On Wednesday, May 16th, VALOR Class III departed for our national trip to Washington State. The experience surpassed expectations. As with South Africa, I chronicled just about every stop on Instagram though I still have a few visits outstanding.[1] The highlights and leadership examples were many. Here’s a few of the memorable ones for me… Continue reading New Leadership Examples from Washington State
I’m a late adopter of Instagram. I’d been advised to join by my millennial counterparts working in food and agriculture but getting accepted to VALOR was what made me add yet another social media platform. Fast forward almost two years, and I’m up to 45 Instagram posts for our international trip to South Africa alone.… Continue reading South Africa: 45 Instagram Posts and Counting
It’s a bit stunning to me that VALOR III is more than half way through our leadership development program. Although I’ve found the time commitment challenging at times, I’m not looking forward to the day that it ends. I continue to get a great deal from each session: new information on Virginia’s diverse agricultural industry,… Continue reading Merrior
Admittedly, I’ve been hesitating to post on the blog lately. How to sum up our VALOR trips to Northern VA, DC, and the Shenandoah Valley?! They were such rich visits! (I did put together an Instagram slide show with images of some of our Northern VA/DC visits if you’re curious.) While I keep working on… Continue reading For Your Consideration: Recent Reading & Building Urban-Rural Connections
In Washington, D.C, there are 58 community gardens. I'm lucky to have one of the 1,800 plots available. The National Cathedral is visible from my plot.More songs about buildings and food is what my husband says to me periodically when some new agriculture + urban design discovery brightens my day. Finding ornamental kale planted… Continue reading More Songs About Buildings and Food
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