Throughout the Fall 2007 semester, and maybe beyond, I will be posting interesting and mind blowing blogs about "green" and innovative agriculture, farming, and food. For future blog entries, I recently came up with possible topics such as:
- Defining the commonly used word, organic. Why is organic food healthy for us? (This is something I have been curious about for some time.) Click here to check out this web site from the USDA about organics.
- Local farmers markets, their whereabouts, etc.
- My friend Emma, who practically lives off the land on a farm in Wisconsin.
- Desert farming of tilapia (a commonly eaten white fish) in Arizona. You can check out information about tilapia at http://ag.arizona.edu/azaqua/ata.html.
- Research being done at the UA's Environmental Research lab like aquaculture. The UA has interesting research going on with shrimp farming and more that I plan to discover.
- Southwestern gardening. I plan on talking with UA's horticulture and agriculture departments to find out "greener" ways to garden and farm in Tucson.
By the way, opinions and useful tips for any of my entries are greatly appreciated!
For those of you who are curious, and wondering why I chose this topic, question no more. I have always been extremely fond of mother nature. After reading this book, The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight, by Thom Hartman, a wake-up call about the wellbeing of our planet, I decided to start changing my ways of living. In this book, Hartman explains our earth's past, present, and future situations and what we can do to make a change. I have started changing in little ways like picking up garbadge, not using the dryer to dry my clothes, and shopping at more locally owned stores. I figure I have to start somewhere. Well, I could go on and on about this book but I will in future entries. I think trying to live "greener" will benefit everyone worldwide and by writing and informing others about green living, I might inspire someone else, who will inspire someone else. In essence, a chain effect.
If you discover that you might enjoy reading this material, I highly recommend you check out the UA's online newspaper, The Cat Scan. This paper will be focusing on many aspects related to green living during the Fall 2007 semester.
