Posts by Invited Guest Blogger
The Bad Press About Red Meat
It was much easier for me to read one article claiming that red meat should be avoided in the diet than it was to look for more perspectives on the topic. As time went on and I increased my exposure to cattle and pork production, I realized I could not have been more impressionable.
Read MoreDoes a learning garden teach more than food and farming?
How do we teach our children where their food comes from? Guest blogger, Bobbi Kleinshmidt shows that learning gardens at schools increase a student’s self-esteem, understanding of nutrition, non-verbal communication skills, positive attitudes about the environment – and raises science scores.
Read MoreA dietitian’s journey from school to farm
What your role is in broadening the food conversation? If you’re a producer, what can you do to help RDs share the good news of YOUR food with OUR community? If you’re a RD, how can you help producers? A dietitian shares her experience of learning about where food originates.
Read MoreDoes the public trust engineers more than farmers?
A structural engineer contrasts the trust placed in engineering with that which is given to farming. Why do people question the way that farmers grow their food but not the way the engineers design their buildings or other infrastructure? Interesting thoughts resulting from the study showing that people trust farmers, but not farming.
Read MoreI’ve got questions. So do 70 million others.
Jodi Oleen is a Generation Yer who relies on an online network of people she’s built to provide trustworthy information. She seeks out blogs that she trusts, people on Twitter she’s had meaningful conversations with and webpages or Facebook pages that give her a glimpse into things she needs to learn more about. This guest post challenges readers to answer some of the questions asked by Gen Yers.
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