Help Provide Future Generations With Sustainable Living

Permaculture is a system of agriculture and society whose design is inspired by patterns observed in natural ecosystems. As Mollison states: "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; "[1]. The Permaculture movement began in the 1970's as an alternative farming strategy that seeks "permanent agriculture". The term evolved to permanent-culture, since the social aspects are important in the agriculture. The term permaculture goes beyond food production, it is a sustainable system that provides food, energy, shelter, as well as the social components [2][3].

In this essay, I will be taking on the role of the head administrator, of the Northumberland Community Garden. I will be writing a proposal letter to the American Community Gardens Association, to try and receive funding for the Northumberland Community Gardens. In this letter, I will give a basic outline of the program development stages, evaluation process, and financial aspects of my organization. I will also include other information that would be considered relevant to understanding my purpose for creating this program.

Positioned in eastern Tallahassee off the Apalachee Parkway, it offers an ideal location that is in close proximity to shopping centers, the Capitol, and within walking distance of both Lincoln High School and Swift Creek Middle School. Of greatest importance to this proposal, it borders the Lafayette Heritage Trail Park, which features two trails, one that heads east and follows the edge of Piney-Z Lake and one that heads west that leads to Tom Brown Park following the Upper Lake Lafayette. So our “neighborhood” will be a triangle of land that spans from Piney Z to Lafayette Heritage Trail Park to Tom Brown Park and for the sake of this proposal, we will call it the “Lafayette Neighborhood.” We chose this neighborhood because we feel, due to its location, it’s a prime spot to invest in the promotion of healthy living through a variety of outlets stemming from the trails that link to the numerous amenities of Tom Brown

Andrew P Duffin is the author of “Plowed Under: Agriculture and Environment in the Palouse.” He was born in Los Angeles, California, however he was raised in a rural area known as “Maine.” His vast interest in agriculture and environment was due to his road trips in the country side with his parents at a young age. He graduated from Washington State University and chose to study in regards to Palouse as he was pursuing his degree.

The National Postsecondary Agriculture Students organization was established in March of 1980 by Draft Bylaws and is designed to meet the needs of college students in agricultural related fields (PAS, About PAS). From there it has continued to grow and developed. What once started out as a small organization has now expanded to having a total of approximately 1,400 members from 62 chapters located in 18 different states (PAS, About PAS). This organization is made available to students in approximately 650 institutions located in all 50 states (PAS, PAS Handbook). Part of the financial support comes from the membership fees that are paid either by a chapter or an individual basis (PAS, About PAS).

Throughout the tour with Ms. Pedraza we were subjected to a short walk. The tour began with an example of a certified organic field. The tour then led us on a short walk to test plots of grass that is engineered to possibly become a solution to conventional grasses by means of drought resistance. Right next to the plots of test grass there were also huge bushels of Elephant grass that we're going to be converted into biofuels. We then walked across Barstow Ave as a class and observed conventional corn sprouts that are coordinated and planted weekly to keep up with the corn demand of the Gibson Farmers Market. Throughout the entire tour the most distinguishable

Given all we’ve discussed about the ecologic condition of the planet now and if current consumption patterns continue tell me your views on whether you think Americans as a whole are moving toward a sustainable society. If not what are your views on one or two changes to these patterns that could improve potential for achieving a sustainable society.

Carrie Breitbach’s (2009) “The Geographies of a More Just Food System: Building Landscapes for Social Reproduction” revolves around the idea of bringing justice to the food system by rectifying landscape and social reproduction as a solution in South Dakota. In contrast, Peirce F. Lewis’s “Axioms for Reading the Landscape,” focuses on how to read and understand landscapes through a set of rules which he calls “axioms.” In the “Geographic (or Ecological) Axiom,” Lewis argues that studying a landscape outside its location makes no sense in gaining cultural insight on the landscape (1979, 24). While Don Mitchell (2007, 43) in “New Axioms for the Landscape,” presents the idea that the shape of the land provides direction to its social life. He

Tree groves have been planted, rain gardens have been created, and gardens are tended on a regular basis. These are just a few of the many conservation innovations conducted at Chesapeake Ecology Center. The massive amount of participation is done completely on a volunteer basis. Multiple groups of people give their time then disperse their knowledge into their own communities in order to increase neighborhood expertise that can help protect environments across the state. CEC has been recognized as a top notch garden facility oven the last ten years (CEC. 2017).

With experience volunteering at the Oki’Yanahli and Pontotoc Preserves, as well as working outside of the environmental setting, I have a diverse background with much to offer. The Oklahoma Conservation Leadership Academy will provide me with another experience that will better my skills to benefit and educate the public on the environment. By tuning my problem solving skills, I can identify solutions my community faces in any environmental crises. I find that informing and educating the public over environmental concerns is one of the best ways to give back, either by catchy slogans displayed where the public can see or having local seminars or workshops on how-to’s. Purcell, Ok has a sign when you enter town that has a catchy phrase, “Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute.”, and during my time volunteering at the preserves I heard the slogan from Jona Tucker, “Be a Leader, Kill a Cedar.” These little phrases stay with individuals and get passed along to others. These are solutions, although they may seem small can have a lasting impact on multiple communities. Workshops and seminars are equally as important in helping educate the public. I would like to give back by conducting these events to help people in towns and cities know the importance and how-tos of tasks such as recycling, using bird feeders, planting non-invasive plants in gardens,

Hailing from the Sunshine State, the agriculture industry where I am from is a bit different from those in other areas. Florida is home to hordes of citrus trees, acres of ornamental foliage production, and the horse, cut fern, and caladium capitals of the world, with some other assorted crops sprinkled in. Agriculture in my backyard is different from that of other places, and through my involvement in the AFA Animal Institute, I desire to increase my own knowledge and horizons in agriculture, not only from the institute’s programming itself, but through networking and conversing with other students and industry professionals.

One of the most vigorously debated topics is the issue of sustainability. These include climate change, overpopulation, pollution, and ignorance to the damage being done to the environment. The climate that all living things have come to rely upon is changing because of global warming. Today, sustainability has become a focal point and a significant part of life. Sustainability is defined as the ability to meet current environmental, ecological, economics, social and cultural needs without risking the ability of future generations to meet those same needs. What does the Best American Science Wtg. 2014 teach us about sustainability, and what makes the paradigm shift to a sustainable planet? These different authors explain with example how sustainability can be achieved and also the different points of views that exist. “TV as birth control,” by Fred Pearce, “Why the brain prefers paper,” by Ferris Jabrs, “Bringing them back to life,” by Carl Zimmer and “A race to save the orange by altering its DNA”, by Amy Harmon’s – reveals that cultural sustainability involves efforts to preserve the actual and evasive cultural elements of sociality such as heritage, educational opportunities and public policies, in way that promote environmental, economic and social sustainability.

During our guest speaker series, we had some great representatives of agricultural education come to our class. Each one had a different job relating to agricultural education. Although these jobs are different, they strive to meet the same goal: to educate people on agriculture.

The average human being, multiplied by the Earth’s population, would need to have about four Earths just to supply enough resources (Footprint Calculator). Thinking of people around the world, the people of the United States seem to take a lot of their life for granted. Many people when they hear of the polar ice caps melting wave it off and either don’t believe in it or believe it is not their problem. Well it is their problem and if we don’t jump on the issue soon we will not be giving our future generations much of a life. This brings me to the idea of sustainability. A simple description of the word means that what we have today we will also have tomorrow, next week, next year, or even the next lifetime. Although that is the modest version sustainability is much, much more than just that. Sustainability is derived from three main parts of the human life: environmental, social, and economic. Each being just as important as the other. Environmental is the most well-known aspect of sustainability in human life, but both social and economic take their place in keeping this Earth sustainable.

Global sustainability is multi-faceted topic and is very complex. However, at its essence, global sustainability is defined as using your resources wisely today to give your children a better life tomorrow. It is the balance between using enough to develop right now but leaving enough for future generations. For example, if we were only looking at preserving the environment and not developing it, we might use none of the resources and leave them to be. But the problem with that is that then there is no resources for us to use. On the other hand, if we were just looking to develop the land, we would use all of our resources, but then there would be no more left for the future. Thus, I want our