Environmental journalist covering food + ag systems/food + water insecurity/climate science #SEJ Kids science author repped by @essiewhite.bsky.social #scbwi Clumsy on land https://lelanargi.com/ Signal: LelaNargi.67https://bsky.app/profile/lelanargi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lelanargi.bsky.social/post/3mkvhqoutrc2yBiden-era funds to prop up public transit that floundered during Covid is running out and some cities have cut back on bus service. For people without cars, that puts them at even greater risk for food insecurity. My latest for @theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/03/bus-public-transport-cuts-groceries-snap02 May 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:6b22cspckrx3bfusvzi25xt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvhqoutrc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lelanargi.bsky.social/post/3mkvhqoutrc2yBiden-era funds to prop up public transit that floundered during Covid is running out and some cities have cut back on bus service. For people without cars, that puts them at even greater risk for food insecurity. My latest for @theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/03/bus-public-transport-cuts-groceries-snap02 May 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:6b22cspckrx3bfusvzi25xt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvhqoutrc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lelanargi.bsky.social/post/3mjwi3344ec2dUnder the contract system, a company provides chickens, feed, medicine, slaughter + mandates about care; a farmer pays for everything else + might soon become heavily leveraged in debt — and search for an offramp. A few orgs are trying to help. My latest for Offrange https://ambrook.com/offrange/livestock/hunting-for-an-off-ramp20 Apr 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:6b22cspckrx3bfusvzi25xt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwi3344ec2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lelanargi.bsky.social/post/3mit7uog7622oHistorically, western scientists considered themselves rigorous + empirical + Indigenous thought mythic, religious, made-up. An overdue braiding of knowledges is helping Native Nations regain food sovereignty for their communities. My latest for @theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/04/indigenous-knowledge-western-science-climate-ecosystems06 Apr 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:6b22cspckrx3bfusvzi25xt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mit7uog7622ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lelanargi.bsky.social/post/3mi2amaonl22aEndangered Hawaiian tree snails use their rake-like tongues to scrape microbes off the surface of leaves. What are they eating? That's a mystery researchers have been trying to crack for decades. From me today in bioGraphic https://www.biographic.com/the-search-for-the-perfect-snail-snack/27 Mar 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:6b22cspckrx3bfusvzi25xt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2amaonl22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lelanargi.bsky.social/post/3mi2amaonl22aEndangered Hawaiian tree snails use their rake-like tongues to scrape microbes off the surface of leaves. What are they eating? That's a mystery researchers have been trying to crack for decades. From me today in bioGraphic https://www.biographic.com/the-search-for-the-perfect-snail-snack/27 Mar 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:6b22cspckrx3bfusvzi25xt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2amaonl22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lelanargi.bsky.social/post/3mguu52bj422qThis week I look at the science behind what happens when Midwestern farmers add a "healing crop" of oats to their corn + soybean rotations — and how it literally removes nitrate from soil and water. My latest for FoodPrint https://foodprint.org/blog/oats-can-improve-soil-and-water-quality/12 Mar 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:6b22cspckrx3bfusvzi25xt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguu52bj422q