Here we are— Part TWO of sustainable agriculture learning with a real life example in the geographical region of Iowa! So much fun research to share!
If you haven’t read Sustainable Agriculture: Kernels of Truth: Part One “The Raw History”, yet, click your fingers on over there to learn about the back-end-business of how agriculture grew up! You’ll also get some intel on subsidies, learn why it’s so darn hard to be a farmer in the U.S. today (Farmer Steve who sells me guavas at my local market attests to this as well) and why agriculture might be at the root of a lot of environmental problems (whhhaaaat?!).
This time we’re gettin’ down with specifics— and that means STAKEHOLDERS! AKA… Who the heck benefits from all those yellow grains grown? Here’s a handy dandy chart to keep things organized:
