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The Aims and Purposes of the FFA (9/25/2020)

Posted on September 24, 2020 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

Aims & Purposes of the FFA Dr. Jim Connors, University of Idaho Most former FFA members can still answer the question posed during opening ceremonies of FFA members: FFA members why are we here?  To practice brotherhood, honor agricultural opportunities, Continue reading The Aims and Purposes of the FFA (9/25/2020)→

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words (9/18/2020)

Posted on September 17, 2020 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

The Farm Security Administration (FSA)! What do you think this USDA agency did? Let me guess. It was a federal police force that patrolled farms to make sure no cattle were being rustled or barns were broken into. Farmers would Continue reading A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words (9/18/2020)→

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Urban Agriculture: 1930s Style (9/11/2020)

Posted on September 11, 2020 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

During the past several decades there has been an emphasis on urban agriculture. It is now common to hear such words as community gardens, community-supported agriculture, rooftop farming, container gardening, vertical farming, square-foot gardens, and the list goes on. Even Continue reading Urban Agriculture: 1930s Style (9/11/2020)→

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Planned Farming Communities (9/4/2020)

Posted on September 4, 2020 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

In the last Friday Footnote, we looked at how the government’s Resettlement Administration (RA) established migrant labor camps in the west, primarily for displaced farmers from the Dust Bowl region of the U.S. However, hundreds of thousands of farmers all Continue reading Planned Farming Communities (9/4/2020)→

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Dust Bowl Refugees (08/28/2020)

Posted on August 27, 2020 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

During the Great Depression/dust bowl era many farmers abandoned their farms, packed all their possessions into battered old trucks, loaded up the family, and wandered the country looking for work. This is seen in Woody Guthrie’s song Dust Bowl Refugee. Continue reading Dust Bowl Refugees (08/28/2020)→

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