Embracing the Imposter
November 25, 2022 “Swear allegiance to what is nighest your thoughts. As soon as the generals and the politicos can predict the motions...
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Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
- May 18, 2022
- 3 min
Beyond Silent Spring
Dr. Jonathan Lundgren Executive Director Ecdysis Foundation May 19, 2022 Despite good intentions, integrated pest management was doomed...
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Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
- Apr 22, 2022
- 4 min
Exploding a House to Kill a Fly
4/23/2022 Dr. Jonathan Lundgren Executive Director Ecdysis Foundation Sometimes fear leads us to replace a barking dog with an...
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Dr. Michael Bredeson
- Apr 8, 2022
- 4 min
Nutrients are Pollutants - But How?
Mike Bredeson PhD Agricultural Scientist Ecdysis Foundation When you see the word “pollutant”, what comes to mind? Perhaps you imagine...
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Dr. Stephen Robertson
- Mar 30, 2022
- 3 min
Diverse Soils and Healthy Food Go Hand-in-Hand
Dr. Stephen Robertson, Ecdysis Fellow March 30, 2022 A lot of folks who consider regenerative agriculture, incorporating livestock into...
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Dr. Michael Bredeson
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
Our Bodies are Just Recycled Parts
Our Bodies are just Recycled Parts -Mike Bredeson PhD. December 10, 2021 If I told you that nature is breath-taking you might say, “sure,...
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Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
- Nov 6, 2021
- 4 min
Friendly Fire
November 3, 2021 Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, PhD Executive Director, Ecdysis Foundation Owner, Blue Dasher Farm When bees fight, it isn’t a...
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Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
- Aug 28, 2021
- 6 min
Connecting the dots
August 29, 2021 Connecting the dots Dr. Jonathan Lundgren Rains have finally come to Blue Dasher Farm, and life here is responding. We...
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Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
- Jun 19, 2021
- 5 min
Waking a Scientist
June 20, 2021 Dr. Jonathan Lundgren I appreciate those that try new things and fail more than experts that don’t. I have patience and...
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Dr. Ryan Schmid
- May 28, 2021
- 3 min
It's Not the Cow's Fault
Dr. Ryan Schmid 5-28-21 Recently I read a study that found poor air quality from animal production results in 17,900 deaths annually in...
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Dr. Kelton Welch
- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
Dolichopus cuprinus, the Long-Legged Fly
By: Dr. Kelton Welch April 28, 2021 Here at Ecdysis, we love bugs! For every insect that’s a pest, there are over a thousand that are...
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Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
- Apr 16, 2021
- 4 min
Beginnings and Ends
April 17, 2021 Dr. Jonathan Lundgren I don’t think I would be as good a farmer (or a scientist, for that matter), if I didn’t have...
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Dr. Michael Bredeson
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
Your Soil has a Sweet Tooth
Dr. Mike Bredeson Agroecologist- Ecdysis Foundation 4-2-21 Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, thank a plant! Plants have the...
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Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
- Dec 26, 2020
- 3 min
Food From the Two Clouds
12/26/20 Dr. Jonathan Lundgren Director of Ecdysis Foundation Blue Dasher Farm Estelline, South Dakota I recently stared at a fork in the...
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Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
- Nov 26, 2020
- 2 min
Hoarfrost
By: Dr. Jonathan Lundgren November 26, 2020 I recently turned 45 years old. If asked in other context, I would not remark that this...
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Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
- May 22, 2020
- 4 min
Life is Full
May 23, 2020 Dr. Jonathan Lundgren This morning broke with the flock of sheep announcing their presence outside of our bedroom window....
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Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
- May 8, 2020
- 5 min
The Farm is a Family
May 9, 2020 Dr. Jonathan Lundgren Spring pushes the claws of winter from the land, and slowly green replaces brown on the landscape. The...
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Dr. Michael Bredeson
- Apr 27, 2020
- 3 min
Fulfillment in Nature and Food During the COVID Doldrums
4-28-2020 Mike Bredeson PhD. Research ecologist Ecdysis Foundation How have you been lately? Bored, isolated? Many of us are feeling this...
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Dr. Ryan Schmid
- Apr 27, 2020
- 2 min
The Nobility of Your "Why"
4-28-2020 Dr. Ryan Schmid Growing up, I learned one important lesson in life: always look for the positives in bad situations. It helped...
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Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
- Apr 24, 2020
- 9 min
The Solution to a More Silent Spring
April 25, 2020 By Dr. Jonathan Lundgren Director of Ecdysis Foundation When you were growing up, how often did you have to clean your...
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