[TheUWfarm] food for thought

Hello UW Farmers!

I am hopeful that we will see many new faces and some returning friends tomorrow at our work party at the Center for Urban Horticulture from 11-3!

One of the goals of the student farm is to help each other think broadly and critically about food production. I found this article really stimulating. I hope it can foster some banter on the list serve. I will look forward to hearing some of your thoughts about it:

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/09/12/got_cheap_milk?page=full

The title may help you find the time to read it:
GOT CHEAP MILK? Why ditching your fancy organic locavore lifestyle is good for the world's poor.

Thanks for being present and getting dirty,

Beth

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Elizabeth Wheat, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow
Program on the Environment
Education Coordinator - UW Farm
206.550.4622

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