Biology 2485B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ploughing Match
1 Mar 2016
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Seize opportunities, go out of your comfort zone: part of being a professional. 4h: a world youth group. had 2 diff streams: 4h was an outlet for rural youth bc didn"t have cell phones and tech. Allowed kids to come together, socialize and learn (skill dvlpmt). Networking w apple farm triggered to her being on cover of magazine. She gained a reputation for promoting beans, beef, eggs. Then pick your own cucumbersadded sweet corn, strawberries, etc Spinoff for her agriculture in the classroom as volunteer worktrying to help teachers see the link bw food and agriculture to instill w. i the curriculum. Led towriting a column once a month in a farm newspaper talking about her philosophy around family, food, etcas volunteer, est. contacts gave opp for other work. Developing a school tour program, to link students w where their food was coming from, move their stereotypical ideas aroundsee a woman driving a tractor, etc.
