Richard Waite

@waiterich.bsky.social

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Director, Agriculture Initiatives, World Resources Institute. Working with colleagues around the world to create a sustainable food future. DC-based. Own views.

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · Oct 21

The world is facing a global land squeeze as food, feed, fiber and fuel demand rises. How to manage it? 🧪

- PRODUCE more food and fiber sustainably on existing working lands
- PROTECT remaining natural ecosystems
- REDUCE waste and growth in demand for land-intensive goods
- RESTORE degraded lands

How to Manage the Global Land Squeeze? Produce, Protect, Reduce, Restore

By 2050, an area of land twice the size of India will be converted to agriculture. A four-pillared approach can ensure the world meets growing demand for food and fuel without destroying the environme...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1h

Sweet Potato Dish Stopped Being Healthy 5 Ingredients Ago

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 2h

According to USDA pumpkin acreage in 2024 was 68,900 acres.

And sure a fair amount is used for ornamental purposes, but consider e.g. that we use about 1/3 of the US corn supply for corn ethanol burned in vehicles, accounting for only <6% of transport fuel but using 30,000,000 acres.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 2h

It's hilarious when you think about it... if we have no culture, why so many distinct traditions?

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Mike Murphy @mjamurphy.bsky.social · 3h

Happy thanksgiving folks, be excellent to each other.

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 3h

The US produced about 1.4 billion pounds of pumpkins in 2024.

By far the leading producer is Illinois, producing more than the next 4 top states combined. 🎃 🥧

www.ers.usda.gov/newsroom/tre...

Top pumpkin producing states in the US in 2024:

Illinois 485 million pounds
Indiana 160
Pennsylvania 109
California 106
Michigan 105

Source: USDA

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 3h

And stress and lack of sleep

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 3h

I didn’t know that. I get migraines but don’t think brassicas are a trigger for me. Unfortunately mine include caffeine and chocolate.

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 3h

Nearly the entire brussels sprouts supply in the US comes from California’s central coast.

United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1d

Brussels sprouts grow upright on a tough, woody stem. This picture is a partly mechanized harvest, but a crew of workers used machetes to cut off the stalks in the field, while another worker trims off the leaves as he feeds the stalks into the machine. It's grueling work especially when it is hot.

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 4h

This is a new one I recently learned about bsky.app/profile/jake...

Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 6d

Reminds me of Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve, home to one of the very rare waterfalls of Illinois. Named for forest preserve commissioner Bud Waterfall.

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 5h

With a side of French toast, served in the middle of the Outerbridge Crossing

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 5h

1 and 2 also. Seems unprofessional

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 5h

Hey 9, you can appreciate my work without crossing boundaries, thanks

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 5h

For Brussels sprouts aficionados on Thanksgiving, a Brassica 🧵

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · Oct 7

Brassica oleracea / Brassica oleracea / Brassica oleracea

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 5h

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I’m in love with modern moonlight @lively.bsky.social · Sep 25

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 6h

*scold’s

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 6h

All the punctuation scolds would do well to stop and appreciate that Thanksgiving is actually named after John Thank, an Albuquerque innkeeper who invented garlic mashed potatoes in 1804

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 6h

Literally what adults are burdening today’s children with in coming decades

Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 6d

Children Do Removals (CDR). Surely there must be something better...

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 6h

Most days, we doomscroll

Today, however, we foodscroll

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 12h

I feel angry about the all hostile narratives propagated against immigrants. It's socially hard for an ethnic minority woman to express anger but nevertheless I feel I must. Anger is the appropriate emotion here with such gross unfairness & public harm. Let's give eachother permission to express it.