Re:Cognitive decline linked to ultraprocessed food, study finds
by drewcoo on Monday August 01, 2022 @02:42PM
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My high school had vocational agriculture classes that included much of that. Well more mechanics and weather science than history or lit, but still . . . that exists.
Pro tip: If they teach Vo-Ag in your area, look for the FFA (Future Farmers of America) kids. They fund-raise by selling wonderful produce.
Re:Cognitive decline linked to ultraprocessed food, study finds
by brightball on Monday August 01, 2022 @03:29PM
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Great to hear!
Students should grow, harvest and cook their own food. While doing so, every subject should be involved.
Chemistry and Biology are the more obvious ones for sake of soil testing, plant biology, cross pollination, and composting. Chemistry also should be involved in cooking.
Math and science classes for sake of grids, spacing, growth charting, control groups, etc as well as conservation.
Economics for understanding all of the costs involved from planting, to harvesting, to buying equipment and hiring labor, shipping to grocery stores, disposal of food that isn't purchased. Additionally, budgeting for ingredients to prepare meals.
History can bring a lot of this to life by studying agricultural history and the accompanying economics, including the world events surrounding them. I'm sure there's plenty of literature go to along with it as well.
And you can even get into computer science, engineering and robotics by setting up FarmBot's in schools, which are open source. Students can learn to use them as designed as well as program new functionality.
Help students learn by making it both beneficial, relatable and connected.