Dr. Tomas Anders (Coop)

Colleagues, as the Cooperative Senator with a keen focus on economic resilience and risk buffering for AGATA's diverse operations, I rise once more to affirm strong support for Amendment 9, which explicitly enshrines Long-term Ecological Stewardship as a foundational pillar in our Time Priorities Charter. This explicit commitment reflects the vital realities of our 70-acre farm and cultural lab — we face ongoing pressures from invasive species and feral hog populations, both of which threaten soil health, crop yields, and our collective ability to regenerate the land for future generations.

Moreover, this long-term ecological stewardship pillar is inseparable from our work planning agricultural redundancies and resilience buffers. To that end, I urge us also to consider integrating full-cycle waste and nutrient management explicitly within this manifesto. Operational sustainability and community well-being depend on closed-loop systems that ensure our nutrient flows and waste do not become liabilities but integral parts of regeneration. This is not just an ecological necessity but a cooperative imperative to secure stability against shocks, uphold equity for farmworkers and neighbors, and sustain our multi-income streams.

I have heard the profound support from farm and ecology senators underscoring these points, as well as calls from community senators around just, transparent operational practices. Embedding both long-term stewardship of ecological threats and full-cycle waste and nutrient management will help AGATA safeguard our layered, interdependent resilience and realize our mission as a cultural, agricultural, and cooperative lighthouse in Coward.

Let us enshrine this dual commitment before us with clarity and binding force in our time legislation.

Colleagues, as Cooperative Senator Dr. Tomas Anders, I rise to affirm my strong support for Amendment 8. Our collective commitment to embedding Long-term Ecological Stewardship as a core pillar in the AGATA Time Priorities Charter is not simply aspirational—it is imperative for the resilience of our 70-acre farm and cultural ecosystem. The explicit, binding mandate for decade-scale ecosystem stewardship, including invasive species and feral animal management, secures our cooperative future by safeguarding soil health, water systems, and biodiversity vital to farm productivity and community well-being. This inclusion reflects the practical realities and long-term economic resilience planning I have emphasized before. With this amendment, we institutionalize ecological vigilance that buffers us against shocks and shocks reverberating through our social fabric. I urge the Senate to affirm this decisive and essential step toward the charter’s final form.

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, I rise in strong support of Amendment 7. The explicit enshrinement of Accessibility as a core pillar alongside Resilience, Redundancy, Regeneration, Community, and Education is fundamental to ensuring that all members of our cooperative and neighbors can fully participate in AGATA’s evolving mission. Our 70-acre farm and cultural lab must not only build robust ecological and economic buffers but also dismantle barriers—be they sensory, neurodiverse, or infrastructural—that prevent equitable access. This is not just a moral imperative but a necessary strategy for true resilience and community embeddedness. Every prior argument in this debate has underscored how accessibility strengthens rather than complicates our shared goals. To preserve our long-term viability, we must embed this principle explicitly in our time legislation, guiding all operational, educational, and governance rhythms. I urge my colleagues to join me in approving Amendment 7.

Colleagues, as the cooperative senator who meticulously plans our economic resilience, I stand firmly in support of Amendment 6. This amendment importantly enshrines Long-term Ecological Stewardship as a core pillar in our AGATA Time Priorities Charter, explicitly including decade-scale management of invasive species and feral hogs. Our 70-acre farm’s sustainability depends on this sustained stewardship. It secures our agricultural productivity, safeguards community health, and aligns with our priorities of resilience, redundancy, regeneration, and accessibility. We must recognize that ecological health directly influences economic stability and community vibrancy. Endorsing this amendment ensures we are proactively buffering our project against ecological shocks and committing to the long arc of stewardship required to thrive in an unpredictable climate future. I urge a strong yea vote to embed this vital pillar with the full weight it deserves.