I had recently been critically exploring my relationship with food. Rather than going through the motions of eating, I wanted to be in tune with what I ate, where it came from and how it made me feel.
Tag: agriculture
Plants get sick too: A look into strawberry pathology at Cal Poly
The purposely diseased strawberry fields are the greatest source of information for the research performed by the Cal Poly Strawberry Center, and, in turn, the California strawberry industry, Hewavitharana said.
Cal Poly hosts state FFA finals, going on its eighth decade
Cal Poly hosted the California State FFA Finals completion on Saturday, April 30, marking more than eight decades of the event being hosted on the university’s campus. The event brought […]
WATCH: Tractors and Trucks Race at the Cal Poly Tractor Pull
The Cal Poly Truck and Tractor Pull is an annual Open House tradition put on by the CP Tractor Pull Club. This year’s event differed from previous years both in […]
Watch: Students work with baby horses during foaling season
Foaling season at the Cal Poly Equine Center is officially underway. Students enrolled in the animal science foaling enterprise class get a unique opportunity to experience every step of the […]
NAMA team hopes to renew excitement for agricultural marketing at Cal Poly
This winter quarter, eight agribusiness students will start working on a marketing challenge: to promote a robotics company that makes products to help harvest produce. These students are members of […]
Cal Poly Agribusiness Club to host annual career fair
Since May, agricultural business junior Jack Busch has been organizing the annual Ag Showcase — a career fair with an emphasis on agriculture but open to students of all majors. […]
Cal Poly faculty participate in annual ‘Climate Solutions Now’ conference
The Initiative of Climate Leadership and Resilience (ICLR) hosted their annual Climate Solutions Now conference, an event coordinated across 12 different industries featuring professionals speaking on climate change and sustainability. […]
Brookshire Farm brings ‘agri-entertainment’ to San Luis Obispo
Big, small, orange, white… Brookshire Farms sells all sorts of pumpkins and gourds throughout October while also offering entertainment for all ages. From hayrides, to pumpkin patches, to corn cannons, […]
Microgreen business provides insight to student entrepreneurship at Cal Poly
Random roommates in Cal Poly’s residence halls might consider themselves close friends after spending an entire year together — yet even fewer do roommates become business partners. Business junior Emmanuel […]
The making of the Poly Royal Rodeo Queen
Two pink cowgirl boots. A pink helmet. A horse named Lulu. That’s all a 6-year-old Megan Sharp needed to ride around three barrels in a cloverleaf pattern at a speed […]