Dario: To create a world where people are healthy enough to become successful. To help farms grow sustainable foods to make people healthy. To educate the population to eat the right food and help them choose responsibly. To create an environment and community that is healthier and therefore more successful. To design a world that will become healthier and more successful. And to continue being determined throughout the process of creating a more sustainable environment and world.
Danny: I aim to devote my time and my talents to improve my community. I hope to assume an active role in improving the lives of others, and giving people the tools they need to be successful. I also aim to educate others so that they can help themselves and teach those around them about the benefits of a healthy and positive lifestyle. I strive to be the best that I can be and do all that I can while staying true to my values and beliefs. I hope to make my community and the surrounding world a greener, healthier place.
Elizabeth: I strive to care about my local community, through sustainable and healthy food, by hark-work and compassion. I want to learn about making sustainable agriculture more readily available to communities and I want to motivate others to educate themselves on the subject, as well. Personally, I am compassionate about healthy eating and I am optimistic that other people can be as well. I am very generous and always love to give; there is no better way to help people them to keep them healthy and to educate them on how to stay healthy.
Caroline: I hope to keep an open mind while meeting new people, for every person has a story to tell and lesson to teach. Even those whose ideas are not in accord with mine still deserve my respect and sincerity. I hope to help educate and make quality foods more available to all, for each person deserves the best quality foods despite their backgrounds. I hope that through my actions I can make a difference in someone’s life, be it through helping him or her understand more about sustainable agriculture or about the benefits of eating healthy. I aim to directly help people, yet I hope to learn in the process, not just only urban farming but also about the world and its inequities. I hope to remember that I can make a difference; that every small step and action counts. I hope to remember that to make these changes it is sometimes necessary to take risks and go outside what I am comfortable with. I aim to support my friends and peers, for it is the support from those around me that allows me to grow and aim high.
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This blog was created so our group members, Caroline, Danny, Dario, and Elizabeth, can keep up with each other and our progress on our project and partnership involving our dilemma, sustainable agriculture. Our teachers and fellow peers can also see how our project is going and can give us suggestions as we are working. There are 6 workdays left.
What Is Sustainable Agriculture?
Sustainable agriculture calls for the humane treatment of both the product and workers, while not being detrimental to the health of the environment. Compared to factory farms where the health of the animals is secondary to profit, sustainable farms provide animals a natural habitat, which improves the quality of the product. A sustainable farm also takes in account the environment. Sustainable farms do not emit pollutants such as methane and hydrogen sulfide that contribute to global warming, and the increase of genetically modified crops because of factories has led to a decrease in biodiversity. This type of agriculture also benefits communities and workers. The farms provide jobs, to the community members, business to stores that sell supplies, and an overall healthier lifestyle. Workers are given fair wages and are not exposed to dangerous pesticides in enclosed spaces as they are in confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs).