There are specters in the United States, and their names are heart disease and farming-ignorance. Spread across the United States is a fast food and MSG epidemic-- as equally important as well is a decline in the knowledge of producing healthy grown food. To rid this problem from all of the U.S. would be a daunting task, nevertheless could be made possible if started locally. One way to help bring about change would be to establish a Vertical Garden-Bio Dome Club at Northwest Florida State College. The formation of a VG-BD Club could begin to boast access to healthy foods, aid in improvement to the local area’s dependence on outside assistance for key resources, and help maintain life sustainment skills.
According to the Pew Research Center, …show more content…
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers’ alliance claims that, “80 percent of farmers/ranchers say that consumers have little to no knowledge about proper farming techniques.” There’s no better place to teach and learn than at a college. There’s not too many places that hold such willingness to change things than at a college. And last but not least is the spirit that comes with youthful ideas from college campuses. So there must be no better place than college to teach, learn, and do. There are ways to get the VG-BD Club started; portion of tuition goes to the club, online donors, or write letters to investors interested in going green. There are ways to maintain and expand as well; a portion of the crop goes to the school lunch hall and funded by students who buy lunch. Create food programs for poorer locals indeed of meals. In a nutshell the college professors would act as management and the students and volunteers would act as workers. The club would naturally start small with limited funds. But like anything, with time, it will grow and expand and possibly inspire other campuses in the region to do the same. Sarah Berman explains in her article, the Salad Towers, that the growing culture in Vancouver has bloomed over the last couple of years, adding close to 500 new plots since 2010. Berman interviewed Mr. Chappie, who works in …show more content…
What about us?!” There of course, like anything new project will have objections. The other school clubs or clubs trying to be created all have one thing in common. The other aspiring clubs need funding. There is limited funds for the college and a U.S. economy on the teeter; therefore, money on campus is scarce. If the club took off, and expanded to the point of supplying the school with produce and gains the capability to grow common medicines; which then any local business that feels like they are being undercut on prices will be sure to bring their objections. Most likely then would use whatever resources and connections they have to rid the campus of a local self-sustaining operation with the ability to cut down on food prices, improve health, and help create independence from the grid in times of
According to the Pew Research Center, …show more content…
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers’ alliance claims that, “80 percent of farmers/ranchers say that consumers have little to no knowledge about proper farming techniques.” There’s no better place to teach and learn than at a college. There’s not too many places that hold such willingness to change things than at a college. And last but not least is the spirit that comes with youthful ideas from college campuses. So there must be no better place than college to teach, learn, and do. There are ways to get the VG-BD Club started; portion of tuition goes to the club, online donors, or write letters to investors interested in going green. There are ways to maintain and expand as well; a portion of the crop goes to the school lunch hall and funded by students who buy lunch. Create food programs for poorer locals indeed of meals. In a nutshell the college professors would act as management and the students and volunteers would act as workers. The club would naturally start small with limited funds. But like anything, with time, it will grow and expand and possibly inspire other campuses in the region to do the same. Sarah Berman explains in her article, the Salad Towers, that the growing culture in Vancouver has bloomed over the last couple of years, adding close to 500 new plots since 2010. Berman interviewed Mr. Chappie, who works in …show more content…
What about us?!” There of course, like anything new project will have objections. The other school clubs or clubs trying to be created all have one thing in common. The other aspiring clubs need funding. There is limited funds for the college and a U.S. economy on the teeter; therefore, money on campus is scarce. If the club took off, and expanded to the point of supplying the school with produce and gains the capability to grow common medicines; which then any local business that feels like they are being undercut on prices will be sure to bring their objections. Most likely then would use whatever resources and connections they have to rid the campus of a local self-sustaining operation with the ability to cut down on food prices, improve health, and help create independence from the grid in times of