Sep 9
Dusting off the blog
- Categories: General
Since I’ll be reading and helping a fine group of folks get their feet wet on their own blogs this Fall Semester, it seems only fitting that I practice as I preach.
Archive for September, 2009
Sep 13
RIP, Norman Borlaug
- Categories: General
- Tags: agriculture, food
The father of modern agriculture, probably responsible for saving more human lives than any person in history, passed away this morning
Borlaug was known as a champion of high-yield crop varieties, and other science and agricultural innovations to help fight hunger in developing nations.
“We all eat at least three times a day in privileged nations, and yet we take food for granted,” Borlaug said recently in an interview posted on the university’s Web site.
If Borlaug were beginning his work today, what would the “slow food” crowd say? How would they respond?