I finally decided on the intellectual aspect of this externship. I have been struggling with how to take what I am learning and turn it around to a product, which is both useful for the classroom and for this job. Here is my proposal:
I will create a website, which can be used both by Laura and in the classroom.
Title: From Production to Plate: The Journey of Locally Grown Food.
This website could include the following:
1. A flowchart showing the processes that occur while from deciding what and how much will be planted to the end when the food makes it to the customer. Within this flowchart I will also have detailed explanations of each of the steps (the who, what, where…)
2. A calendar, which shows what has to occur each month on the farm for a productive harvest.
3. Pictures of each of the events to go along with the above items.
4. I will visit and speak with each type of the recipients of the food from Laura’s farm: Shareholders, food banks, and Metro High School students and faculty.
5. Finally I will include the tidbits of interesting information I pick-up along the way.
I am sure this project will change and grow as my experience change on the farm.
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