)
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A while ago, I wrote about the future of Kernza and perennial grain research. A concern I voiced was that, as grain yields increase, the plant would move from investing resources in roots and biomass in favor of seed yield, denuding the plants ability to curtail erosion and improve soil health. (🧵)
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NO IT'S THE TWEETS SAYING PREGNANT PEOPLE
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects of the Opioid Epidemic,” by Arteaga (@caroartc.bsky.social) and Barone (@vickybarone.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects Of the Opioid Epidemic
Abstract. In this paper, we establish a causal connection between two of the most salient social developments in the United States over the past decades: t
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
NO IT'S THE TWEETS SAYING PREGNANT PEOPLE
I'm fairly chuffed by my YouTube watch later list
-Capitalism is dead. This is what comes next
-Ham and cheese sandwich recipe
-The psychic burden of being watched
-The booming business of Pokémon cards
-Capitalism is dead. This is what comes next
-Ham and cheese sandwich recipe
-The psychic burden of being watched
-The booming business of Pokémon cards
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I'm fairly chuffed by my YouTube watch later list
-Capitalism is dead. This is what comes next
-Ham and cheese sandwich recipe
-The psychic burden of being watched
-The booming business of Pokémon cards
-Capitalism is dead. This is what comes next
-Ham and cheese sandwich recipe
-The psychic burden of being watched
-The booming business of Pokémon cards
Met this adorable fella along the Meramac River
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Met this adorable fella along the Meramac River
A reflection on what it means to serve farmers
The Commitment Gap
The divergence between farmers and those that advise them
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November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A reflection on what it means to serve farmers
Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis is one of the most gorgeous places I've visited. A natural cemetery, they maintain a meadow for green burial (no embalming, simple casket or shroud, no headstone)
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis is one of the most gorgeous places I've visited. A natural cemetery, they maintain a meadow for green burial (no embalming, simple casket or shroud, no headstone)
Toad lily
November 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Toad lily
The Missouri Botanic Garden has a wonderful exhibit about plant fragrances, including these scent jars containing important fragrant compounds sourced from plants
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The Missouri Botanic Garden has a wonderful exhibit about plant fragrances, including these scent jars containing important fragrant compounds sourced from plants
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Amazon deploys latest wave of electric trucks. Worth remembering that it was not that long ago plenty of serious people were arguing this technology could never work. It is now being deployed at scale by one of the world's largest companies. www.businessgreen.com/news/4521328...
'Largest ever': Amazon's latest electric truck order hits the roads
Arrival of new trucks hailed as 'major milestone' for Amazon’s efforts to decarbonise its UK transportation network
www.businessgreen.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Amazon deploys latest wave of electric trucks. Worth remembering that it was not that long ago plenty of serious people were arguing this technology could never work. It is now being deployed at scale by one of the world's largest companies. www.businessgreen.com/news/4521328...
This is the fastest I've added a title to my to-read list
Today's the day: the Land Trap is now OUT in the US! Just two days to wait until the UK release. Pre-orders landing imminently.
If you're interested in why land is so vital in finance everywhere, the rise and fall of Georgism, and how land shaped Japan, China and Singapore, this is the book for you
If you're interested in why land is so vital in finance everywhere, the rise and fall of Georgism, and how land shaped Japan, China and Singapore, this is the book for you
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This is the fastest I've added a title to my to-read list
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Please check all that apply
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Please check all that apply
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The fact we’re now offering free electricity for 3 hours a day in Australia, shows just how far renewables have come. We’ve gone from managing scarcity to managing abundance. ☀️⚡Energy isn’t the problem anymore — storage & timing are. The future grid is solar-soaked. #Renewables #EV #BESS #Solar
Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The fact we’re now offering free electricity for 3 hours a day in Australia, shows just how far renewables have come. We’ve gone from managing scarcity to managing abundance. ☀️⚡Energy isn’t the problem anymore — storage & timing are. The future grid is solar-soaked. #Renewables #EV #BESS #Solar
Some men dream of the glory of battle, I dream of spending a year of my life learning a dying craft from an old person
October 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Some men dream of the glory of battle, I dream of spending a year of my life learning a dying craft from an old person
It was an honor to serve as the liaison for the Republic of Ghana's delegation to the 2025 World Food Prize, including Her Excellency Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang and Minister of Food and Agriculture Eric Opoku
October 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It was an honor to serve as the liaison for the Republic of Ghana's delegation to the 2025 World Food Prize, including Her Excellency Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang and Minister of Food and Agriculture Eric Opoku
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“The notion that candy corn tastes bad is a lie. It’s just not true. Though the primary ingredient is sugar, candy corn’s flavor transcends cloying sweetness, becoming something richer and more nuanced: There’s a nuttiness reminiscent of marzipan, hints of warm vanilla, a buttery flavor” OH COME ON
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
“The notion that candy corn tastes bad is a lie. It’s just not true. Though the primary ingredient is sugar, candy corn’s flavor transcends cloying sweetness, becoming something richer and more nuanced: There’s a nuttiness reminiscent of marzipan, hints of warm vanilla, a buttery flavor” OH COME ON
Improved yields and changing diets bring about the possibility that we could reduce our species overall land footprint.
In this piece, I explore different historical examples of land abandonment to better understand what such a process would entail
In this piece, I explore different historical examples of land abandonment to better understand what such a process would entail
How would we Retire Farmland?
Note: This is a follow-up to my post earlier this month on the philosophy of land management.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Improved yields and changing diets bring about the possibility that we could reduce our species overall land footprint.
In this piece, I explore different historical examples of land abandonment to better understand what such a process would entail
In this piece, I explore different historical examples of land abandonment to better understand what such a process would entail
Do French people say "pardon my American" when using terms like synergy or KPI?
October 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Do French people say "pardon my American" when using terms like synergy or KPI?
Getting pumped for this year's Borlaug Dialogue! #FoodPrize25
October 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Getting pumped for this year's Borlaug Dialogue! #FoodPrize25