We’re getting fatter and it’s especially evident in our schools. Do we care enough to do anything about our children’s food plates? Michele suggests we need to get nutrition right and get the next generation moving rather than focusing on contentious issues about food and farm.
Wayne Black is an Ontario farmer who shied away from social media because of his dislike for Facebook. Then he discovered Twitter… Read this guest post to discover what he’s learned.
Blue loves riding in the tractor and has been quite the helper now that Indiana fields are finally dry enough to plant. MRS shares how her family worked through the challenges of bedrest, weather and managing a pre-schooler in order to get this year’s crop in the ground.
How are you leveraging connections across the food plate? Michele challenges you to reach 10 new people, spend 10 minutes in conversation on Facebook with non-ag folks or ask 10 people about their food concerns. She announces 10x Connect to broaden the conversations between the farm gate and food plate in celebration of a decade of business.
Farmer Liz Nieman believes it’s her job to provide information that people are looking for around food while finding common ground. She doesn’t have to agree with someone in order to respect them. Liz lets her commitment to her work show, checks her attitude frequently, and builds a bridge. Can you say the same?
Moving away to college taught farmer’s daughter Bobbi Kleinschmidt how much she cherished the values instilled on that family farm. Work ethic, appreciation for food production and respect for the environment were expected. She writes about trying to create this culture for her children today – a tough task in a suburban setting.
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