Wendy Mortimer🇨🇦 PhD Engineering
@farmerwendy.bsky.social
Retired from office work. Now raising farm animals and a big garden, owning a small independent grocery store (now closed, and listed for sale) and sitting on our local council (one more year).
Quilt top almost done now on Christmas eve. I'm making a warm blanket for a cold patio door, that faces directly west into the wintery wind. It should glow with the sunset behind it.
December 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Quilt top almost done now on Christmas eve. I'm making a warm blanket for a cold patio door, that faces directly west into the wintery wind. It should glow with the sunset behind it.
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Here's the recording of the Earth Rover Program's inaugural webinar, which was held on Friday. Sorry it took a few days to post up.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrE...
Global Launch of Earth Rover Program and Report Soilsmology: Transforming Our Understanding of Soil
YouTube video by Earth Rover Program
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Here's the recording of the Earth Rover Program's inaugural webinar, which was held on Friday. Sorry it took a few days to post up.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrE...
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When checking the citations of the book you're writing, do you ever accidentally reread an entire book in one sitting?
Or are you normal?
MAUVE is a lovely mix of chemistry history and fashion history.
I think both the #romancelandia crowd and the #chemsky / #chemchat crowd would love it!
Or are you normal?
MAUVE is a lovely mix of chemistry history and fashion history.
I think both the #romancelandia crowd and the #chemsky / #chemchat crowd would love it!
December 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
When checking the citations of the book you're writing, do you ever accidentally reread an entire book in one sitting?
Or are you normal?
MAUVE is a lovely mix of chemistry history and fashion history.
I think both the #romancelandia crowd and the #chemsky / #chemchat crowd would love it!
Or are you normal?
MAUVE is a lovely mix of chemistry history and fashion history.
I think both the #romancelandia crowd and the #chemsky / #chemchat crowd would love it!
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Great work, the creation of open source technology is vital to roll out globally. It would be fascinating to use this in regions that have used biochar historically to see what differences it makes to soil structure. So much to innovate in soil carbon fixation.
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Great work, the creation of open source technology is vital to roll out globally. It would be fascinating to use this in regions that have used biochar historically to see what differences it makes to soil structure. So much to innovate in soil carbon fixation.
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9. Lastly, we need some research on how the price of beer inhibits the advance of science.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
9. Lastly, we need some research on how the price of beer inhibits the advance of science.
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4. For a general summary, please read our launch report: www.earthroverprogram.org/about/report
The Earth Rover Program
Access the Earth Rover Program report, detailing our interdisciplinary approach to understanding soils and advancing solutions for climate, biodiversity, and food security.
www.earthroverprogram.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
4. For a general summary, please read our launch report: www.earthroverprogram.org/about/report
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3. For explanations of the work and the science behind it, plus papers and data, please see our website: www.earthroverprogram.org
The Earth Rover Program
The Earth Rover Program unites scientists, farmers, and innovators to monitor, understand, and restore soils worldwide. Advancing food security, climate resilience, and biodiversity through open scien...
www.earthroverprogram.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
3. For explanations of the work and the science behind it, plus papers and data, please see our website: www.earthroverprogram.org
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2. To hear more, please join our launch webinar at 1400 GMT today. It's free, but you'll need to register to get the link. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join the global launch of the Earth Rover Program and the release of our inaugural report, which explores how a new scientific concept, ‘soilsmology’, is shaking up our und...
We are delighted to invite you to the global launch of the Earth Rover Program and the release of our inaugural report, ‘Soilsmology: Transforming our Understanding of Soil’, which explores how an eme...
us02web.zoom.us
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
2. To hear more, please join our launch webinar at 1400 GMT today. It's free, but you'll need to register to get the link. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
It's great to get away for a while to visit family and friends, but after 10 days, I'm ready to go home. Josie is waiting for me at the gate, just like in this photo from a year ago.
October 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
It's great to get away for a while to visit family and friends, but after 10 days, I'm ready to go home. Josie is waiting for me at the gate, just like in this photo from a year ago.
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“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy,” Joy says. “It feels like the world has moved on.”
Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights
Our @rollingstone.com investigation
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights
Our @rollingstone.com investigation
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.
www.rollingstone.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy,” Joy says. “It feels like the world has moved on.”
Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights
Our @rollingstone.com investigation
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights
Our @rollingstone.com investigation
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Why are some apples as sweet as honey while others make your face pucker? 🍎
Dive into the chemistry behind apple sweetness, tartness, and aroma in this graphic!
👉 Read more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/16/a...
#ChemSky 🧪
Dive into the chemistry behind apple sweetness, tartness, and aroma in this graphic!
👉 Read more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/16/a...
#ChemSky 🧪
October 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Why are some apples as sweet as honey while others make your face pucker? 🍎
Dive into the chemistry behind apple sweetness, tartness, and aroma in this graphic!
👉 Read more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/16/a...
#ChemSky 🧪
Dive into the chemistry behind apple sweetness, tartness, and aroma in this graphic!
👉 Read more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/16/a...
#ChemSky 🧪
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
September 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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The US president trafficked & raped underage girls, the evidence is overwhelming, everyone knows it, and this country's elites & institutions are so broken, so insular, so decadent that we can't even bring ourselves to state it clearly, much less do anything about it.
Contemptible & pathetic.
Contemptible & pathetic.
September 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The US president trafficked & raped underage girls, the evidence is overwhelming, everyone knows it, and this country's elites & institutions are so broken, so insular, so decadent that we can't even bring ourselves to state it clearly, much less do anything about it.
Contemptible & pathetic.
Contemptible & pathetic.
Our Akbash chases the neighbour's cattle out of our field on command. She knows not to chase our own cattle.
September 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Our Akbash chases the neighbour's cattle out of our field on command. She knows not to chase our own cattle.
Sweet and juicy, our three plum trees finally have fruit to share after 7 years of almost none. This summer of intense heat and drought had surprising winners and losers.
September 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Sweet and juicy, our three plum trees finally have fruit to share after 7 years of almost none. This summer of intense heat and drought had surprising winners and losers.
Little Heidi has a pretty skimpy "belt" for a Belted Galloway. Her mom has a good one. She takes after her dad.
August 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Little Heidi has a pretty skimpy "belt" for a Belted Galloway. Her mom has a good one. She takes after her dad.
Posted a photo by mistake. Here's the video that shows the young cows chasing Geordie around. He was just put in their pasture this morning.
August 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Posted a photo by mistake. Here's the video that shows the young cows chasing Geordie around. He was just put in their pasture this morning.
Belted Galloways are beef cattle. They are also known as Oreos and OPP cars. There is also a red phase, like Georgia here. She is 15 months old.
August 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Belted Galloways are beef cattle. They are also known as Oreos and OPP cars. There is also a red phase, like Georgia here. She is 15 months old.
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When I say you’re not prepared for this story
"Observation of a radio-telemetered female Burmese python that ingested an adult white-tailed deer, retained the deer within the digestive tract for 10 days, and then vomited the deer...The python survived the vomiting and was alive at the time of publication" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Cold‐Induced Vomiting of a White‐Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) by an Invasive Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) in Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, USA
The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) has an established invasive population throughout South Florida. Here, we detail an observation of a radio-telemetered female Burmese python that ingested an ad...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
When I say you’re not prepared for this story
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A fox has been taking a chicken per night. I think our "livestock guardian dog" should patrol the yard and scare foxes away.
June 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A fox has been taking a chicken per night. I think our "livestock guardian dog" should patrol the yard and scare foxes away.
My drive home from work. Neighbour's cattle setting the pace.
June 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
My drive home from work. Neighbour's cattle setting the pace.
The dogs are outside barking their heads off, so I went out to investigate. It's whip-poor-wills! Several callers.
June 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The dogs are outside barking their heads off, so I went out to investigate. It's whip-poor-wills! Several callers.