How excited today~! We went to a dairy farm, saw the real cow, and visited a dairy factory. The farm is family owned and operated, therefore the family does much of the monitoring and evaluating of the farm. However, the American Dairy Association does do check ups and routines to make sure the milk is safe and the dairy farm is abiding by rules and regulations.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
the eighteen one
Today, we have a guest named Karen Baker, RD, LD the Nutrition Affair Director for the Dairy Council came in today to talk to our class. She gives us a very interesting lecture, told us how to be an attractive lecturer, how to prepare, what people want to get from the lecture.
Karen Baker oversees the entire state of Ohio's dairy farms. Funding is 100% from dairy farms. For every 100 pounds of dairy, they receive $0.15.
Karen Baker oversees the entire state of Ohio's dairy farms. Funding is 100% from dairy farms. For every 100 pounds of dairy, they receive $0.15.
The seventeen one
Group work today
I working on the nutrition outline...quite interesting to look stuff for pregnent women.
I working on the nutrition outline...quite interesting to look stuff for pregnent women.
The sixteen one
It's so hard to listen to lecture today, because of the owner's pretty daughter~~~
The farmer/owner who spoke to our class yesterday was named Paul Clever. Him and his wife (a professor at hocking college) are the founders of the Good Earth Farm. Their overall goal and purpose before setting out to create Good Earth Farm was to provide food pantries with healthful and good quality produce. With the economy so low, there is less food being given to food pantries (I believe he said $.50/per person/per year or something outrageous along those lines). Therefore it was their mission to help provide supplemental fresh produce to pantries in order for people to not only have food but become aware and familiar to fresh, local produce. Good Earth Farm also provides a place of education and retreat for visitors.
Good Earth Farm serves 60 people a week on the produce and dairy they make. So there is a big plot dedicated to produce and to the cattle that they have. The people they serve are those who work and volunteer on the farm, but also again those local pantries. How Good Earth Farm is funded is by donations and grants. Mr. Clever mentioned how they came about the land that Good Earth sits on and it was through the generosity of his neighbors who gave it to them because they liked the goals that he set forth to accomplish. Although Paul didn't mention it, I believe the monitoring and evaluation of Good Earth Farm is done by him and his wife and maybe those who provide funding to him.
The farmer/owner who spoke to our class yesterday was named Paul Clever. Him and his wife (a professor at hocking college) are the founders of the Good Earth Farm. Their overall goal and purpose before setting out to create Good Earth Farm was to provide food pantries with healthful and good quality produce. With the economy so low, there is less food being given to food pantries (I believe he said $.50/per person/per year or something outrageous along those lines). Therefore it was their mission to help provide supplemental fresh produce to pantries in order for people to not only have food but become aware and familiar to fresh, local produce. Good Earth Farm also provides a place of education and retreat for visitors.
Good Earth Farm serves 60 people a week on the produce and dairy they make. So there is a big plot dedicated to produce and to the cattle that they have. The people they serve are those who work and volunteer on the farm, but also again those local pantries. How Good Earth Farm is funded is by donations and grants. Mr. Clever mentioned how they came about the land that Good Earth sits on and it was through the generosity of his neighbors who gave it to them because they liked the goals that he set forth to accomplish. Although Paul didn't mention it, I believe the monitoring and evaluation of Good Earth Farm is done by him and his wife and maybe those who provide funding to him.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The fifteen class
Hello there,
Today we have a lecture about WIC, which is stand for women infants and children. It's an agency about providing Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk. This is the website http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/. Almost every mother could get help from this agency, including who is quite rich, they still quite qualified for that program. This agency provides nutrition education, breastfeeding education, supplemental foods, farmer market, and some classes including younger solids and old solids. The lecturer who just burned a baby few months ago, said after the birth process, she has more same feeling with those mom who need help.
Today we have a lecture about WIC, which is stand for women infants and children. It's an agency about providing Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk. This is the website http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/. Almost every mother could get help from this agency, including who is quite rich, they still quite qualified for that program. This agency provides nutrition education, breastfeeding education, supplemental foods, farmer market, and some classes including younger solids and old solids. The lecturer who just burned a baby few months ago, said after the birth process, she has more same feeling with those mom who need help.
Monday, May 14, 2012
The fourth one
We went to ecohouse today~~~
Beautiful sunshine~~~
The idea about ecohouse was came from three students who wanted to work for a sustaintion project while living under sustainable living situation. The students are caretakers of the home, but there is also a community garden free of cost for anyone to plot on. Annie oversees the house and the projects done by the students or any volunteers interested in helping with events/programs. It is a cool idea.
Beautiful sunshine~~~
The idea about ecohouse was came from three students who wanted to work for a sustaintion project while living under sustainable living situation. The students are caretakers of the home, but there is also a community garden free of cost for anyone to plot on. Annie oversees the house and the projects done by the students or any volunteers interested in helping with events/programs. It is a cool idea.
The thriteen one
We went to garden again today. It was rainy~~~
Brittany Pangburn and Joyce Shriner are both working for the extensive office. Brittany is the 4-H program assistant which is under the extension educator who is Joyce. Brittany pretty much oversees 4-H programs and what 4-H stands for is Head, Hands, Health and Heart. It is for youth of many different background to essentially socialize. There are three branches to 4-H which are Agriculture/Natural Resources, 4-H, and Family and Consumer Sciences. They get involved in projects and events in order for them to learn about new areas but also hold them with self accountability.
Brittany Pangburn and Joyce Shriner are both working for the extensive office. Brittany is the 4-H program assistant which is under the extension educator who is Joyce. Brittany pretty much oversees 4-H programs and what 4-H stands for is Head, Hands, Health and Heart. It is for youth of many different background to essentially socialize. There are three branches to 4-H which are Agriculture/Natural Resources, 4-H, and Family and Consumer Sciences. They get involved in projects and events in order for them to learn about new areas but also hold them with self accountability.
The twelveth class
Today, we went to expo, saw a lot of student expo their works, including Simin and Remi, which is quite exciting~~~
After we back at 1, Heidi Anderson gave us a good lecture about CSA, which is the agency I choose in my agency homework... That system is dependent from the government, and run by themselves. The money for that is totally from the membership... In Athens, the member of the agency paid money to the agency, and agency offered them fresh vegetable and fruit per week or twice a week, which could share the risk between the farm and the custom.
After we back at 1, Heidi Anderson gave us a good lecture about CSA, which is the agency I choose in my agency homework... That system is dependent from the government, and run by themselves. The money for that is totally from the membership... In Athens, the member of the agency paid money to the agency, and agency offered them fresh vegetable and fruit per week or twice a week, which could share the risk between the farm and the custom.
The eleven class
Today we learn a lot of stuff about Meijer- healthy living. Kristen Johnson gave us a very good lecture. She talked about her own experience in education, looking for job, and something else. The most impressive is her used part time to get the master degree, it's quite hard. Her job is full of stress, she need to travel around several state, need to work in extra hours, need to give lecture in any time, which must be quite challenge... About the healthy living, this system is sponsored by the Meijer, to help the customer better life. This is the homepage: http://www.meijermealbox.com/healthy-living. It offered a lot of easy cooking recipes, which were also healthy diet. And updated quite often.
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