Economics of Sustainable Agriculture
The reliance on sustainable agriculture goes beyond solely providing food and food security as it provides economic stability and growth. Implementing sustainable practices into the agriculture secto ...
From Farm to Table: Bringing People Together through Gardening
This summer, I started a small garden in my backyard. After building a raised bed and planting small seedlings, I anxiously (and impatiently) waited to see signs of growth. I planted red bell pepper ...
Food Insecurity in a SNAP
The SNAP Challenge is a weeklong experiment to get a glimpse of what life can be like for low-income Americans living on food stamps. The average daily food stamp benefit is only $4 per person per d ...
Culture of Education
Growing up under my parents’ roof, I constantly heard them reminding me to study, do my homework, and pay attention in class. At the time, it was a bit of an annoyance. I wanted to be indifferent to ...
A Lasting Impact
I’ve been known to do things a little bit differently from the rest, and my choice of traveling has been no different. I spent my past spring semester studying abroad in Uganda, and two years before t ...