3/31- Good Earth Farm Tour

Today was a pretty interesting day, in which we toured the Good Earth Farm. The farm is managed by Paul Clever and his wife Sara. The farm is a food provider for soup kitchens and local food pantries. Not only is the goal of the farm to help those less fortunate acquire produce, but also to encourage volunteers to get involved with hunger related issues. In 2009 they were able to produce 15,000 pound of high quality food. The farm's budget is based on donations of others and currently sits at around $150,000 for the year. The farm grows a wide variety of things such as cabbage, radishes, garlic and blueberries. On top of that they have a dairy cow for milk, chickens and pigs for meat, and sheep which are used for their wool. Overall the good earth farm is an interesting concept and they are beginning to work closely with food pantries located in the nelsonville area in hopes of helping the food insecurity and impoverished areas that greatly make up the southeastern, ohio region.

NUTR 525 3/29/2011

I think the concept of community nutrition is the incorporation of a healthy lifestyle into those populations who may not be able to achieve that by themselves. This class seems like it will be really interesting, and I am looking forward to going to this farm and being able to actually plant a garden that will be used to help those less fortunate. I hope to learn more about less poverished areas and food insecurity problems which I can further relate to my dietetics career and thesis.