For most of my life I haven’t cared about agriculture and the lives of farmers was something that my mind could not even picture. I’ve been a city kid since the day before forever and my grandmother once spoke of working on a farm, she did not enjoy it. Thus my perceptions of agriculture and its wonders were not exactly the best, I’m sure that I’m not the only one but after the Becker-Rose Café this past Wednesday my preconceived notions are slowly beginning to change. First off, I never realized how much food New York state actually produces, thanks to my experiences living in the city I thought that the only thing NY produced was criminals, smelly garbage, and confusing slang . I was also shocked to learn that more than half the kids in the room were just about as clueless as I was about agriculture and farming. I feel that more agricultural awareness should be spread, people work very hard to produce our food and it would be nice to gain some knowledge about the various techniques and methods they use to do it.

I personally will start to think a bit more about those who produce food and learn to respect agriculture as a vital aspect of society. I apologize for the shortness of this post but I must study for a prelim or two.

Sincerely,

Clarence Boyce