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A
little bit about me:
I
can sum myself up in three words: Procrastinator, Perfectionist and Passionate.
Being a passionate, procrastinating perfectionist can get a little stressful at
times!
I
have been married nine months to a wonderful man from Nevada (woo-hoo
gambling!).
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| Poison/Def Leppard Concert |
We
have a very spoiled dog who is named after a George Strait song and is the
cutest thing ever.
I
have a mad love for horseback riding, flowers, photography, cooking, gardening,
80's hair bands (Def Leppard is the best band ever!), and of course,
agriculture.
My
discipline is so fun, I absolutely love that every class period has the chance
to be hands-on. Agriculture is the basis for everything we have in life. If we
didn't have agriculture in our lives we wouldn't have the basics like food,
clothing or shelter, we also wouldn't have special items like books, furniture
or medicine. I want people to be aware of where their milk really comes from
and that agriculture is more than plows, cows and sows.
Literacy
in my discipline is huge. For example: The other day I was watching Sunday
Morning (yes I'm boring and I love that show) and they were talking about a
specific weed that is destroying the cotton crops in the south. CBS conducted a
poll that asked Sunday Morning watchers if they thought that weeds were a real
problem in this country and only 35% to 40% (I can't remember exactly), thought
that they were something to worry about! Obviously they are illiterate when it
comes to weed control in the agriculture industry. If only they knew how much
farmers and ranchers really spent on killing weeds!
On
an end note, here is a link for two publications on Weeds in Utah. Enjoy!
Congratulations on your recent marriage! You seem like a beautiful couple.
ReplyDeleteI do think that modern society has in many ways gotten "out of touch" with the earth in many ways. Many urban students may not even have tended a garden, so I can see why many people do not think that weeds are a problem. I think it's great that your discipline can really ground students and remind them of the necessity and centrality of agriculture to our lives.
I've always loved that agriculture has a leadership class....I don't know of any other discipline that does that.
Thanks for such a colorful and engaging first posting. I look forward to reading more as the semester unfolds.