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Be Good Like the Coconut Tree

Post contributed by Laura Vinzant, Senior in Global Studies The Resourceful Nature of Fijians There are countless things I learned during my four-week journey on the small, North Fijian island of Vorovoro from winding fish lines on bottles to cooking every-day meals. I saw, first-hand, what the gender roles looked…
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October 31, 2018
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Sustainability Course Offerings Spring 2019

Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Academic Sustainability Programs, Director More than 20 courses are being offered toward the Minor in Sustainability Studies during Spring Semester 2019, spread across 8 colleges on campus. Most of them can also be used as free electives, or even toward students' majors. Academic Sustainability Programs has posted online a guide to sustainability…
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October 31, 2018
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Finding a Voice: Hearing the Unheard

Contributed by Mary Jo Berkstresser, Senior, Natural Resource Management As a senior in natural resources management, people keep asking me, “Mary Jo, why this trip? How does living in New Zealand or Fiji help you in the long run?” Well nosy neighbor, this trip is called Sustainability in Action so that…
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September 21, 2018
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My Brother Jona

Post contributed by Dominic Linehan, Freshman in Natural Resources Management I woke up early, around 6 in the morning. My host brother, Jona, was already awake and waiting for me. This was the first time that I saw him in daylight. The night before, he had gone to the mainland…
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September 5, 2018
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Sustaining Small Farm Sales in an Online World

Post contributed by Jessica Kelton, Regional Extension Agent, Farm & Agribusiness Management Team With the advent of the internet, almost every aspect of our lives have changed.  Access to information is instant, banking and bill paying can be done from a mobile device, and even shopping by U.S. consumers has…
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September 5, 2018
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Small Beginnings

Post contributed by Jonathan Lillebo, Graduate Student in Adult Education, Bachelor of Science in Horticulture ‘18, President, Organic Garden Club ’16-‘18 You are strolling through the market and as you pass the flower and plant section, you spot a sweet little row of succulents and decide you are going to go for it and…
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September 5, 2018
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Investing in the Health of our Soils & the Health of our Communities

Post contributed by Alice Evans, Executive Director of the Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network (ASAN) Agriculturally, economically, and socially, Alabama has a problem retaining resources – be they nutrients, dollars, or talent and expertise.  Economically, Alabama farmers spend dramatically more on inputs sourced outside the state, than they bring into the…
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September 5, 2018

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