This week, we explored the work we've been doing in Connections class around regenerative agriculture and its impact on the world by visiting various farms and markets that practice healthy, regenerative farming. Each section visited a different farm and/or market, where we heard firsthand from those involved in food growth how important it is for us to consider not only the quality of the food we eat, but also the health of the land it comes from. Regenerative agriculture is a concept that challenges farmers to grow food in a way that reinvigorates the soil with nutrients for a better, healthier farm, and drastically increases the soil's ability to soak up excess carbon. We connected the concepts we've been learning about farming to our reading of Thoreau's Walden and our own personal lives by writing essays about food-related memories. This gave many students the opportunity to share experiences from home and with family that reminded us all how much the food we eat brings us together as a community.
