Environment
Teaching with Technology II: Agriculture & Universities
The second blog in a series about technology in university ag classes, guest blogger Laura Padgett shares insight from a soil science student. He notes the need for continual learning with technology quickly changing.
Read MoreThe Final Countdown: 100 1/2 Foodthanks
100 and one-half reasons to give foodthanks on November 24. Follow the last half of Michele’s journey of gratitude as it relates to food, as she considers the many people behind our Thanksgiving food plate – and favorite foods. Lattes, biotechnology, corn and carnivores, the military, farmers and food quality control professionals are all mentioned. How are you giving thanks for your full plate?
Read MoreA World of Impressions: 1 Passport, 31 stamps, Thousands of People
A reflection of international travel from Michele over the last 10 years. Read about feeding a lion cub, impressions from former communist states, four-wheeling on the beach, picking wine grapes, helping agriculture educators in Egypt – and the harsh reality of seeing millions of hungry people.
Read MoreLocal Food, Locavores & Hungry People
Michele’s family grows their own vegetables, herbs and raspberries – and enjoy cooking with many local foods. As a mom, nutrition is a top priority. Yet, she believes her family has a responsibility to look beyond the locavore food movement and consider the needs of an increasingly hungry society. She points that the efficiencies of food production that allow Americans to clamor about issues that are relatively minor in the face of malnourishment and food insecurity in honor of World Food Day.
Read MoreChanging the Earth with Every Bite
The last line of Food, Inc. is “You can change the world one bite at a time” – a point Michele agrees with. She writes about how a conversation is in order to overcome the cultural divide between farmers and people not on afarm. You can change with world with a bite of your tongue and a bite of conversation. And remember, there are two kinds of forks – the ones you eat with and the ones you pitch manure with.
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