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Your Organic Farm: Community Supported Agriculture, Usu Student Organic Farm Jun 2014

Your Organic Farm: Community Supported Agriculture, Usu Student Organic Farm

USU Student Organic Farm Newsletter

As you know gardens can come with challenges, however being prepared with knowledge and tools can help prevent a challenge from becoming a serious problem. This spring some of our challenges have been pests. It is important to be aware of the their signs and then take the proper active action to apply barriers that prevent problematic pests from causing too much damage.


Your Organic Farm: Community Supported Agriculture, Usu Student Organic Farm Jun 2014

Your Organic Farm: Community Supported Agriculture, Usu Student Organic Farm

USU Student Organic Farm Newsletter

First off, we want to thank you for your support this season. Without it this farm and our internships would not be possible. As students, we are just beginning to break the surface of our passions and with your support we have opportunity to grow. We would like you to know that we appreciate and feel fortunate for what we have here at the farm. This season you will see all five of your student farmers have a true passion for buying local, growing organic produce, and connecting the community. We pledge to give our best this season and provide …


Farming: It's Not Just For Farmers Anymore, Jennifer Schmidt May 2014

Farming: It's Not Just For Farmers Anymore, Jennifer Schmidt

Pomona Senior Theses

Agricultural education, originally the province of land grant institutions, has recently entered the liberal arts curriculum. This represents a profound shift from the origins of agricultural education, when it was intended primarily as vocational training for future farmers, and has important implications for the future of the American food system. The first chapter of this thesis addresses the history of agricultural education: what was it originally like, and why did it come to be heavily criticized in the late twentieth century? Formal agricultural education changed significantly in response to these criticisms, making it more environmentally sustainable and bringing it into …


Csa Shares, Usu Student Organic Farm Mar 2014

Csa Shares, Usu Student Organic Farm

USU Student Organic Farm Newsletter

Your student farm is super excited for the 2014 CSA season and with this excitement comes our commitment to produce and ensure an amazingly bountiful year. So far we are well on our way to achieve this goal. We have put in a lot of work planning our season’s produce through farm maps and efficient seed purchases. Our planning has been extensive and Nathan Staker, your new farm manager, has done a spectacular job preparing and organizing everything and everyone. Spring seeding and planting has also begun. Our cool season hoop house is nearly full and our greenhouse is overfull …


Cultivate Spring/Summer 2014, Utah State University Jan 2014

Cultivate Spring/Summer 2014, Utah State University

Cultivate Magazine

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Cultivate Fall/Winter 2014, Utah State University Jan 2014

Cultivate Fall/Winter 2014, Utah State University

Cultivate Magazine

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