Jesse Hirsch
@jessehirsch.bsky.social
Journalist, food and farming.
Editor of Offrange, a new kind of agriculture publication: https://offrange.org
Editor of Offrange, a new kind of agriculture publication: https://offrange.org
Reposted by Jesse Hirsch
Palm oil production got a lot of backlash for deforestation and human rights abuses. It's cleaned up its act, but not entirely.
Enter the startups, creating pricey synthetic palm oil alternatives in a lab. Do we need them?
New from @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social:
ambrook.com/offrange/sus...
Enter the startups, creating pricey synthetic palm oil alternatives in a lab. Do we need them?
New from @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social:
ambrook.com/offrange/sus...
The Problems With Palm Oil — and Its Alternatives - Offrange
Though the $70 billion palm oil industry has made real progress in reducing deforestation, biotech companies are trying to brew up synthetic alternatives. Can they scale?
ambrook.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Palm oil production got a lot of backlash for deforestation and human rights abuses. It's cleaned up its act, but not entirely.
Enter the startups, creating pricey synthetic palm oil alternatives in a lab. Do we need them?
New from @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social:
ambrook.com/offrange/sus...
Enter the startups, creating pricey synthetic palm oil alternatives in a lab. Do we need them?
New from @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social:
ambrook.com/offrange/sus...
Palm oil production got a lot of backlash for deforestation and human rights abuses. It's cleaned up its act, but not entirely.
Enter the startups, creating pricey synthetic palm oil alternatives in a lab. Do we need them?
New from @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social:
ambrook.com/offrange/sus...
Enter the startups, creating pricey synthetic palm oil alternatives in a lab. Do we need them?
New from @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social:
ambrook.com/offrange/sus...
The Problems With Palm Oil — and Its Alternatives - Offrange
Though the $70 billion palm oil industry has made real progress in reducing deforestation, biotech companies are trying to brew up synthetic alternatives. Can they scale?
ambrook.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Palm oil production got a lot of backlash for deforestation and human rights abuses. It's cleaned up its act, but not entirely.
Enter the startups, creating pricey synthetic palm oil alternatives in a lab. Do we need them?
New from @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social:
ambrook.com/offrange/sus...
Enter the startups, creating pricey synthetic palm oil alternatives in a lab. Do we need them?
New from @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social:
ambrook.com/offrange/sus...
It is remarkable that one of my writers who is likely younger than me is still doing double spaces after the period.
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
It is remarkable that one of my writers who is likely younger than me is still doing double spaces after the period.
get wrecked Slack
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
get wrecked Slack
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, an Upstate New York turkey farmer grazed 650 turkeys under solar panels — before harvesting them for Thanksgiving.
New from Jacob Zajkowski:
ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
New from Jacob Zajkowski:
ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
Turkeys Grazing Under Solar Panels - Offrange
In a farming community that has accepted residential solar but isn’t sure about large commercial facilities, the Thanksgiving meal is coming directly from the solar industry.
ambrook.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, an Upstate New York turkey farmer grazed 650 turkeys under solar panels — before harvesting them for Thanksgiving.
New from Jacob Zajkowski:
ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
New from Jacob Zajkowski:
ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
Reposted by Jesse Hirsch
Shit St Paul ICE agent aims gun
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Shit St Paul ICE agent aims gun
now looking for feedback from consumers affected by berry price sticker shock
Not sure about this particular angle:
PITCH: How families are navigating the high cost of berries
PITCH: How families are navigating the high cost of berries
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
now looking for feedback from consumers affected by berry price sticker shock
You heard it here first
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
You heard it here first
We're doing a thanksgiving turkey story but it's not boring.
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We're doing a thanksgiving turkey story but it's not boring.
Like, as an elective?
November 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Like, as an elective?
Not sure about this particular angle:
PITCH: How families are navigating the high cost of berries
PITCH: How families are navigating the high cost of berries
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Not sure about this particular angle:
PITCH: How families are navigating the high cost of berries
PITCH: How families are navigating the high cost of berries
Email subject line: Heinz squeezable gravy enhances leftovers
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Email subject line: Heinz squeezable gravy enhances leftovers
Reposted by Jesse Hirsch
Facing unprecedented tariffs on foreign agriculture products, should the U.S. produce more of its own tea? A burgeoning cohort of growers thinks so!
New from Daniel Walton:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
New from Daniel Walton:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
A “Super Tea” Opportunity - Offrange
Tea production has never had a stronghold in the U.S. — but demand for tea is rising, and climate change has handicapped foreign producers. Now, domestic growers may finally get their shot.
ambrook.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Facing unprecedented tariffs on foreign agriculture products, should the U.S. produce more of its own tea? A burgeoning cohort of growers thinks so!
New from Daniel Walton:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
New from Daniel Walton:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
Reposted by Jesse Hirsch
During droughts, farmers are starting to "farm their own moisture."
@moiradonovan.bsky.social looks into the next frontier in water procurement for agriculture, pulling water out of thin air:
ambrook.com/offrange/env...
@moiradonovan.bsky.social looks into the next frontier in water procurement for agriculture, pulling water out of thin air:
ambrook.com/offrange/env...
When In Drought, Farm Your Moisture - Offrange
Can farmers pull a solution to the water crisis out of thin air?
ambrook.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
During droughts, farmers are starting to "farm their own moisture."
@moiradonovan.bsky.social looks into the next frontier in water procurement for agriculture, pulling water out of thin air:
ambrook.com/offrange/env...
@moiradonovan.bsky.social looks into the next frontier in water procurement for agriculture, pulling water out of thin air:
ambrook.com/offrange/env...
Facing unprecedented tariffs on foreign agriculture products, should the U.S. produce more of its own tea? A burgeoning cohort of growers thinks so!
New from Daniel Walton:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
New from Daniel Walton:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
A “Super Tea” Opportunity - Offrange
Tea production has never had a stronghold in the U.S. — but demand for tea is rising, and climate change has handicapped foreign producers. Now, domestic growers may finally get their shot.
ambrook.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Facing unprecedented tariffs on foreign agriculture products, should the U.S. produce more of its own tea? A burgeoning cohort of growers thinks so!
New from Daniel Walton:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
New from Daniel Walton:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
Have been communicating with a freelancer on an email thread with the subject "Uh oh" for almost 15 back and forths.
I just changed the subject to "Good News!" to give him some Monday sunshine, but just realized there's no good news in the email lol
I just changed the subject to "Good News!" to give him some Monday sunshine, but just realized there's no good news in the email lol
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Have been communicating with a freelancer on an email thread with the subject "Uh oh" for almost 15 back and forths.
I just changed the subject to "Good News!" to give him some Monday sunshine, but just realized there's no good news in the email lol
I just changed the subject to "Good News!" to give him some Monday sunshine, but just realized there's no good news in the email lol
During droughts, farmers are starting to "farm their own moisture."
@moiradonovan.bsky.social looks into the next frontier in water procurement for agriculture, pulling water out of thin air:
ambrook.com/offrange/env...
@moiradonovan.bsky.social looks into the next frontier in water procurement for agriculture, pulling water out of thin air:
ambrook.com/offrange/env...
When In Drought, Farm Your Moisture - Offrange
Can farmers pull a solution to the water crisis out of thin air?
ambrook.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
During droughts, farmers are starting to "farm their own moisture."
@moiradonovan.bsky.social looks into the next frontier in water procurement for agriculture, pulling water out of thin air:
ambrook.com/offrange/env...
@moiradonovan.bsky.social looks into the next frontier in water procurement for agriculture, pulling water out of thin air:
ambrook.com/offrange/env...
How does Food Babe still have clout? I remember her being thoroughly discredited more than a decade ago
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
How does Food Babe still have clout? I remember her being thoroughly discredited more than a decade ago
The U.S. will soon start mining more of its own potash, a fertilizer staple. But is this a good thing?
@lelanargi.bsky.social asks the real questions.
ambrook.com/offrange/env...
@lelanargi.bsky.social asks the real questions.
ambrook.com/offrange/env...
The Clash Over Potash - Offrange
As the Trump administration fast-tracks mining for this potent fertilizer, advocacy groups sue over lack of environmental oversight.
ambrook.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The U.S. will soon start mining more of its own potash, a fertilizer staple. But is this a good thing?
@lelanargi.bsky.social asks the real questions.
ambrook.com/offrange/env...
@lelanargi.bsky.social asks the real questions.
ambrook.com/offrange/env...
Reposted by Jesse Hirsch
A March 2025 executive order from the White House designating potash a “critical” mineral — along with a boost from loan guarantees and expedited permits — may lead to more U.S. production of this fertilizer. Is that actually a good thing? My latest for Offrange ambrook.com/offrange/env...
The Clash Over Potash - Offrange
As the Trump administration fast-tracks mining for this potent fertilizer, advocacy groups sue over lack of environmental oversight.
ambrook.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A March 2025 executive order from the White House designating potash a “critical” mineral — along with a boost from loan guarantees and expedited permits — may lead to more U.S. production of this fertilizer. Is that actually a good thing? My latest for Offrange ambrook.com/offrange/env...
New research shows that antibiotic-resistant bacteria is increasingly linked to livestock manure.
From Pragathi Ravi:
ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
From Pragathi Ravi:
ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
Risky Manure - Offrange
Manure management on cattle farms is key to stemming antibiotic resistance, new research finds.
ambrook.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
New research shows that antibiotic-resistant bacteria is increasingly linked to livestock manure.
From Pragathi Ravi:
ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
From Pragathi Ravi:
ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
Reposted by Jesse Hirsch
[Enter two other Senators with a Messenger.]
THIRD SENATOR
Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files
As full as thy report?
THIRD SENATOR
Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files
As full as thy report?
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
[Enter two other Senators with a Messenger.]
THIRD SENATOR
Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files
As full as thy report?
THIRD SENATOR
Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files
As full as thy report?
In our ongoing series of "Why not grow it here?," Offrange looks into North Carolina researchers who are trying to make ginger a lucrative domestic crop in the U.S.
From Jonathan Feakins:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
From Jonathan Feakins:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
Tarheel Ginger - Offrange
We import almost all of this common kitchen ingredient, but a team of North Carolina researchers is asking: Why not grow it here?
ambrook.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In our ongoing series of "Why not grow it here?," Offrange looks into North Carolina researchers who are trying to make ginger a lucrative domestic crop in the U.S.
From Jonathan Feakins:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
From Jonathan Feakins:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...