Where agriculture & rural stakeholders discuss good food, good faming & better rural policies. All articles: arc2020.eu/articleshttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mmh3l4vs2k2ePOV: Local council takes over school canteen 🍎 400+ meals served every day 🥕 Local, seasonal, unprocessed ingredients 🤑 60% subsidised 🧒 Kids love the food so less is wasted Louise Kelleher reports from Plessé: https://www.arc2020.eu/investing-in-the-next-generation-when-local-politics-takes-on-the-school-canteen/ #RuralResilience #PublicProcurement #France22 May 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmh3l4vs2k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mlssgeqt722m@olliemoore.bsky.social digs into The New Geopolitics of Food @ipes-food.org and the policy tools available to govts: https://www.arc2020.eu/whats-food-sovereignty-got-to-do-with-it-the-new-geopolitics-of-food/ #RuralResilience #NewGeopoliticsOfFood #FoodSovereignty @robbieblake.bsky.social @eurovia.org14 May 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlssgeqt722mhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mlbixxdfpk2kAnn Marie Weber grows vegetables to help create a space for people to connect with their own agency, food & nature. Read the interview: https://www.arc2020.eu/sitting-with-our-contradictions-learning-to-reconnect-with-nature-and-find-peace-as-humans/ #RuralResilience #Sustainability #Education #WeekendReads07 May 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbixxdfpk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mkzbjosnws2mRight now a political window of opportunity is open: for communities to take the power back over their food systems. Pauline Petit reports: https://www.arc2020.eu/hungry-for-democracy-heres-a-flavour-of-frances-local-solutions-for-food-sovereignty/ #FoodSovereignty #RuralResilience #Democracy #France @eurovia.org @fnabio.bsky.social04 May 2026 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzbjosnws2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mk3of5f65k2wThis time next month, the European Parliament may open Europe’s farmgates and plates to new genetic technologies. Unless... ? @natashafoote.bsky.social reports from Brussels https://www.arc2020.eu/inside-brussels-eleventh-hour-battle-over-new-gmos/ #NGT #NewGMOs #Seeds4All @eurovia.org @archenoach.bsky.social @saveourseeds.bsky.social22 Apr 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3of5f65k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mjp3wgc23s2oComing up next week! Tues 21 April is decision day for seeds and new GMOs, with votes on two crucial EU files 🙊@natashafoote.bsky.social explains what's at stake #Seeds4All #GMO #NGT https://www.arc2020.eu/coming-up-next-week-decision-day-for-the-future-of-seeds-and-new-gmos/17 Apr 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp3wgc23s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mj5dintlo22oLooking forward to the weekend? For farmers in most of Europe a weekend off is a rare thing. But in France & Finlandsome farmers *gasp* even take holidays! 🔮 Could the next #CAP bring days off for Europe's farmers? @natashafoote.bsky.social digs in: https://www.arc2020.eu/who-milks-the-cows-when-farmers-fall-sick/10 Apr 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5dintlo22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3miymc3qgi222As we watch another crisis unfold, when will we learn the lesson of just how reliant our food systems are on fossil fuels? Op-ed by Lena Luig @boell.de https://www.arc2020.eu/how-iran-war-exposes-europes-dangerous-dependency-on-fertilisers/ #agriculture #fertilisers #CBAM #trade #supplychains #brokensystems08 Apr 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miymc3qgi222https://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mib3rjfwhs2oDon't miss this brand new investigation by @natashafoote.bsky.social #CAP #democracy #simplification #deregulation With support from @journalismfund.bsky.social Originally published on @euobserver.com https://www.arc2020.eu/pitchfork-politics-how-closed-door-talks-around-europes-farmer-protests-rewrote-the-eus-green-rules/30 Mar 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mib3rjfwhs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mi2khfaelc2qWe need to talk about the seed knowledge gap. Part 1 of a series by Adèle Pautrat: https://www.arc2020.eu/how-to-cultivate-knowledge-for-seed-autonomy-part-1-who-teaches-the-seeds/ #Seeds4All #KnowledgeIsPower #WeekendReads #Agroecology #Biodiversity27 Mar 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2khfaelc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mhzsvb5rm22fFrance’s 10,000-strong network of agricultural machinery cooperatives are a haven of mutual aid & solidarity. Pauline Petit reports #CUMA https://www.arc2020.eu/france-the-ag-coop-that-shares-more-than-machinery/27 Mar 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzsvb5rm22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mhiacg3tj22k“I will not hesitate in the exercise of my mandate” says EU Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho, on same day @eeb.org files a new complaint on post-2027 #CAP https://www.arc2020.eu/cap-eu-watchdog-gears-up-to-fight-for-fairness-in-future-farming-policy/ @umwelthilfe.bsky.social @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social #Transparency #Accountability #Integrity #NoCompromise20 Mar 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiacg3tj22khttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mg2ulsfti22dFull steam ahead for the #Omnibus despite warning from @ombudsman.europa.eu 😤 @natashafoote.bsky.social simplifies the #deregulation saga for us https://www.arc2020.eu/eus-simplification-saga-set-to-continue-despite-legal-warnings/ @clienteartheur.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @alemanno.bsky.social @paneurope.bsky.social @umwelthilfe.bsky.social02 Mar 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2ulsfti22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mfrocqcv222cCouldn't agree more @gfgf-europe.bsky.social 💚 [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrocqcv222chttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mfcaubp2mc2wEveryone working in the #FoodSovereignty space: don't miss these fantastic insights from @robbieblake.bsky.social @ipes-food.org https://www.arc2020.eu/agroecology-has-a-pr-problem-heres-how-we-can-solve-it/ @eufpc.bsky.social #Agroecology #GoodFoodForAll #WeekendReads20 Feb 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcaubp2mc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mexqy6wjqc2cBuckle up, 2026 is going to be a wild ride 🎠 Luckily @natashafoote.bsky.social is here to steer us along & cut through the C(R)AP! https://www.arc2020.eu/the-year-of-the-cap-big-budget-overhaul-key-eu-policy-moments-to-watch-in-2026/ #CAP #MFF #NGT16 Feb 2026 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexqy6wjqc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mexq7i3en22cFantastic news! This case sets a powerful precedent for communities to come together and make polluters pay. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Feb 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexq7i3en22chttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3meqka7mtik2aHow not to do it: Germany has spent decades investing in biogas - what lessons for Ireland, Poland, Spain & other MS? Op-ed by Sophie Scherger @iatp.bsky.social https://www.arc2020.eu/learning-from-germanys-decades-of-public-biogas-support/ #EnergyTransition #Biogas #Germany @seobirdlife.bsky.social @nabu.de @foeeurope.bsky.social13 Feb 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqka7mtik2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mdmxrevj5c2tIn 2026 #RightToFood will be a core theme of our #RuralResilience work. What better to whet our appetites than a Menu of Food Voices? Op-ed by Julianne van Pelt of @foodrise-eu.bsky.social https://www.arc2020.eu/menu-of-food-voices-transforming-the-food-system-from-the-bottom-up/ @reseauactionclimat.org30 Jan 2026 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdmxrevj5c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mcraibgzrc2xWith the signing of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement this weekend, a spectre of the past comes back to haunt Europe’s farmers. But there is still a political window to save their future. Op-ed by ARC2020 President Hannes Lorenzen for @lemonde.fr https://www.arc2020.eu/mercosur-will-make-european-farmers-more-vulnerable/ #Mercosur19 Jan 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcraibgzrc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mccg2cmtec22What kind of fight makes sense in 2026? ARC president Hannes Lorenzen reflects on how to ride the wave of multiple crises https://www.arc2020.eu/what-kind-of-fight-makes-sense-in-2026/ #MentalHealth #EU #Rollback #RuralResilience13 Jan 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mccg2cmtec22https://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mal3iv3sqk2v#FarmToFork promised a fairer and sustainable food system. Recent years of crisis and protests have strained trust. There may still be room for a grand bargain that supports farmers, environment & healthy food 🔗 arc2020.eu/what-hope-on-the-horizon-from-farm-to-fork-to-a-grand-bargain-in-2026/ https://arc2020.eu22 Dec 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mal3iv3sqk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3maayaerbns2xPesticide lobby use farmers’ protests as cover for slashing EU safety regulations, writes @ninaholland.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org in this op-ed: https://www.arc2020.eu/op-ed-pesticide-lobby-use-farmers-protests-as-cover-for-slashing-eu-safety-regulations/ #FarmersProtests #Pesticides18 Dec 2025 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3maayaerbns2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3m63332pdec2bWe are proud to present our new podcast 🥳 What Seeds For Tomorrow? is a mini series produced by #Seeds4All with Alexandra Baumgartner & EC-LLD🌱 Listen wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/seedcarriers Huge thanks to @natashafoote.bsky.social @frankadams.bsky.social and all who supported 💚20 Nov 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63332pdec2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3m3rumd7hnk27Brussels is still reckoning with the budget bombshell the European Commission dropped in July - a sweeping proposal to reshape the EU’s long-term budget and the CAP. What would it mean for the future of Europe’s regions? @natashafoote.bsky.social finds out: https://www.arc2020.eu/eu-budget-how-brussels-new-plans-puts-regions-out-to-pasture/22 Oct 2025 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rumd7hnk27https://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3m24zy6k2ls2aOur recent visit to Institut de Tramayes was a moment to reflect on what it means to build a learning space that is rooted in rural realities & ambitions https://www.arc2020.eu/france-not-perfect-but-possible-seeing-is-believing-at-institut-de-tramayes/ #RuralResilience #Plessé #France #EU #Education01 Oct 2025 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m24zy6k2ls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3lzpta6vor22gThe #RuralPact is losing momentum. 5 years in, Europe’s rural communities are still waiting for real change. Action over reflection, local empowerment, secure funding, and integrated rural policy: arc2020.eu/rural-pact-stuck-in-the-loop-time-to-get-to-action #RuralVisionEU #RuralPactConference https://arc2020.eu/rural-pact-stuck-in-the-loop-time-to-get-to-action26 Sep 2025 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzpta6vor22g