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Carli digs deep into the importance of having a greenhouse and the opportunities it can provide for students. She says greenhouses offer student led learning, school based enterprise SAE’s, community partners, and mentorship.

National FFA Organization 

National 4H Organization 

Crops Feed The World

Integrated Pest Management ISU

FFA: SAE for All 

Iowa State University Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic

Updated Greenhouse Pest Management Manual 

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach- Agriculture and Natural Resources (Crops and Soil)

Carli interviews Kelsey Fisher, a graduate student at Iowa State University, talks about the importance of pollinators! She specializes in entomology, specifically studying and conducting research on monarch butterflies.

National FFA Organization 

National 4H Organization 

Crops Feed The World

Integrated Pest Management ISU

From Kelsey Fisher:

Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium 

USDA “To mow or to mow less: Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity in suburban yards”  

Native Bee Guide

Monarchs On The Move Guide 

Carli weighs the options about alternative crops with Warren Pierson, field manager at Iowa State University’s Field Extension Education Lab. Warren shares his experience with growing crops we don’t normally consider.

National FFA Organization 

National 4H Organization 

Crops Feed The World

Iowa State University Extension Store: Pasture Management Guide for Livestock Producers

Recognizing Challenges to Iowa’s Annual Cropping Systems 

From Warren Pierson:

Practical Farmers of Iowa

Integrated Crop Management ISU

Integrated Pest Management ISU

Iowa State University Research Farm Reports

Iowa State University Extension Store: Crops

Carli also speaks with Assistant Teaching Professor Kate Gilbert who has years of industry experience with processing and packaging. Kate also shares ideas about consumer involvement and the direction we are headed with more transparency.

National FFA Organization 

National 4H Organization 

Crops Feed The World

From Kate Gilbert:

50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fat 

America’s Eating Habits: Food Away From Home 

50 Shades of Brown 

The Counter - it used to be the New Food Economy.  The journalists there do a fantastic job covering aspects of the food system that we wonder about but don't often hear.  

Reducing Wasted Food At Home - there are many good references about food waste. The EPA website is a good starting place & includes what consumers can do at home to reduce food waste.

Healthy Soils Are The Basis for Healthy Food Production

The Great Nutrient Collapse -This is a fascinating article about how increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are changing the composition of plants and foods (and not for the better).