by Bennett Haynes I get anxious just thinking about the next generation of farmers in Thailand - from the many conversations I’ve had with young people here, “no one” wants or expects to become a farmer when they finish school or stop working in their current job. And parents discourage their children (especially daughters) from working in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘farming’
Farming in Thailand: An Uncertain Future
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged farming, Slow Food, Sustainability, Thailand on April 25, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Organic Farming for Credit
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged courses, farming, organic on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Nina Merrill I had the privilege of spending my last semester of Colgate University on a study group in Santa Fe, New Mexico. One component of this Native American Studies program, which I participated in from August to December of 2009, expected each student to volunteer on a nearby Native American pueblo (or village) [...]
Majoring in farming, with a concentration in cheese and pastures…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agricultural education, farming, UVM, Vermont Food Summit on May 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
By Kate Turcotte This blog post has caught me in the middle of final exams, papers, moving into a new apartment, and planting season, but to be honest, it couldn’t have come at a better time. It’s senior year of college, that lovely reflective time when you ask yourself “what HAVE I learned the past [...]
