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Have you ever thought about the power of your words? Words, both spoken and written hold immense power. Storytelling and stories are a powerful culmination of words that can shift an individual or a societies

This paper is glimpse into a new paradigm that will soon become increasingly popular for many countries around the world. This paper will outline trends and delve into research regarding carbon sequestration

This first week of December marks the last week of my farm ops 2 experience. It has been an amazing fall session and I feel like I have learned a lot of practical knowledge on the farm. I was excited to

For my individual crop report I decided to grow a potentially high value cash crop and something I personally think will have more merit and opportunity for growth in the future. I have chosen Industrial

This week we spent some time with the livestock examining their living conditions and winterizing their habitat. It's still fall but seems winter is upon us with snow already falling. Farming seems to

What's interesting about Octavia Butler's story parable of the sower is the power of telling a story. This is seemingly the same message that was portrayed in ceremony but for me relies more on individual

The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association is an organization that promotes some pretty cool things that we have learned about in sustainable agriculture. Apart from being an insightful event it sounds

Not caring about the quality of the beaches in low income areas when there's a big press to keep tourist beaches clean makes room for an argument based on Rachel Carson’s environmental justice movement,

Week 10 The High Country Seed Library is located at the Watauga County Public Library which is on 140 Queen St in Boone North Carolina. This is right downtown just minutes from campus and most of what

On page 172 it says, “The white ranchers called this place North Top, but he remembered the story Josiah had told him about a hunter who walked into a grassy meadow up here and found a mountain-lion fun

Week 9 This week marks the ninth week of the semester. Fall is here, the weather is cool and the air is crisp. To me, this is one of the best seasons on the farm, at least up here in the high country.

Sustainable Development is going back to principles and ideals that worked up until the Anthropocene. Its often regarded as a complex ecology viewpoint but I would argue it's actually rather simple when

Week 7 This week on the farm was a lot of fun, and very rewarding/ enlightening. I am always amazed at how much you can learn and progress your knowledge by learning from those around you. For instance,

This week on the farm was fun. It was nice to get to catch up with chip and the gang and learn some more about farming! I am really appreciating my time out on the farm and will really miss the outdoor

Thoreau was an individual I thoroughly enjoyed trying to learn about and decipher. After uncovering many aspects and motives of his writings it's clear to see there is a lot more going on in his life than

Week 3 The assigned readings for this week were Steel in the Field and the articles on weed management. The articles on weed management were fantastic reads and good resources I have downloaded and will

Week 2 This Wednesday we met out on the farm for the second farm ops 2 class. Things are really starting to go nicely as far as making progress on the upgrades and renovations. We have almost finished

For this week's question I will be playing the devil's advocate, and critiquing Thoreau seemingly negatively, although I do think depending on what perspective Walden is read from can drastically change

Week 1 Wednesday August 22 was the first day of farm ops 2. Their were quite a few people that I have not had the chance to meet yet which is cool. Sandy was telling me they have combined farm ops 1 and

Film music and experience For our final assignment, we were to choose a film and describe the musical elements that add to the experience of the film. I honestly hadn’t seen any films all summer besides