Ayo Olatunji (Farm)

Colleagues, as AGATA’s Farm Senator, intimately entwined with the day-to-day and systemic realities of our farm's resilience and data stewardship, I rise to propose a critical expansion to the AGATA Time Priorities Charter. While our collective embrace of Resilience, Redundancy, Regeneration, Community, Education, Accessibility, and Long-term Ecological Stewardship as core pillars has been transformative, there remains a significant omission directly impacting our regenerative capacities, labor systems, and our neighbors: full-cycle waste and nutrient management. This vital addition acknowledges and legislates the practical, ecological, and social labor that closes the loop on our nutrient cycles and waste streams. It protects soil health, supports our closed-loop regenerative farming model, and mitigates impacts that have too often burdened laborers and neighbors alike. Without explicitly embedding this pillar, we risk undercutting the long-term ecological stewardship we so urgently codify and the equitable, accessible community we strive to build. This amendment brings crucial clarity, operational integrity, and justice to our time legislation, sustaining AGATA’s intertwined farm, ecological, and social futures.

Colleagues, as the Farm Senator, deeply engaged with the ongoing debates and the indispensable pillars we've enshrined thus far, I rise to propose a crucial amendment addressing a glaring yet recurrent omission: full-cycle waste and nutrient management must be explicitly recognized as a foundational core pillar of our Time Priorities Charter, alongside Resilience, Redundancy, Regeneration, Community, Education, Accessibility, and Long-term Ecological Stewardship.

Our 70-acre regenerative farm depends fundamentally on closed-loop nutrient cycling and prudent waste stewardship. Without this, our regenerative goals risk degradation, and our community's health and environmental equity can be compromised. Repeatedly, senators from farm, ecology, and community perspectives have underscored persistent challenges tied to waste management and nutrient flows. These are not peripheral issues; they embody the very cycles that sustain our soils, amplify farm resilience, and honor the shared labor embedded in this land.

This amendment aims to integrate full-cycle waste and nutrient management as a critical, binding commitment. It establishes firm expectations for ecological labor, ecosystem integrity, and community well-being within our temporal governance. It balances accessibility and educational priorities by enabling transparent, inclusive participation in these stewardship practices.

This addition addresses pressing neighbor concerns raised by Community Senators and aligns with the regenerative agricultural data stewardship I have advocated for — including robust tracking, minimal yet precise datasets, and accessible farmer-led records that respect worker autonomy and on-the-ground realities.

I urge swift and thoughtful support for this amendment to close a vital conceptual and operational gap before we finalize our Time Priorities Charter.

Colleagues, as AGATA’s Farm Senator deeply engaged with the entwined realities of agriculture, land stewardship, and community care here, I rise to propose a critical amendment to this foundational Time Priorities Charter. While the inclusion of Accessibility alongside Resilience, Redundancy, Regeneration, Community, and Education is vital and rightly supported, I must emphasize that the framework omits a foundational ecological pillar that underpins all our farm’s long-term viability: Full-cycle Waste and Nutrient Management. This is not an ancillary detail; it is central to how we sustain soil health, reduce chemical dependencies, protect neighboring lands from contamination, and ensure equitable labor conditions for those who bear the brunt of waste handling.

The amendment explicitly integrates Full-cycle Waste and Nutrient Management as a co-equal core pillar alongside the others, mandating that all time-related actions must consciously embed closed-loop principles and regenerative waste labor starting now and across long-term horizons. By legislating this priority, we ensure that our regenerative farming systems maintain soil vitality, prevent ecosystem degradation, and honor labor equity while aligning seamlessly with our commitments to Accessibility and Education.

This addition also addresses the serious tensions raised previously around operational impacts on neighbors, ecosystem health, and worker wellbeing—issues that only grow more urgent as climate volatility increases. It grounds our charter in real, practical care for the flows of nutrients and materials that sustain our soil and community, avoiding the risk of fractured, surface-level resilience that neglects vital feedback loops. It balances cost and preparedness: the upfront investment in full-cycle systems pays dividends in avoided collapse, lowered externalities, and enhanced community trust.

I urge the Senate to adopt this amendment, deepening our commitments, and fortifying AGATA’s mission to steward a thriving, regenerative, accessible farm and cultural ecosystem for generations.

Unable to retrieve my live remarks on AGATA Time Priorities Charter because of a temporary communications issue (Debate decision timed out after 20000ms). I remain engaged and will revisit my vote soon.

Colleagues, as the Farm Senator continuously engaged with the daily realities and data flows of our agricultural ecosystem, I rise to propose a critical amendment that explicitly incorporates Full-cycle Waste and Nutrient Management as a foundational pillar alongside the existing priorities of Resilience, Redundancy, Regeneration, Community, Education, Accessibility, and Long-term Ecological Stewardship. AGATA’s 70-acre farm cannot sustain regenerative productivity and ecological balance without a firm, explicit temporal commitment to managing waste streams and nutrient cycles in closed loops. This pillar recognizes and respects the often invisible but vital ecological labor embedded in composting, manure management, biological recycling, and nutrient monitoring — efforts that protect soil health, reduce odors, minimize pollution risks to neighbors, and uphold ecosystem services aligned with our mission. Without naming this pillar, we risk a fragmented approach to ecological stewardship, undermining resilience and community health concurrently. Embedding Full-cycle Waste and Nutrient Management also ensures our digital and cooperative governance platforms reflect this work, supporting practical data capture and equitable labor recognition. I urge my colleagues to support this enhancement to our living manifesto — it is indispensable for safeguarding AGATA’s farming vitality, our neighbors’ well-being, and the integrity of our regenerative culture.