Penn State has one of the "greatest" agriculture schools in the country and we are in the pockets of big energy (College of Engineering), big coal (College of Earth and Mineral Sciences), and big agriculture (College of Agriculture and College of Sciences). But we are alleged to be a beacon of sustainability. So why don't we have buildings that are sustainable systems and why aren't we feeding ourselves?
Maybe David Orr has something to say about it:
Like Zack, he sees that we might have to move toward urban agriculture because "the days of land-grant universities are over." Maybe we have something to say about that and maybe we have something to do about changing the nature of the educational system such that we transform schools into places that ensure not just existence buy abundance, not just the cessation of extinction but of the extension of biodiversity. What an awesome challenge.
ENVIRONMENT - ECOLOGY - EDUCATION
We hope to create a way for students at Penn State to learn lessons about our natural environment, our ethical and ecological understanding of that environment, and how to create educational experiences that foster that understanding. Therefore, we strive for personal and communal sustainability defined as “the possibility that humans and other life will flourish on Earth forever.” Join us in this flourishing.
Showing posts with label David Orr. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David Orr. Show all posts
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)