Gardening Classes In The United States

Former president George Washington once said, “Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man,” (George Washington Quote). Since Washington’s presidency, countless advancements and developments within the agricultural industry have allowed the United States to grow, develop, and become one of the most prosperous countries in the entire world. Nevertheless, this prosperity is also marked by several key historical events, such as the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions, which have caused the core values and traditions that this great nation was built on to slowly disappear. Today, the majority of Americans have no knowledge, understanding, or appreciation for the agricultural industry, causing them to take for granted the basic necessities they rely on each day. This disconnection has created a gap between producers and consumers, which is known as

Times have changed, and so has the family, the community and our environment. And these changes have impacted our lives and earth immeasurably. This is where the factor greed comes in to play, the need for more. This need for more called for extensive measures, measures like fertilizers, pesticides and equipment to work the ground and harvest the crops became necessity. Agriculture became a booming business that did not and still does not promote the well-being of the employee nor the individual let alone the family unit and community. Since 1950 an average farm size has doubled, but the number of laborers decreased substantially and the number of small local farmers has been cut in half. Farmers have been forced to become more efficient and there 's been a reliance on greater chemicals and technology, which has become very extensive and expensive. Sadly, what has been short term expansion has become a long-term threat (Trautmann, 2012). This greed driven increase has led to subtle damaging ramifications that most people are ignorant to. Their needs are being met as quality is being forsaken. Our environment is being squandered. Selfishness abounds.

Over the years agriculture has nearly diminished from the workforce. Why is this happening? In fact, ever since the Industrial Revolution’s promises of “big city success” agriculture has taken a hit. Agriculture has been a foundation for the infrastructure of the United States since it’s creation. Agricultural careers are a necessity for the nation. It is important through the history, from whom it affects, the effects on the environment and people, and to find a solution to the loss of this core element.

The revolution is surrounded by many inventions including fertilizers and pesticides. It is through these innovations that developed countries were able to feed their people (Standage, 199). As Standage refers to it, feeding the world. Standage's descriptions of this revolution clearly indicate that developed countries achieved what they have by feeding their people first. As such, food can be used for the betterment of the nation. Through the book, the writer focuses on the impacts of agriculture on various aspects of a human's life. The main audience seems to be the people (leaders) who have the role in making and implementing food

While I was younger me and my family worked on a farm and eventually as I grew up I worked at Hy-Vee in produce and worked my way up to the assistant manager for produce. I was given a great opportunity to learn about organic foods and about the Green Revolution (research, development, and technology that increased agricultural production worldwide). Today though, most grade school students know about organic foods but almost all of them know about world hunger but do not know the extent of how bad it is. As students go to college, they start to learn more about how bad world hunger is, but some are taught that the Green Revolution is not

Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth century, a lack of a consistent and reliable food supply in Britain led to a rise in prices that threatened the lives of many poor British people; the poor could not obtain food regularly due to the rise in food prices and thus, only could survive through charity. On the other hand, the rise in prices put landlords in better financial situations and caused them to make innovations in farming to further increase their agricultural profit; these innovations in farming became known as the Agricultural Revolution. The Agricultural Revolution impacted the society of Great Britain through an increase in food production, a decrease in food prices, and an increase in the amount of enclosures. The Agricultural

However, some believe, that a shift in the way we produce food may have some unintended consequences. They contend that poverty in nations such as Africa and Asia, is caused by the low productivity of the unindustrialized farm labor. The U.S. Agriculture Department projects, without reform, there will be over a thirty percent increase in the numbers of the ‘food insecure’ people in those nations over the next decade (Paarlberg 179).

Within the United States a very small percentage of the population produces enough food for the entire country. The fear is as these people grow older this already small number

In this day and age, less than 2% of people in the United States is involved in the production of food for the remaining 98% of citizens in the country. Among discussions occurring in the 2%, one common topic is a lack of education about agriculture in the general public. Prior to high school, I am ashamed to admit, but I was one of the people who would have answered that my milk came from a grocery store. As a project one year, I went to the grocery store and interviewed shoppers as to their knowledge about agriculture. Many of them had a similar belief as I once had, food starts at the grocery store. Upon my entrance into high school, I quickly became involved in the National FFA Organization. Many of my family members gave me crazy looks

Looking around Columbia State Community College with the stunning zinnia gardens throughout the grounds, with ample land space and seeing recycling bins placed around the campus, and non smoking signs on the doors, CSCC is on the right path toward being a green campus; we can do more with a starting a community college garden. Imagine a community garden at CSCC where the students, faculty and the community show off with pride, not only because of its beauty, but because it enables a new set of learning experiences for students and our neighbors. CSCC should be willing to fight for a healthier campus. With CSCC deciding to make a conscious effort to encourage, a healthier way of eating by having a community college garden that will encourage students to make the right food choice.

This is an example of an Ethos. The vegetables you get from the store have been sitting in a truck getting transferred from place to place. They start losing their color and taste. The famers have to grow what the market say they have to grow. The famers get the seeds from the market place each time they have to grow. Farmers would rather have their plants grown to where they taste amazing to their customers. The more generation of plants the better they taste but marketing places don’t understand that. They could care less what the Fruits and Vegetables taste like as long as they get the money for it. “Many heirlooms have been lost entirely.”(Kingsolver) This means there are barely any plants out there that are pure

Since it was established, Feed the Future has reached many areas including Asia, Central America, East, Southern, and West Africa, ridding 1.7 million families from hunger (“Feed the Future”). Moreover, the measures of Feed the Future’s actions include strengthening the resilience of communities and improving agricultural production (“Feed the Future”). Furthermore, In Obama’s statement above, he proposes even more government investments in agriculture in the Global Food Security Act. Nonetheless, although Feed the Future has reached millions of people, there are still millions more to assist. Consequently, the Global Food Security Act was passed and will work to build a more stable world. Regardless, how was Feed the Future developed? The U.S. was expected to lead an initiative against world hunger because of their industrial advantage. Also, the seemingly rich country has experienced poverty and hunger during the 1930s. Hence, the Great Depression greatly impacted the economy and societal mindset of the United States

Farming has historically been the number one occupation in America, but that fact changed long ago. The advent of the industrial revolution brought all types of people off of the farms and into the cities where they could make better money, and they could presumably build better lives. One of the problems with this influx though was that people still had to have food and that is difficult when famers are sometimes very far away. So, growers began taking their produce to plants where the food was processed, almost to an unrecognizable condition in many cases, and sold in cans, bags and wrappers to the people in the city who could not get fresh produce. This has helped expand the so called obesity epidemic over the past fifty years until over half of all Americans are considered overweight or obese. Another problem is that transportation of goods drives up the cost, and this meant that people paid more, if they were living in the city, than they would have if they lived out on the farm still. Many of the people who live in these city neighborhoods are people of color, mainly African Americans, who are experiencing the dearth of fresh, farm-grown vegetables and fruits more than any other population. The solution is to get farmers, specifically black farmers, to begin selling their produce in the inner city where no other farmers market exists, so that the people who live there can experience the

encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities and other food, by assisting the States in providing an adequate supply of foods and other facilities for the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of nonprofit school lunch programs”.1

     Agriculture has changed dramatically, especially since the end of World War II. Food and fibre productivity rose due to new technologies, mechanization, increased chemical use, specialization and government policies that favoured maximizing production. These changes allowed fewer farmers with reduced labour demands to produce the majority of the food and fibre.