Miss the last #AgBookClub chat? No worries, we’ve compiled a summary of the chat to prepare you for next week! This week, we kicked off our March read, The Man Who Fed the World, by Leon Hesser. Week 1 covered pages 1 - 66 (chapters 1 - 4), which covered Borlaug's early life and important… Continue reading 3/7/18 #AgBookClub Recap
Category: Book of the Month
April 2018 – No More Food Fights
You voted and we listened! Our seventh selected book for AgBookClub will be No More Food Fights! by Michele Payn-Knoper. Just like the title indicates, this book tackles misconceptions in the food conversation from two different perspectives. Here’s what you need to do this month: Get the book. Buy it, borrow it, read over your… Continue reading April 2018 – No More Food Fights
2/28/18 #AgBookClub Recap
Miss the last #AgBookClub chat? No worries, we’ve compiled a summary of the chat to prepare you for next week! This week, we finished off our February read, The Food Police, by Jayson Lusk. Week 4 covered pages 135 - 190 (chapters 8, 9 & 10), which covered topics like nutrition, school lunch programs, and… Continue reading 2/28/18 #AgBookClub Recap
March 2018 – The Man Who Fed the World
In our sixth selected book for AgBookClub, we'll be discussing The Man Who Fed The World by Leon Hesser. We've all heard the story of golden rice. The man behind the successful variety is credited with saving more lives from hunger than anyone else in world history, earning the Nobel Peace Prize for his work. This… Continue reading March 2018 – The Man Who Fed the World
The Worst Hard Time Reading Guide
We recently wrapped up our November/December book, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl. Catch the Twitter chat Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5 and Week 6 recaps at the preceding links. Gracie and Laura's thoughts on the book were published in the AgBookClub… Continue reading The Worst Hard Time Reading Guide
